Denny: How Trump Can Save Women’s Sports

Vice President for Government Relations, Doreen Denny published an opinion piece in the Washington Times calling for President Trump to step in and save women’s sports. “What’s happening right now in college sports should be a wakeup call to all American women. Title IX is under attack, and women’s sports are being compromised. Repeat assaults […]
On Human Rights Day, We Need to Protect our Young Women and Girls

Human Rights Day is a yearly celebration to remember the importance and necessity of the protection of unalienable rights. Today we call for the end of violence against women and girls and the protection of their basic human rights. Read Statement Here on Human Rights Day.
Penny Nance at the White House: The Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

Concerned Women for America at the White House. CWA CEO and President, Penny Nance, wearing one of the historic sashes, is a member of the bi-partisan Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission. To commemorate the 100th year anniversary of women’s right to vote, a coin with some of the amazing women suffragists will be minted. […]
Penny Nance: White House Listening Session (Includes Video)

Our CEO and President Penny Nance was invited to attend a listening session on Vaping at the White House with President Trump. Watch as Penny Nance Introduces herself to the President and mentions our CWA Family: Watch as our CEO and President Penny Nance makes her comments to President Trump about the Vaping Issue: See […]
Tell Congress No to Funding Pro-Abortion Groups Overseas

Concerned Women for America opposes funding abortion oversees. Another Christmas shutdown looms over Capitol Hill. This week a Continuing Resolution moved the spending expiration deadline to December 20. This delay does not remedy serious and real problems in the appropriations process, like the Senate FY 2020 State-Foreign Operations (SFOPS) bill that would undermine pro-life gains […]
Democrats Playing Election-Year Politics with the Violence Against Women Act

CWA’s Vice President of Government Relation, Doreen Denny wrote the following Op-Ed about the Violence Against Women Act. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Dianne Feinstein (D-California) spent months collaborating on a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Their attempts to bring bipartisanship back to the process after the House majority rejected such collaboration were […]
The UN Is Pushing Abortion On Developing Countries, But The Trump Administration Is Fighting Back

CWA’s Vice President for International Affairs, Dr. Shea Garrison, wrote the following Op-Ed published in the Daily Caller. Once again, the United Nations is pushing abortion into developing countries under the guise of “accelerating” progress for women. And once again, the Trump administration is fighting back. Backed by Western organizations and money, the U.N. Population […]
Penny Nance on World Radio: TV Ratings Need Reform

(Story Begins at 8 minute mark and runs to 13 minutes.) CEO and President Penny Nance weighed in on The World and Everything in It radio this week on the subject of TV Ratings. The host commented: “Television content for kids has more and more profanity and violence in it and the T-V ratings stay […]
Proposed Soft Ban on Flavored E-Cigarette, Vaping-Devices Prudent Move, Our Children Will Thank us for it One Day…

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar earlier this month announced that the White House is revisiting and enhancing an Obama-era rule that, in an effort to protect consumers, would clamp down on flavored e-cigarettes and vaping devices readily available on the market. “The Trump administration is making it clear that we intend to clear […]
Penny Nance: Fight Against Sex Trafficking and Child Porn Could be Hurt by Change to Internet

CEO and President Penny Young Nance wrote an opinion piece recently for Foxnews.com explaining how a new standard could have implications in protecting children on the Internet: Google and Mozilla recently announced plans to begin testing a new standard that would encrypt the Domain Name System, often referred to as “the address book of the Internet.” […]
CWA Panel Advocates to Capitol Hill: How Human Rights are Best Protected in Foreign Policy

Last week Concerned Women for America was on Capitol Hill advocating for the proper role of foreign policy in protecting human rights. The CWA and Heritage Foundation cosponsored panel was featured by Faith and Law and titled “Divisible, Not Incompatible: Strengthening Human Rights by Preventing Their Politicization”. CWA’s Vice President of International Affairs Dr. Shea […]
Katie Hill’s Exit Renews #MeToo Anxiety in Washington

CWA’s CEO and President Penny Nance weighs in on Representative Katie Hill’s resignation in an interview with Susan Crabtree of Real Clear Politics. “Katie Hill, part of the ambitious group of women who helped hand Democrats the House majority last year, was expected to break a lot of boundaries when she came to Washington — […]
Concerned Women for America LAC Supports Graham Resolution on Impeachment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 2019 Contact: Toni DeLancey Direct Line: (202) 266-4816 | Mobile: (202) 527-3434 STATEMENT by CWA CEO & President Penny Nance “The blatant partisan impeachment effort underway in the U.S. House of Representatives is not happening in a vacuum. It is not an organic response to impartial concerns for the country. […]
Penny Nance: We’re the Opposite of the Women’s March

CWA’s CEO and President, Penny Nance appeared on Allie Beth Stuckey’s Relatable Podcast for a discussion about what’s happening in the Supreme Court that matters to women, Christians, and defenders of religious liberty. Click on the red/white Arrow above to watch the Podcast. Listen on Apple I-Tunes:
Penny Nance on FoxNews.com: Hillary Clinton’s Tulsi Gabbard attack has taught us THIS

Hillary Clinton’s claim that presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is “the favorite of the Russians” in the Democratic primary and her implication that Gabbard is “a Russian asset” show that the former Democratic presidential nominee’s talk of sisterhood and solidarity with other women is hogwash. This should be an enlightening moment for all American women – Democrats, Republicans […]
Dr. Shea Garrison on One America News Network: Ivanka Trump’s Work to Empower Women

CWA’s Vice President of International Affairs, Dr. Shea Garrison, appeared on One America News to discuss her recent opinion piece about first daughter, Ivanka Trump, and her qualifications to lead women’s empowerment around the world. Read Dr. Shea Garrison’s Opinion Piece Here in National Review.
It’s Time for Congress to Get the Debbie Smith Act to the President’s Desk

Strengthening Debbie Smith Act Essential for Victims of Sexual Assault WASHINGTON, DC – Today the U.S. House of Representatives is voting to reauthorize the Debbie Smith Act, a vital program first enacted in 2004 to help states and localities end the backlog of untested DNA evidence, specifically sexual assault kits. Penny Nance, CEO and President of […]
Penny Nance on Religious Liberty Case

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) and over 40 members of Congress filed an amicus brief to support Barronelle Stutzman, owner of Arlene’s Flowers in Richland, Washington. CWA’s CEO and President Penny Nance made the following statement in support: “Conservative women understand the fundamental principles of liberty enshrined in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. We […]
Penny Nance on the Rise of Violence and Profanity in Kids’ TV Shows

CWA’s CEO and President Penny Nance spoke to media about age-based television content ratings. Her comments followed the release of a new research report that shows there is substantially more profanity and violence in youth-rated shows now than ten years ago yet nothing has been done to fix the rating system. “The women I represent […]
Ivanka Trump Is Right about Empowering Women

CWA’s Vice President for International Affairs, Shea Garrison writes an op-ed featured in National Review examining Ivanka Trump’s initiatives to cultivate women’s full economic potential. “A recent article in the Los Angeles Times criticizes Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump for working to empower women in the global economy. Trump, a 37-year old businesswoman and entrepreneur (with a degree from […]