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Topic: Advocacy - July 30 2025
Parental Leave in Women's Sports

Balancing motherhood and elite sport shouldn’t be an either-or decision. While parental leave policies for women athletes have improved, gaps remain. VIS Mentor and former professional runner Kara Goucher shares her personal experience of navigating pregnancy without support and what needs to change to protect the next generation of athlete-moms.

By: Ella Hackett

VIS Creator

Kara Goucher

VIS Mentor

Topic: Advocacy

July 30 2025

Motherhood Sports

Image source: VOICEINSPORT

In the past, professional women athletes faced the impossible choice between their careers and their new roles as mothers. But in recent years, parental leave policies in sports have significantly improved, providing much-needed support for women athletes during a critical time in their lives.  We spoke to Kara Goucher, VIS Mentor and former professional runner, who experienced this shift firsthand. She recalls a time when she had no parental leave and was suspended without pay by h...
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