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Read about how the blatant disregard for Title IX has impacted female athletes by reading their stories.
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“There’s a huge imbalance right now between the legal challenges coming from the left versus the right and this affects private organization behavior, it affects government behavior, it affects individual behavior. We have heard from organizations that they adopt certain policies because they’re scared of getting sued by the Left.”
- May Mailman
Independent Women's Law Center Director
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The Department of Labor’s new independent contractor rule will make it harder to be classified as an independent worker, which will result in many of these workers being reclassified as employees or risk losing their livelihoods entirely. Low barriers to entry allow women, immigrants, younger individuals, and those with lower incomes to make a living through jobs like consulting, delivery services, nannying, and dog-walking. Read More
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MEDIA SPOTLIGHT
The National Report | Biden Declares Easter Sunday as Trans Day of Visibility Watch
NewsNation | College Athletes Sue Over Transgender Policy Watch
The Andy Caldwell Show | Federal Government Replicates California’s Damaging Gig Economy Legislation Listen
O’Connor & Company | Gabby Hoffman on the Fight Over Reclassifying Potatoes as a Grain Listen
The Hill | The Child Tax Credit is Still a Good Conservative Idea Worth Defending Read
National Review | Women of Consequence Are Everywhere You Look Read
Townhall | Let’s Align High School to Workforce Needs Read
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A recent Pew survey reveals that 33% of American public school teachers believe that American parents should not have the right to exempt their children from lessons on so-called “gender identity.” That means not only that one-third of teachers believe that “whether someone is a boy or girl can be different from the sex they were ‘assigned at birth,’” but also that the same percentage are convinced that public schools, not parents, should be the ultimate arbiters of what gets taught to children. Moreover, 31% of all American adults agree. Read More
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On Wednesday, March 6th, the Denver Chapter of Independent Women’s Network attended the Title Board meeting at the Secretary of State’s office to show their support for ballot initiative 160. This initiative aims to protect Colorado girls’ sports and spaces, ensuring fairness and equal opportunities for female athletes. The Denver Chapter members passionately testified that this bill was a single-subject bill and should proceed through Title, allowing Colorado citizens to vote on it. Read More
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Can you guess which of the following is NOT true about the ACA?
A. The ACA resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of people with health insurance, mostly by expanding private health insurance.
B. The ACA caused health insurance premiums and deductibles in the individual market to skyrocket.
C. The ACA caused health insurance plans to narrow their networks—in other words, to restrict which hospitals and providers were available to people with ACA coverage.
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Both the leaders and the members of the Massachusetts Teachers Union are embracing antisemitism and anti-Israel policies. Earlier this month, Joe Herosy, a member of the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA), accused Israel of “genocide,” “settler colonialism,” “land theft,” and “ethnic cleansing.” The Massachusetts Teachers Union’s Anti-Racism Task Force also recently hosted a virtual webinar entitled “The Struggle Against Anti-Palestinian Racism.” Read More
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Comedian and actor W.C. Fields famously mused, “Marry an outdoorswoman. Then if you throw her out into the yard on a cold night, she can still survive.” Today, however, women who recreate outdoors have been deemed insufficiently female for displaying so-called “tomboy” tendencies. Vile attacks were lobbed at outdoor influencer and avid noodler Hannah Barron, who boasts millions of followers across social media. One X user said Barron is “filth” for wrangling catfish and boasting a southern drawl. Another commenter claimed outdoorsy “tomboys” such as Barron suffer from mental illness and gender confusion. Read More
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