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 […]
Save Women’s Sports in South Carolina
Women and girls should not be forced to compete against men playing on women’s sports teams and deserve protection at all levels of competition. Concerned Women for America of South Carolina is proud to support H.4608, the Save Women’s Sports Act. This legislation would prohibit biological men from competing on women’s scholastic sports teams and […]
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 […]
The Future of Female Sports – It Depends on You!
“And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus …” Hebrews 12:1 The future of female athletics is on the line in Pennsylvania. Our nation is watching the heartbreaking controversy surrounding the women’s swim team at the University of Pennsylvania. Women and girls should not be forced to […]
Denny in Newsweek: The Biden Administration is Sending Title IX to the Ash Heap of History
A biologically male athlete at the University of Pennsylvania is smashing NCAA women’s swimming records. Will Thomas from Austin, Texas, competed on the men’s team for three years and is now, as a senior, competing as Lia Thomas on the women’s team. Penn press releases are boasting of the wins and shamefully displacing the true […]
Another opportunity to support girls’ sports in Texas
On September 20, the Texas legislature began the Third Special Session, making it a total of four sessions for the 87th Legislature. Concerned Women for America of Texas has been in Austin for all four sessions working to pass legislation that aligns with CWA’s seven core issues. This week, HB 25, a girls’ sports bill […]
Ask Speaker Phelan to Pass “Save Girls’ Sports”
For the last three sessions of the Texas legislature, Concerned Women for America of Texas has been on the front lines fighting for the passage of a bill that prohibits biological males from competing in girls’ sports. Physical strength, stamina, size, and other abilities inherent in the male composition make it completely unfair for girls in sports to […]
Girls’ Sports Bill to Be Heard in Committee on Tuesday!
Senate Bill 2 (Sen. Charles Perry – R. District 28), the girls’ sports bill, is scheduled for a public hearing in the House Public Education Committee this Tuesday, August 24, at 10:30 a.m. (or upon final adjournment of the House) in the Capitol Auditorium, E1.004. Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Texas has been advocating […]
Girls’ Sports Matters in Texas – Hear Why!
Concerned Women for America Senior Director of External Relations, Danielle Buck, recently sat down with student-athlete Kassidy Comer and her mother Janet Comer to discuss the importance of female athletics and the current threat to girls’ sports in the state of Texas. We encourage you to watch their interviews below and then take action on […]
Louisiana House Throws Female Athletes Under the Bus
The Louisiana House of Representatives failed to override Gov. John Bel Edwards (Democrat) veto of SB 156, Fairness in Womens’ Sports Act. The Louisiana Senate voted to override the veto the previous day. Concerned Women for America of Louisiana State Director, Laura Huber, had this to say of the failed veto override, “It is devastating […]
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 […]
School Districts: The New Ground Zero
Critical Race Theory. Project 1619. Girls and boys using the same bathrooms and locker rooms. Biological males competing as female athletes. Preferred pronouns. Sex education. Radical liberal elitists have been hard at work co-opting local school boards and departments of education for years in order to spread their ideology. But parents and concerned citizens are […]
Press Release: Education Department Throws the Civil Rights of Women Under the Bus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2021 Contact: Jacklyn Washington 202-748-3501, [email protected] Education Department Redefines Sex to Throw the Civil Rights of Women Under the Bus A sham and a shame. Our daughters deserve better. Washington, D.C. – Just one week before the June 23 anniversary of Title IX, the Biden Administration has unconstitutionally reinterpreted the […]
CWA Sends Letter of Support – Fairness in Womens’ Sports Act
Concerned Women for America Legislation Action Committee sent a letter to Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (Democrat) encouraging him to sign SB 156, Fairness in Womens’ Sports Act, passed by the state legislature with bipartisan support. Click here for our action item on this bill.
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. […]
Gov. Bel Edwards: Sign the Bill!
We have reason to celebrate in Louisiana! Last Thursday, May 27, SB 156, the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 77/17. The bill passed both chambers with bipartisan support (13 Democrats voted for the bill). I previously wrote to you about the bill here and here. Thank […]
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 […]
Texas Leadership: Protect Female Athletics!
Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Texas hand-delivered this letter to our Texas legislative leadership encouraging them to be champions for our daughters and granddaughters as we ask them to protect women’s and girls’ athletic opportunities here in Texas. They need to hear from you, too! You can read more about this issue here, here, […]
Act Now! Save Women’s Sports in Texas!
Action is needed today! Help stop biological males from playing female sports in Texas schools. The Texas legislature is holding a bill that would require public school students to compete in sports competitions based on biological sex rather than on their perceived gender identity. The bill simply takes current Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) Rules […]