After female athletes accused Nike of penalizing them for being pregnant, the shoe giant has decided to rework their policy contract to be more encompassing. According to the previous contract, Nike reduced or paused the pay of athletes who failed to meet performance guidelines and pregnant women were one of them.
According to an article by Quartz, the move was followed by a video release by the New York Times, where Nike’s former sponsored runner, Alysia Montaño, talks about how she was told by Nike that her contract will be paused during her pregnancy.