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Message: [QUOTE="RockyMTblue2, post: 3159816, member: 250"] Nike just dispensed a little more empowerment, once someone put a little light on their hypocrisy. [URL="https://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/nike_to_add_pregnancy_protection_to_contracts_for_female_athletes/s1_127_29118917?mb_edition=20190518&mb_loc=left_h"]Nike to add pregnancy protection to contracts for female athletes[/URL] "On Sunday, [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/opinion/nike-maternity-leave.html']the New York Times ran an opinion piece[/URL] from Lindsay Crouse and video by 33-year-old distance runner Alysia Montaño that pointed out the lack of fairness and support from sponsors toward female athletes who get pregnant. Montaño says when she told Nike she was pregnant, the company told her it was going to pause her contract. Crouse pointed out the hypocrisy from Nike, which has created advertising campaigns in which they claim to support and empower female athletes, encouraging them to dream big. Nike apparently took note of the criticism and has enacted a change. The Wall Street Journal’s [URL='https://www.wsj.com/articles/nike-to-change-pregnancy-policy-in-athlete-contracts-11558137409']Khadeeja Safdar reported on Friday[/URL] that Nike has now added language to their contracts that will protect female athletes’ pay during pregnancy. “We recognize we can do more and that there is an important opportunity for the sports industry to evolve to support female athletes,” the company said." [/QUOTE]

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