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Senate Committee Launches Investigation Into Women’s Sports: Under the leadership of ranking member Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee has launched an investigation into the threat to women’s sports, particularly the NCAA policies that allow male athletes to compete in the women’s division and the Biden administration’s unethical Title IX rewrite.
Independent Women's Forum Ambassadors Paula Scanlan, Riley Gaines, Payton McNabb, and Coach Kim Russell shared their stories with investigators and provided integral firsthand accounts—supporting the fact that men competing in women’s sports pose significant risks to women’s privacy, safety, and equal opportunity. IWF ambassadors continue to share their voices and stories to expose the discrimination against women and girls happening across the country. Read More ([link removed])
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Real stories about escaping authoritarianism
Join us in the fight to expose the imminent threat posed by tyranny and authoritarianism to women across the globe and at home.
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** Daughters of the American Revolution Members Continue To Drop After Leadership Allows Males To Join ([link removed])
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At DAR’s most recent Continental Congress in June 2023, leadership passed a vaguely-worded addition to their anti-discrimination policy that, unbeknownst to most members, allowed the inclusion of biological males who identify as women. Since then, IWF has been contacted by several current and former DAR members—all reporting on a growing feeling of alienation within the historic society. Read More ([link removed])
MEDIA SPOTLIGHT
Making Money with Charles Payne | True State of the Economy Watch ([link removed])
The Hill | Supreme Court Lets Texas Arrest Migrants Watch ([link removed])
DC Journal | Latinos Dominate the u.s. Gig Economy — Now, They Face Greater Risk of Loss Read ([link removed])
The Randy Tobler Show | New DOL Regulations Cripple Independent Workers Listen ([link removed])
MidDays with Gerard Gibert | Mississippi House of Representatives Moves to Codify Definition of ‘Male’ and ‘Female’ Listen ([link removed]) (starts at 42:10)
RealClearEducation | K-12 Hybrid Schooling Is in High Demand Read ([link removed])
She Thinks | Hong Kong Democracy Activists Who Have $1M Bounties on Their Heads Listen ([link removed])
Fox News | ‘I Feel Like I Killed a Child, and It Was Me.’ I Was Victimized by Gender Transition Read ([link removed])
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** Maine Opts Out of California-Style EV Mandate ([link removed])
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In a stunning decision, Maine opted out of joining a growing list of states tethering their vehicle standards to the California Air Resource Board (CARB)’s Zero-Emissions Vehicle Rule. In a 4-2 vote, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection rejected the Advanced Clean Car II Act to mandate that 82% of new vehicles sold in Maine be electric by 2032. This standard is even more stringent than the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s newly finalized electric vehicle (EV) rule—an equally punitive regulation mandating car manufacturers to sell mostly electric vehicles, 67% of new cars, by 2032. Read More ([link removed])
** Spotlight: Travel Teams and Other Perils of Parenthood Read ([link removed])
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** ACT NOW: Planet Fitness Is Endangering Its Female Members ([link removed])
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A Planet Fitness gym in Alaska allowed a trans-identifying male into a female-designated bathroom. The individual was caught shaving in front of a 12-year-old girl in a towel. When a female member complained, the gym canceled her membership and banned her from returning. Planet Fitness is standing by this decision. Planet Fitness is compromising both privacy and safety for its female members and ignoring the very real dangers posed by men in women’s spaces.
Join Independent Women's Network members in taking action! Send a message to Planet Fitness leadership to respect the privacy and safety of women! Act Now ([link removed])
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** Two Truths and a Lie: State of Laws Governing Gender Transitions ([link removed])
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Can you identify which of the following is NOT true about gender transition laws?
A. Treatment for gender dysphoria always included “gender affirmation.”
B. In some states, minors can receive medical treatment, including drugs and surgeries to alter their sex characteristics, without parental consent.
C. The vast majority of kids with feelings of discomfort about their sex grow out of these feelings after puberty.
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** Just In: My Singular Mother Read ([link removed])
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** I Testified on Behalf of a Pediatrician Defending Detransitioners. Here’s What Happened ([link removed])
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Eight Rhode Island medical providers appeared to testify on March 7th in support of a bill shielding gender doctors from lawsuits filed by out-of-state plaintiffs. Two doctors were obstetricians—ironic considering they support sterilizing children, which actively destroys their future patient pool. The bill was held for further study. I testified as a proxy for Dr. Michelle Cretella, the former Executive Director of the American College of Pediatricians and current Chair of its Sexuality Committee. Dr. Cretella is also a pediatrician consultant to detransition litigation attorneys. Read More ([link removed])
** Are Pontificators on the Right and Left Truly Helping Children in Single-Parent Households? ([link removed])
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Forty years ago, Congress designated March 21st as National Single Parent Day in order “to recognize the courage and dedication of these parents who work to maintain strong family units and to be responsible members of American society.” Today, single parents like me are bombarded from the Right by studies “proving” that we have ruined our children’s lives and specious essays from the Left glorifying the abandonment of the “failed utopia” of marriage. Read More ([link removed])
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