Penn bends a knee to President Trump; California Could be Next
Concerned Women for America (CWA) leaders were honored to be invited to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House yesterday for Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s historic announcement that the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) has agreed to revoke their rules that allow men to participate on their women’s athletic teams. This is a huge […]
Concerned Women for America Commends Trump Administration’s Pause of $175 Million to the University of Pennsylvania
Concerned Women for America Commends Trump Administration’s Pause of $175 Million to the University of Pennsylvania For Immediate ReleaseMarch 19, 2025 Contact:[email protected] Washington, D.C. — Concerned Women for America (CWA) applauds the Trump Administration’s decision to pause $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) amid an investigation into potential Title IX […]
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 […]
NCAA Willfully Enables The Next Lia Thomas
New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) women’s swimming championships at the University of Maryland last weekend gave pro-trans media outlet Outsports a headline to celebrate: “Trans swimmer Meghan Cortez-Fields ends college career on the podium.” Most Americans continue to react in disgust to another photo of a smiling male standing proudly with a women’s medal, and […]
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 […]
Protecting Female Athletes Remains a Top Priority as the NCAA and Biden Double Down Against Women
A year after the NCAA’s shameful promotion of University of Pennsylvania trans-swimmer Lia Thomas in women’s swimming, federal and state lawmakers are stepping up to the plate. Since 2020, 18 states have enacted laws ensuring that the women’s category of sports is based on female sex, not an athlete’s self-identified “gender identity.” Some fifteen additional […]
Newsweek: UPenn’s Disregard for Title IX Takes Opportunities Away From Women Athletes
Penny Nance, Concerned Women for America‘s CEO and President, responded to the recent Good Morning America interview of National Collegiate Athletic Association swimmer Lia Thomas. After competing on the men’s swim team for three seasons, Thomas competed as a female. Read Penny’s latest Op-ed in Newsweek here.
OUT NOW: Protecting the Privacy and Rights of Female Athletes With Kara Dansky
Kara Dansky joins Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America to discuss the women’s sports issue and how we can protect the privacy and rights of women in today’s upside-down world. Check out more Concerned Women Today podcasts here.
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 […]