Following the criticism - now the sports company is changing its pregnancy policy

It was in May that Nike ended up in the shotgun, due to their policy against female athletes who became pregnant.

Athletics star Allyson Felix was then one of those who talked about the new agreement. The American then revealed that, after taking a break from sports to have children, in a new agreement she would receive 70 percent less than before.

“This despite all my successes. I thought that's what I'm worth now. But when I asked not to be punished for not being as good the months after childbirth, they declined to sign an agreement with me. Since then, we have not agreed, she wrote in a statement, and continued:

“I've been one of Nike's most marketed athletes. Who can feel safe during motherhood unless I can? "

But now the company seems to have re-thought. The company's vice president John Slusher sent a letter this week to those sponsored by the company. In the letter he talks about changes to their contract. Among other things it says:

“If an athlete becomes pregnant, Nike cannot make any reductions for performance-based reasons over a period of 18 months, starting from eight months before the estimated date of birth. During that period, Nike is not allowed to terminate the agreement, as the athlete does not compete because of the pregnancy ”.