TODAY! Ask your Representative to sign the Discharge Petition for H.R. 426

ACTION: Ask your Representative to sign the Discharge Petition for H.R. 426, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act! Fair competition and equality in women’s sports are under threat. Decades of progress following the 1972 passage of Title IX will soon be reversed as the NCAA and Biden Administration move to undermine the […]

Concerned Women Applaud RSC for Supporting Legislation to Protect Female Athletes

For Immediate Release April 22, 2022Contact: Katie Everett, Press Secretary   [email protected] 571-420-2488 Washington, D.C. – Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee  (CWALAC) applauds the clear statement by the Republican Study Committee (RSC) that Title IX must protect women and girl athletes on the basis of biological sex not gender self-identification. Penny Nance, CEO and President of […]

Kentucky Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto

For Immediate ReleaseApril 13, 2022Contact: Katie Everett, Press [email protected](571) 420-2488 Kentucky Legislature Overrides Governor’s VetoFairness in Women’s Sports Act Now Law Washington, D.C. – Today, the Kentucky Legislature overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act (SB 83). This bill bans biological boys identifying as girls from participating in girls’ sports at […]

Battle to Save Women’s Sports Wins in Pennsylvania Legislature

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 12, 2022Contact: Dilonna Coran570-567-4171                                                  Battle to Save Women’s Sports Wins in Pennsylvania LegislatureHouse votes to protect women  Washington, DC. – Today, Penny Nance, President and CEO of Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), and Dilonna Coran, CWA’s Pennsylvania State Director, praised the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for voting to protect […]

YWA at NCAA Women’s Division 1 Swimming and Diving Championships

Young Women for America (YWA) was your voice on the ground yesterday in Atlanta, Georgia, at Georgia Tech, where a biological male won the 500 free in the NCAA Division 1 WOMEN’S Swimming and Diving Championship. On the same day, Concerned Women for America filed a formal Civil Rights Complaint under Title IX with the […]

CWA Files Civil Rights Complaint Against UPenn

Female swimmer

For Immediate ReleaseMarch 17, 2022Contact: Katie Everett, Press [email protected](571) 420-2488 Civil Rights Complaint Filed Against UPenn Allows male to compete on women’s swim team Washington, D.C. – Today, Concerned Women for America (CWA) filed a formal Civil Rights Complaint under Title IX with the U.S. Department of Education against the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) for […]

Dear Woke Media: Stop Using Broken People to Further Your Political Agenda

“Lia Thomas has dominated women’s college swimming this season—and has also become a lightning rod for controversy.,” Sports Illustrated wrote in its brand new piece, “I Am Lia: The Trans Swimmer Dividing America Tells Her Story.” Sports Illustrated sat down with Lia Thomas, the University of Pennsylvania swimmer, a male who identifies as female, who […]

YWA Leader Testifies on Missouri Girls’ Sports Bill

On March 1, 2022, Young Woman for America Ambassador Sara Smith testified before the Missouri Missouri Senate Education Committee in support of Senate Bill 781, the “Save Women’s Sports Act.” You can watch Sara’s testimony below or read her statement in full here.

Protecting Female Athletes in Iowa

For Immediate ReleaseMarch 3, 2022Contact: Katie Everett, Press [email protected] Protecting Female Athletes in Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds Signs Protecting Women’s Sports Bill into Law  Washington, D.C. – Today, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, signed a bill (HF2416) into law banning transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports at the K-12 and college level. The law will […]

YWA Leader Testifies on Girls’ Sports Bill

On February 15, 2022, Young Woman for America Ambassador Halli Gravley testified before the Kentucky House Standing Committee on Education in support of HB 23, the Save Women’s Sports Act. As a female athlete from Kentucky and having just finished her senior year swim season the week prior, Halli was able to provide a vital […]

Battle Over Girls’ Sports Reaches Kentucky Legislature

For Immediate ReleaseFebruary 15, 2022Contact: Katie Everett, Press [email protected] Battle Over Girls’ Sports Reaches Kentucky LegislatureYWA Leader Testifies in Committee Hearing  Washington, D.C. – Today, Young Women for America (YWA) Kentucky leader Halli Gravely testified before the Kentucky legislature in support of the Kentucky Fairness in Women’s Sports Act (H.B. 23). This Act would prohibit […]

A Nightmare Scenario for Women’s Olympic Dreams

By Morgan Schlesselman, CWA Government Relations Intern For the first time, a transgender athlete will compete in the Olympics. Laurel Hubbard, a biological male from New Zealand, will compete in women’s weightlifting at the age of 43 after undergoing a gender transition at the age of 35. Hubbard meets the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and […]

No Celebration: Nearly 50 Years of Title IX Equality for Women at Risk

By Morgan Schlesselman, CWA Government Relations Intern June 23, 2021, marks the 49th anniversary of the passage of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, which states that “no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected […]

Olympics 2021: An Unfair Playing Field

For the first time ever, a transgender athlete has qualified for an Olympic team. Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand was selected for their national team on Monday and will compete in the “super-heavyweight” category in the weightlifting competition. Vice President of Government Relations for Concerned Women for America, Doreen Denny, had this to say: “This […]

CWA Provides Live Testimony on Title IX

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Florida Governor Protects Female Athletes

(L-R: Annabelle Rutledge, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Terri Johannessen) Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Florida State Director Terri Johannessen and Young Women for America (YWA) National Director Annabelle Rutledge joined a host of female athletes and other supporters of girls’ athletics at a bill signing ceremony with Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday. June 1. […]

NCAA Caves to Public Pressure on Women’s Sports

Just one month ago, the NCAA threw female athletes under the bus and sided with transgender athletes, claiming it would prohibit states with restrictions on trans athletes in place from hosting their future events. Amid mounting pressure from conservative groups, including CWA, the NCAA has caved and will allow tournaments to be held in states […]