Concerned Women for America is Defending Family Rights Nationwide

State legislatures are ringing back in session, and with that, Concerned Women for America (CWA) is providing expert testimony across the country. Here’s where we’ve focused our attention in recent weeks: Sex-Separated Spaces The Kansas State Legislature passed a House Substitute for SB 244 that requires public buildings to offer multiple-occupancy sex-segregated private spaces. This […]
Dept. of Education Confirms San Jose State University Violated Title IX

For Immediate Release: January 28, 2026 | Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON, DC – Concerned Women for America (CWA) commends the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for its decision confirming that San Jose State University violated Title IX by allowing men to compete in women’s sports and to access female-only facilities. CWA filed a civil rights complaint in 2024 to the U.S. Department […]
From the Field to the Highest Court

“God created two distinct sexes, male and female.” (Genesis 1:27) Those are the words that I said before the Kentucky State Legislature when a Fairness in Women’s Sports bill was introduced in Kentucky in 2022. I was a senior in high school and had played sports my entire life. A week before testifying, I finished […]
IOC to Ban Trans-Identifying Men in Female Sports – Ensuring Fair Competition for Women

For Immediate Release: November 11, 2025 | Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON, DC – Concerned Women for America (CWA) said that the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) forthcoming reported ban on biological men competing in female sports is the only way to ensure fair competition. IOC’s new President Kirsty Coventry has “promised to protect the female category,” according […]
CWA Calls on USOPC CEO to Resign Over Refusal to Stand for Fair Competition in Women’s Sports

For Immediate Release: October 29, 2025 | Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON, DC – Concerned Women for America (CWA) calls on United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) CEO Sarah Hirshland to resign over her failure to fully commit to prevent biological men from competing in women’s sports. When asked by Fox News if she would consider […]
News Flash: Washington Democrat Voted to Protect Female Athletes!

The bipartisan coalition to protect women’s sports is GROWING. In the last Congress, not a single Democrat voted to protect female athletes on the basis of sex. Earlier this year, two Democrats cracked the dam and defied party lines to protect women, and now support is continuing to build. I am excited to share that […]
News Flash: New York Democrat Voted to Protect Female Athletes!

The bipartisan coalition to protect women’s sports is GROWING. In the last Congress, not a single Democrat voted to protect female athletes on the basis of sex. Earlier this year, two Democrats cracked the dam and defied party lines to protect women, and now support is continuing to build. I am excited to share that […]
News Flash: Maine Democrat Voted to Protect Female Athletes!

The bipartisan coalition to protect women’s sports is GROWING. In the last Congress, not a single Democrat voted to protect female athletes on the basis of sex. Earlier this year, two Democrats cracked the dam and defied party lines to protect women, and now support is continuing to build. I am excited to share that […]
News Flash: Nevada Democrat Voted to Protect Female Athletes!

The bipartisan coalition to protect women’s sports is GROWING. In the last Congress, not a single Democrat voted to protect female athletes on the basis of sex. Earlier this year, two Democrats cracked the dam and defied party lines to protect women, and now support is continuing to build. I am excited to share that […]
News Flash: North Carolina Democrat Voted to Protect Female Athletes!

The bipartisan coalition to protect women’s sports is GROWING. In the last Congress, not a single Democrat voted to protect female athletes on the basis of sex. Earlier this year, two Democrats cracked the dam and defied party lines to protect women, and now support is continuing to build. I am excited to share that […]
News Flash: Texas Democrat Voted to Protect Female Athletes!

The bipartisan coalition to protect women’s sports is GROWING. In the last Congress, not a single Democrat voted to protect female athletes on the basis of sex. Earlier this year, two Democrats cracked the dam and defied party lines to protect women, and now support is continuing to build. I am excited to share that […]
World Boxing Protects Women by Requiring Sex Testing for Female Boxers at World Boxing Championships

For Immediate Release: August 21, 2025 | Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON, DC – Concerned Women for America (CWA) said that World Boxing’s decision confirming that mandatory sex testing will be in effect in the female category at the inaugural World Boxing Championships 2025 is a “victory for women.” In a June 2025 letter to World […]
A BIG WIN for Kansas’s Children in Public Schools and Girls’ Sports!

Thank you, Attorney General, Kris Kobach! Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has called for investigations into four Kansas Schools for possible violations of Title IX, the federal law that ensures fairness in school programs and sports, and FERPA, the law that protects students’ privacy and educational records. (Read full press release here.) The original complaint […]
A rare win for women’s sports — but it could vanish overnight

Last month, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee silently complied with President Donald Trump’s February executive order, “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.” The committee amended its policies to define women’s sports categories on the basis of biological sex and directed its affiliate national governing bodies “to ensure that women have a fair and safe […]
House Committee Hearing: “Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports”

Yesterday, on Capitol Hill, the DOGE subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform chaired by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) held a hearing titled “Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.” Witnesses include fencer Stephanie Turner, USA Fencing board chair Damien Lehfeldt under subpoena, and former high school volleyball player Payton […]
Women for America Podcast: Women’s Sports in Maine

In this week’s episode, CEO and President Penny Nance welcomes Maine State Representative, Laurel Libby, to share the story of repercussions she faced after taking a vocal stand for protecting women’s sports. After an Executive Order demanding common sense in women’s sports was issued, Libby sought to stand by the fact that transgender athletes should […]
Senate Democrats Block Women’s Sports Bill

This past Monday night, Senate Democrats blocked the opportunity for Congress to permanently protect women’s sports from men who believe they are women and desire to compete in female categories based on their subjective feelings. Sponsored by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act would have codified the original […]
Legislative Update: Last Week’s Victory and This Week’s Call to Prayer and Action

Round One: David vs. Goliath You did it! Your voice was heard at the state capital, and your prayers were answered; we won the vote on HR 418! Iowa’s code now agrees with previous Iowa laws (no men in women’s sports). A huge majority of House Republicans voted to protect women, and every Senate Republican voted […]
CWA of California Stands for Female Athletes

We’ve reached a crucial stage in the battle to preserve women’s sports in California. Concerned Women for America (CWA) of California applauds President Trump’s executive order affirming that women’s sports must be for women. However, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), the governing body of high school sports across the state, is refusing to comply. This […]
Denny: The Clock is Ticking for the NCAA to Change its Trans Policy

As the National Collegiate Athletic Association convened in Nashville for its annual convention, CWA’s Doreen Denny was featured in Fox News observing that the meeting of NCAA colleges comes at a pivotal moment with a new Administration and a new court decision confronting the NCAA with demands for change to protect women’s sports. “It seems […]