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Allyson Felix is heading to Tokyo to participate in her fifth Olympics \u2014 but her first as a mom. And in the process, she’s helping to\u00a0provide child care<\/a> for other Olympian moms like her.<\/p>\n

In June, Live Action News reported<\/a> that the nine-time Olympic medalist in track credited motherhood with helping her find her voice to advocate for athletes who are mothers. Despite her tremendous professional success, Felix’s sponsor company, Nike, discriminated against her during pregnancy, even threatening her with a 70% pay cut<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In response to criticism from athletes like Felix, Nike responded<\/a> by creating more maternity-friendly policies, saying, “We have learned and grown in how to best support our female athletes.” Yet female athletic superstars \u2014 including Simone Biles \u2014 have still left Nike, with Biles saying<\/a> she wanted to work for a company that allowed her to be a voice for other women.<\/p>\n

Far from holding her back, Felix said becoming a mother has made her a better athlete and advocate. She commented in an interview<\/a>, “Becoming a mom \u2014 it shifted my focus to thinking about this world that my daughter will grow up in. I don\u2019t want her to have the same battle. [Motherhood] gave me that final bit of push that I needed and helped me find my voice so that I could speak on these very important issues.”<\/p>\n

READ: Olympic sprinter Allyson Felix proves motherhood doesn\u2019t hold women back<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

That advocacy led Felix to recently partner with both her sponsor company, Athleta, and the Women’s Sports Foundation to create The Power of She Fund: Child Care Grants<\/a>. According to the Fund’s website, “With the Child Care Grant, Athleta and WSF continue their work to support individuals and communities of women to reach their limitless potential by providing resources that enable mom-athletes to compete without barriers… The expense of child care is one of the main obstacles facing mom-athletes who want to stay in the game while raising a family. Our shared belief is that athletes should not have to choose between competition and motherhood.”<\/p>\n

Felix herself is quoted as saying, “As a mom and an athlete, I know firsthand the obstacles that women face.\u00a0 I wanted to work with Athleta and the Women\u2019s Sports Foundation to take an important step in supporting female athletes as whole people — both on and off the field\u2014by offering financial child care support to mom-athletes headed to Tokyo.”<\/p>\n

The Fund will disburse $200,000 in grant money in 2021 to cover childcare costs for qualified female athletes, many of whom do not have any significant corporate sponsorship, with $10,000 allotted to each recipient. Nine of the recipients have already been chosen, and they include<\/a> Gwen Berry, an Olympic hammer thrower, Olympic saber fencer Mariel Zagunis, and Paralympic volleyball player Lara Webster.<\/p>\n

Webster told Fast Company<\/a>, “It\u2019s not an exaggeration to say that this grant is life-changing. It\u2019s not just the money: It\u2019s that big companies are now beginning to understand what the struggle really is for mom athletes… It sends the message to all female athletes that we don\u2019t have to choose between motherhood and our sport. We can do both.”<\/p>\n

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