It’s Women’s Sports Week Here at IW: National Women’s Sport Week, initiated by Independent Women’s Forum in 2022 and observed annually during the week of June 23, recognizes female athletes—past, present, and future—for their athletic participation and achievement in sport.

National Women’s Sports Week coincides with the 51st anniversary of Title IX, landmark legislation passed in 1972. Title IX transformed sports by guaranteeing women and girls the right to equal athletic opportunities.

We invite you to help us celebrate National Women’s Sports Week by:

CHAMPIONING female athletes for their teamwork, resilience, and success.
HONORING the coaches and parents who support female athletes.
FIGHTING to ensure the continuation of single-sex athletic competition.
DOWNLOADING and sharing these images on social media ⬇️

Hashtags: #WomensSportsWeek #WomensSportsWeek2023

HURTING NOT HELPING

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MEDIA SPOTLIGHT

Varney & Company | Thomas’ Ex-Teammate Says Penn Silenced Swimmers Watch

America’s Newsroom | NC Athlete: Trans Player’s Spike Caused Concussion and Ongoing Physical Challenges Watch

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DID YOU KNOW

Keep Women’s Sports Female: An Open Letter

Join female athletes across the country to urge athletic governing bodies and associations, policy makers, and government officials to reject calls to sacrifice female athletes on the altar of “inclusion” and to stand up for equal opportunity, fairness, privacy, and safety by enacting policies and laws that keep women’s sports female. Add your name to the letter today! Sign Now

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IN THE NETWORK

Nike Action Center

On July 11, Nike will host a panel featuring the Human Rights Campaign, trans athlete Kaig Lightner, and Oregon Health & Science University’s (OHSU) Trans Health Program’s Dr. Blair Peters. Not only is Nike promoting these radical activists’ agenda—and fails to feature even one person challenging it—they are also funding their work!

Send a message to Nike’s leadership to STOP promoting & funding gender mutilating surgeries.

TAKE ACTION

TWO TRUTHS & A LIE

Title IX and Transgender Athletes

Which of the following is NOT true about transgender athletes?

A. Federal law requires schools to provide equal athletic opportunities for males and females.
B. Without separate men’s and women’s sports, female athletes wouldn’t have the same athletic opportunities as men.
C. Allowing transgender athletes to participate in women’s sports won’t negatively affect female athletes.

CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

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CAPSULE REVIEW

Second Edition of “Competition” Report, Focus on the Threat to Women’s Sports

The second edition of Competition: Title IX, Male-Bodied Athletes, and the Threat To Women’s Sports, was released to help athletic associations, policymakers, and courts understand the variety of ways that allowing biological males to compete in women’s sports discriminates against female athletes. In addition to telling the story of female athletes like swimmer Riley Gaines, volleyball player Payton McNabb, and runner Chelsea Mitchell, who were forced to compete against biological males, Competition 2.0 provides crucial updates on the changing legal landscape and analyzes additional scientific evidence regarding the lasting athletic advantage conferred by male puberty.

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