Nike Is Altering Contracts for Female Athletes After Maternity Leave Backlash

In light of Olympic runner Alysia Montaño's whistleblowing New York Times op-ed last week -- which revealed that Nike had cut her pay when she got pregnant -- the brand has announced plans to alter its practices after receiving a storm of backlash. Nike has expressed that it intends to include "written terms that reinforce our policy" in future contracts for female athletes, as detailed on Friday in an official statement posted to its website: Nike has supported thousands of female athletes for...