[RedHot25]

Wow, I am a bit surprised. They are just making the prize money the same for both groups, as it is for most other tournaments (according to the article).

Yah, its only 53 grand or whatever but put it into perspective/context with this: (I believe the article has been updated since I originally posted it)

When Wimbledon started paying players in 1968, King won 37.5 percent of the check earned by men's champion Rod Laver. Last year, Mauresmo got $1.117 million - 95.4 percent of the $1.170 million that Roger Federer received for winning the men's title.

They look like they are holding a bit onto the "men play more matches" idea that was stated here; however, it looks kind of lame with this in it as well:

The All England Club previously held out against equal prizes as a matter of principle. Phillips had cited that men play best-of-five set matches while the women play best of three. Also, some women can potentially make more money overall because they also play doubles, while the top men usually play only singles.