Action Needed! Make a call on behalf of North Dakota female athletes.

You can make a difference in North Dakota by praying and acting on two important bills being considered during the 2023 North Dakota legislative session. HB 1249 and HB 1489 relating to fair competition and equality in girls’ sports for all North Dakota female athletes. HB 1249 and HB 1489 will protect women’s sports at […]
Stop Discriminating Against Female Athletes

Tell the NCAA: Stop Discriminating Against Female Athletes In the world of college sports, it is impossible to provide equal opportunities for both sexes without single-sex teams. Allowing biological males on women’s teams discriminates against female athletes. The NCAA is not above the law. We demand that the NCAA stop discriminating against women and establish […]
Joint Amicus Brief Featured in The Post Millenial

As featured in The Post Millennial, Concerned Women for America (CWA) and Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF) filed a joint amicus brief calling on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit to overturn an injunction on Indiana’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act that requires sports participation in elementary and secondary school to be based […]
NCAA abuse of female athletes’ Title IX protections needs to be fought in court

New court rulings open door to fight NCAA’s approval of transgender athletes You may not believe this, but the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), with its prime-time TV contracts and multi-million-dollar advertising budget, is a nonprofit organization under federal law. For decades the NCAA has been immune from Title IX lawsuits because it’s a nonprofit that […]
Press Release: Women’s Rights will be Violated by Biden Administration’s Title IX Rule

For Immediate Release Contact: CWA Comms Team September 13, 2022 [email protected] CWA Files Opposition Comment to Discriminatory Proposed Rule Washington, D.C. – Concerned […]
Join CWA in Opposing Biden’s LGBTQ Title IX Rule

The U.S. Department of Education has officially released the Biden Title IX Rule for public comment, and it is even worse than expected. Title IX was supposed to protect women and girls from discrimination on the basis of sex. Not anymore. Instead of upholding sex discrimination on the basis of male and female […]
Biden’s Title IX Rule Is a Frontal Attack on Women: Be Prepared to Comment!

It’s Official: Biden’s Title IX Rule Is a Frontal Attack on What it Means To Be a Woman – and More: Prepare to Comment! Day One of the Biden Administration set in motion the moment now before us. President Biden’s sweeping Executive Order, “Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or […]
CWA Stands with Female Athletes on the 50th Anniversary of Title IX

On June 23, 2022, Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee joined fourteen organizations from across the political spectrum in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Title IX, the federal civil rights law passed in 1972 that prohibits sex-based discrimination in education. Organizing this Our Bodies, Our Sports rally as part of an […]
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.
Female Athletes Are Being Victimized to Pander to the Personal Fantasies of a Few

Women athletes are in danger of losing their rights to the desires of men who feel they are women. The anti-science effort to erase the physical differences between men and women is regressive and dangerous. Women are being victimized in the name of an AstroTurf diversity that discriminates against all who do not conform to the […]
Concerned Women to Biden Administration: Stop the Assault on Women’s Rights; Protect Title IX

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is reviewing the Department of Education’s (ED) plans to unilaterally amend Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) to follow along with the Biden Administration’s radical push for an elevation of […]
Concerned Women Applaud RSC for Supporting Legislation to Protect Female Athletes

For Immediate Release April 22, 2022Contact: Katie Everett, Press Secretary [email protected] 571-420-2488 Washington, D.C. – Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) applauds the clear statement by the Republican Study Committee (RSC) that Title IX must protect women and girl athletes on the basis of biological sex not gender self-identification. Penny Nance, CEO and President of […]
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.
Olympics 2021: An Unfair Playing Field
For the first time ever, a transgender athlete has qualified for an Olympic team. Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand was selected for their national team on Monday and will compete in the “super-heavyweight” category in the weightlifting competition. Vice President of Government Relations for Concerned Women for America, Doreen Denny, had this to say: “This […]
CWA Provides Live Testimony on Title IX

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Voice Your Support for Fair Competition and Equality in Women’s Sports

You can make a difference in North Dakota by praying and acting on important bills being considered during the 2021 North Dakota legislative session. HB1298, relating to participation in athletic events exclusively for males or females, is one such bill. As the Director of the state’s largest public policy woman’s organization, the testimony I will be […]
Victory in Women’s Sports Civil Rights Case Carries Warning: Don’t Deny Female Athletes Equal Opportunity

Washington, D.C. – Concerned Women for America (CWA) applauds the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for taking a significant step in the fight to protect the integrity of women’s sports. The ED Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has correctly ruled that the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) and associated schools are in violation of Title […]
Is It Fair Play? How Female Athletes Are Losing in the Age of Gender Identity
I’m the mother of two athletes, a son who currently plays college baseball and a daughter who was captain of her volleyball team and on elite club teams. Today, my daughter’s leadership, work ethic, and resiliency from sports is translating in her college endeavors, including Army ROTC. Doors of opportunity open for female athletes through […]