Former SoulCycle Executive Sues for Pregnancy Discrimination
Complaint accuses then-CEO Melanie Whelan of saying "paternity leave is for pussies" to a male svp


SoulCycle, the cult stationary cycling phenomenon that swept the nation in the late-2000s, has always preached a mission of bringing “soul” to all people. When the company faced backlash in August 2019 after consumers discovered that investor Stephen Ross was planning a major fundraiser for Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, parent company Equinox Group released a joint statement with SoulCycle reaffirming its adherence to “tolerance and equality.”