21% of men say they're afraid to hire women after MeToo. Megan Rapinoe isn't having it. (via CNBCMakeIt)
following her Ballon d'Or win, Rapinoe spoke about her wish that male soccer stars like Christiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimović would speak out as well.
"If you're a female athlete, you're in the fight, your skin is in the game," she says, explaining that when your livelihood depends on fighting for equal pay, activism seems more needed. "Whereas male athletes have a completely different situation and perspective. I understand that part of it. There's obviously a lot of money and contracts riding on their actions.
In fact, in the wake of the #MeToo movement, there has been a backlash among men who say they are now afraid to hire, take meetings with, or mentor, women. She argued that when men use these arguments to avoid hiring or even being around women, they are dodging an opportunity and a responsibility to help those who have not has the same advantages as they have.
The soccer star says one of the most difficult things people in positions of power can do is call their peers in, before calling them out.
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