The Fight to Save Women’s Sports in Pennsylvania Is Back, and We Need Your Help!
On May 6, SB9, a bill that promotes fairness in women’s sports, was passed in the Pennsylvania State Senate with a vote of 32-18, with all Republicans and five Democrats voting “yes.” Concerned Women for America of Pennsylvania is grateful to Senators Judy Ward (R-District 30) and Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-District 28) for introducing the “Save […]
Op-ed Published in the New Mexico Sun: Women are Under Attack in New Mexico
On February 5, President Trump signed an executive order keeping men out of women’s sports. The NCAA changed its participation policy for transgender athletes, limiting competition in Women’s sports to athletes assigned female at birth only. The nation also celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day this month. However, New Mexico continues to leave […]
After White House Moves to Protect Women’s Sports, All Eyes Turn to the Senate
With the stroke of a pen, President Trump did more for women’s rights than any other politician in decades. His executive order banning men from women’s sports sent a signal not just to athletic programs in the U.S. but across the world that gender ideology will no longer be allowed to rob women of their […]
A Joyful Celebration for National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) is honored to ring in the 39th National Women and Girls in Sports Day tomorrow alongside its hundreds of thousands of members who recognize the unique and irreplaceable opportunities sports afford American women. While maximizing their presence on Capitol Hill and beyond, CWALAC has ushered in a […]
New Exit Polls Confirm the Surprising Key Issue in the 2024 Election
The 2024 election cycle routinely ranked abortion, the border, and the economy as the most prominent issues driving voters to ballot boxes. But exit polls suggest another topic dominated voters’ minds. Concerned Women for America (CWA) found 70% of voters indicated transgender issues were an important factor in deciding their vote. The exit poll sought […]
Rights of Female Swimmers Protected
For Immediate Release June 13, 2024 Contact: CWA Communications [email protected] Rights of Female Swimmers Protected Decision not to allow males to compete in international female competition is upheld in court Washington, D.C. – Today, Concerned Women for America (CWA), the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization, praised World Aquatics and the Court of Arbitration for […]
Female Athletes Deserve Respect
In an op-ed published by The Daily Caller, Young Women for America Ambassador Caitlin Abbott in Oregon points out the disheartening inclusion of a male athlete in the state’s high school women’s track and field championships. “Allowing biological men to compete in female sports defeats all the hard work and effort that many women years […]
NCAA’s Dark Secrets
As the NCAA Board of Governors meets this week, NCAA volleyball player and Young Women for America ambassador Macy Petty writes in a new op-ed: “Though the NCAA claims a priority to ‘deliver safe, fair, and inclusive competition,’ the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Rule, announced a few weeks ago, affirms protections of female […]
Real March Madness
As the sports world marked two years since Lia Thomas, a biological man, stole a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) women’s national swimming championship, YWA Ambassador and NCAA athlete Macy Petty gives her insights into what young women have had to face in sports with males competing in women’s sports and how she has being […]
Women Stand Along Virginia Attorney General Demanding an End To NCAA Discriminatory Policy
On March 8, Concerned Women for America (CWA) leaders and Young Women for America (YWA) ambassadors, including 31x All American and 2x NCAA national champion swimmer Kylee Alons, stood boldly at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships in Virginia Beach, Virginia demanding the NCAA abide by long-established protections […]
Female Athletes to Rally Outside NCAA D-III Championships Friday
For Immediate Release March 7, 2024 Contact: CWA Communications [email protected] Female Athletes to Rally Outside NCAA D-III Championships Friday Male athlete “identifying” as female,Sadie Schreiner, to compete in 200 m. Washington, D.C. – On Friday, March 8, Concerned Women for America (CWA), the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization, and its collegiate leadership Young Women […]
Punch in the gut to female athletes.
“USA Boxing rang in 2024 by codifying a new rule in female boxing; participants need not be female,” writes NCAA athlete Macy Petty, a Young Women for America (YWA) leader. “Because of this opened floodgate, you can turn on your TV, perhaps even pay a few extra dollars, and see a biological man punching a […]
NCAA, Women’s Sports Foundation, Turn National Girls and Women’s Sports Day On Its Head
Last week, National Collegiate Athletic Association (N CAA) President Charlie Baker headlined an event at the Library of Congress to celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day, writes Concerned Women for America (CWA) Senior Advisor Doreen Denny in an op-ed in The Washington Times. The irony is, the NCAA, the sponsoring organization and most […]
Will you make a couple of calls to protect female athletes in Virginia?
All female athletes in Virginia deserve fair competition in their respective sports. That’s why Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Virginia supports SB723. The bill stipulates that participation in school sports in Virginia must be based on biological sex. The bill prohibits any such team or sport that is expressly designated for females from being […]
Female Athletes to Rally Outside NCAA Meeting in Phoenix, Thursday
For Immediate Release January 10, 2024 Contact: CWA Communications [email protected] Female Athletes to Rally OutsideNCAA Meeting in Phoenix, Thursday Will demand fair treatment against male athletes “identifying” as female Phoenix, Arizona – On Thursday, January 11, Concerned Women for America (CWA), the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization, will join female athletes, coaches, parents, and […]
NCAA vs. Female Athletes
“The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) holds its annual convention January 10-13 in Phoenix,” writes Concerned Women for America Senior Advisor Doreen Denny in a new op-ed published at FOX.com. “Talk of Name, Image, and Likeness compensation rules and debate about whether college athletes are employees of universities are certain to dominate proceedings. But, what about female […]
Gov. Mike DeWine Turns His Back on Children and Female Athletes
“Ohio’s Republican Governor Mike DeWine’s pathetic lack of will to sign H.R. 68, the Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act and prevent children from being harmed or maimed by life altering medical procedures is disappointing,” said Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization. “Compassion does not […]
The Jig is Up: Radical Ideology Comes for Irish Dance
On this episode of Women for America, Concerned Women for America (CWA) CEO and President Penny Nance sits down with CWA Legislative Strategist Maggie McKneely to reflect on a recent Irish dance competition she participated in where a young boy was crowned first in the Girls Under-14 division. Young Women for America Ambassador and NCAA […]
YWA Ambassador Macy Petty Joins Fox Business to Discuss Fairness in Women’s Sports
Young Women for America Ambassador and NCAA athlete Macy Petty joined Varney & Co. to discuss the risk of allowing biological males to compete in women’s sports. You can watch the interview below.
NCAA Has Failed Women
“As an NCAA volleyball athlete in my last season, I am soaking in the incredible joy of being on a great team of amazing young women. But I won’t just end my career quietly without continuing to fight for the generation of females coming after me,” says Young Women for America leader Macy Petty in […]