The Negotiators: How soccer player-turned-executive Cindy Parlow Cone negotiated a gender parity deal.
For the first time in U.S. soccer history, the men’s and women’s national teams are getting paid at the same rate. That’s the result of a grueling negotiation that ended last year, led by Cindy Parlow Cone—a former professional player who became the president of the U.S. Soccer Federation.
On the latest episode of The Negotiators, Cone describes how far apart the two sides were at the start and how they reached an agreement. She spoke with producer Karen Given.
The Negotiators is a collaboration between Doha Debates and Foreign Policy.
About The Negotiators: Conflicts don’t just get resolved on their own. Most are settled through a grueling process of give and take, usually behind closed doors. On the podcast The Negotiators, Foreign Policy is teaming up with Doha Debates to put listeners in the room. Hosted by FP deputy editor Jenn Williams, each episode features one mediator, diplomat, or troubleshooter, describing one dramatic negotiation. You’ll hear about a nuclear standoff, a hostage crisis, a gang mediation, and much more: successes and failures that shaped people’s lives. See All Episodes
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The Maestro of Mediation
The Negotiators: William Ury has helped resolve some of the world’s most intractable conflicts. Here’s how he does it.
From Humanitarian Catastrophe to Peace in Yemen?
The Negotiators: As warring factions inch closer to a deal, mediators in Yemen describe what it takes to end a grueling war.
Why Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plans Fail
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