It's the power of the collective
Posted: September 29th, 2019, 1:54 am
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — For decades, the message to women in track and field was crystal clear: get pregnant, lose
sponsorship money. A rebellion led by some of the sport's top runners, Allyson Felix, Kara Goucher and Alysia Montano,
is helping to change that. Two months after the U.S. women's soccer players stated their case for equal pay, women in
track and field come to their major event, the world championships in Doha, having found their footing on another
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from their sponsorship deals after they get pregnant.
"It's the power of the collective," Felix said in an interview with The Associated Press. "Alysia speaking, Kara
speaking, the women's soccer team. It's just such a pivotal time right now in women's sports, and we're seeing change
happen." The six-time Olympic and 11-time world champion had a baby girl in November and will compete on the women's
relay team next week at the worlds in Doha, where she will
cheap nike hoodies clearance have a new apparel sponsor, Athleta, after spending years with Nike.
sponsorship money. A rebellion led by some of the sport's top runners, Allyson Felix, Kara Goucher and Alysia Montano,
is helping to change that. Two months after the U.S. women's soccer players stated their case for equal pay, women in
track and field come to their major event, the world championships in Doha, having found their footing on another
important crusade — retaining full cheap hoodies pay
from their sponsorship deals after they get pregnant.
"It's the power of the collective," Felix said in an interview with The Associated Press. "Alysia speaking, Kara
speaking, the women's soccer team. It's just such a pivotal time right now in women's sports, and we're seeing change
happen." The six-time Olympic and 11-time world champion had a baby girl in November and will compete on the women's
relay team next week at the worlds in Doha, where she will
cheap nike hoodies clearance have a new apparel sponsor, Athleta, after spending years with Nike.