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Nike is mistreating its women athletes

Nike is mistreating its women athletes

Tell NIKE, Inc. executives:

"Stop mistreating and discriminating against NIKE's female athletes. Implement clear, specific policies that respect and safeguard female athletes' health and bodies."
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    Nike is mistreating its women athletes

    Nike is grossly mistreating its women athletes.

    Last week, Mary Cain, the youngest track and field athlete to make a World Championships team, made a bombshell revelation about her time on Nike's elite track team. The all-male Nike staff pushed her to lose more and more weight and publicly shamed her for it, until Cain started self-harming, lost weight to the point of breaking five bones, and became suicidal.

    Nike's male-run athletic programs did not only facilitate Cain's physical and emotional breakdown. Just this summer, Nike was forced to end its practice of financially penalizing athletes for getting pregnant, after athletes Alysia Montaño and Kara Goucher broke their non-disclosure agreements to share that Nike stopped paying them for becoming pregnant.

    Nike stated that it will open an investigation into Cain's accusations by talking to the athletes in her program, the Oregon Project.3 But talking to people isn't enough--Nike needs to commit to real change. If thousands speak out while Cain's story is in the news, Nike would be forced to make changes. Will you sign the petition?