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 […]

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 […]

CWA of Virginia Stands with Roanoke College NCAA Female Athletes

Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Virginia leaders and Young Women for America (YWA) leaders from Liberty University teamed up to support the Roanoke College women’s swimming team in speaking out against the National Collegiate Athletic Association, USA Swimming, and the college who have allowed a biological male who has “transitioned” to a female in […]

Female Athletes Looking for Leadership

“The nation craves new leadership,” writes Macy Petty, a Young Women for America leader and NCAA athlete in a FOX.com op-ed. Pointing out how the Biden Administration and the NCAA have done nothing to protect female athletes from competing against biological males in their sports, Macy calls on all presidential candidates to promise to defend the […]

Kylee Alons Praises North Carolina Veto Override

Today on Newsmax TV, Young Women for America leader and 31-time All-American swimmer Kylee Alons praised the North Carolina legislature’s override of Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.” As a North Carolina State athlete, Kylee had to compete against Lia Thomas, a man who identifies as a woman, in the […]

North Carolina Acts to Protect Kids

For Immediate Release August 17, 2023 Contact:  CWA Communications [email protected] MEDIA ADVISORY: North Carolina Acts to Protect Kids Legislature overrides governor’s vetoes to prevent gender procedures on minors, keep women’s sports exclusively female, and protect parental rights Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), the advocacy arm of the nation’s […]

World Unites at ICONS Summit To Defend the Future of Women’s Sports

One year ago, the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS) was founded as an organic uprising against the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) rostering Lia (formerly Will) Thomas on the women’s swimming team.  One of its founders had a daughter swimmer in the NCAA Ivy League Conference who was forced to compete against Thomas. Thomas broke […]

Gov. Greg Abbott Holds “Save Women’s Sports Act” Ceremony

For Immediate Release August 7, 2023 Contact:  CWA Communications [email protected] MEDIA ADVISORY: CWA of Texas and NCAA Athlete Macy Petty Joins Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for “Save Women’s Sports Act” Ceremony New law requires college athletes in the state to compete in  sports based on their sex at birth Washington, D.C. – Today, Concerned Women […]

New Evidence in Civil Rights Complaint Against UPenn

For Immediate Release July 12, 2023 Contact:  CWA Communications [email protected] MEDIA ADVISORY: New Evidence in Civil Rights Complaint Against UPenn Lia Thomas’ participation in NCAA swim meet violated women’s privacy, dignity, and safe space Washington, D.C. – Today, Concerned Women for America (CWA) advanced new evidence to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil […]

Op-Ed: NCAA is Destroying What it Means to be a Female Athlete Like Me

The NCAA has failed in protecting female athletes and has prioritized identity politics over standards, safety, and respect. In her latest piece with FOX News, NCAA athlete and Young Women for America Ambassador Macy Petty shares her experience working her whole life to achieve the prized title of NCAA athlete, only to watch that title […]

Penny Nance and Kylee Alons Join Laura Ingraham on the 51st Anniversary of Title IX

At last year’s NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship, Young Women for America leader and North Carolina State swimmer Kylee Alons changed in a utility closet behind the bleachers in order to avoid sharing a locker room with Lia Thomas. Kylee and Penny Nance, Concerned Women for America CEO and President, joined Laura Ingraham to […]

Texas Blocks Boys from Playing in College Female Sports

For Immediate Release June 15, 2023 Contact:  CWA Communications [email protected] MEDIA ADVISORY: Texas Blocks Boys from Playing in College Female Sports Women’s Group Applauds Gov. Greg Abbott’s Leadership Washington, D.C. – Today, Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee and Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Texas praised Gov. Greg Abbott for signing a bill […]

URGENT ACTION! Critical deadline for Texas female athletes!

Last Friday, the State House of Representatives passed the first of three votes on SB 15, a bill that will extend protections for Texas collegiate female athletes by prohibiting male-born athletes from entering women’s sports as transwomen. CRITICAL WEEK  FOR FEMALE ATHLETES IN TEXAS! SB 15 must be put on the House Calendar THIS WEEK to […]

Don’t Miss This Deadline! Monday, May 15

Time is running out for you to express your concerns about the Biden Administration’s proposed changes to Title IX. Go to our Action Center for additional information and to send your comment. One of our Concerned Women for America (CWA) staff, a former high school and college athlete, wrote about her concerns. We wanted to […]