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Strengthening Our Country

IWF's New Center for American Safety and Security

Led by Meaghan Mobbs, experienced policy expert, combat veteran, West Point graduate, and former paratrooper, the Center will spark vital discussions on national security, public safety, and foreign policy.

The Latest

Security

Independent Women’s Forum Announces Launch of the Center for American Safety and Security

Press Team | Press Release
Security

The national security threats America faces aren’t just external

Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu | Op-Ed
Culture

Manhattan Mom Wins Victory for Free Speech, Parents’ Rights

Neeraja Deshpande | Blog
Health

Deloitte Under Fire For Medicaid System Flaws

Aubrey Wursten | Blog
Security

From 9/11 to today: How a refusal to enforce border security is undermining our safety

Meaghan Mobbs | Op-Ed
Culture

Independent Women Files Official Comments to Meta Oversight Board Opposing Content Ban on Sex-Based Speech, Drives Hundreds of Public Comments

Press Team | Press Release
Law

Justice System Fails To Deliver For Families Of 9/11 Victims

Maggie Cleary Kilgore | Op-Ed
Education

Four things conservative students should do to prepare for college during an election year

Karin Lips | Op-Ed
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Takeaways

"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." - Aldous Huxley

Education

Truth.

Transparency in our public K-12 schools is common sense.
  • Transparency laws should require schools to post comprehensive lists of the materials used for every grade and subject on their websites.
  • States should make participation in intrusive student surveys “opt-in,” rather than “opt-out.”
  • States should introduce a version of the Given Name Act, which requires public education employees to receive written permission from a student’s parents or guardians before addressing a student by a name other than the name listed on a
    student’s birth certificate or using a pronoun that differs from that student’s sex.

By: Ginny Gentles

Immigration

Truth.

Illegal immigration has skyrocketed.

    • In fiscal year 2021, there were 1.66 million encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border,
      surpassing previous records.
    • This number increased to 2.2 million in 2022, with a slight decrease to 2 million in 2023.
    • The first quarter of 2024 has already seen over 1.17 million encounters, indicating an
      upward trend and an international perception that the border is navigable and that
      current policy makes for relatively easy illegal entry.

By: Meaghan Mobbs

Culture

Truth.

Americans want to grow old in their own home.

    • An overwhelming majority of Americans (88%) want to grow old in their own home. And enabling elderly Americans to age in place can be a cost-effective measure that improves health outcomes.
    • Many senior citizens, however, cannot live alone without support, such as help with light housework, meal preparation, and driving.
    • Unless these seniors have a family that can help, they must choose between hiring the support they need, moving to a senior residential facility against their wishes, or living at home without support in a potentially unsafe situation.

By: Kristin Shapiro

Economy

Truth.

ADUs can help relieve the housing shortage.

    • Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) such as English basements, in-law suites, or converted garages can make excellent dwelling spaces for individual renters or family members.
    • ADUs can generate needed primary or supplemental income for property owners while increasing their home values. Renters gain access to affordable units that are often less expensive than traditional one-bedroom apartments.
    • ADUs allow older women to age in their homes, build financial security in their later years, or be cared for by loved ones.

By: Patrice Onwuka

Community

Truth.

Any policy approach must be human-centered, not housing-centered.

    • Human beings are, by their very nature, complex. Any policy solution must be human-centered, versus housing-centered.
    • Homeless policy must focus on the needs of those struggling with homelessness in parallel with the needs of the communities surrounding them. 
    • Homeless policy must insist on guardrails of responsibility at every level of the system, from governments at the federal, state, and local levels, to the individuals struggling with homelessness and the non-profits serving them. 

By: Michele Steeb

Culture

Truth.

Transgenderism is a major culture war issue.

    • President Joe Biden has signaled his support of trans activists by describing state bans on medical alterations to minors’ secondary sex characteristics as being “close to sinful.”
    • Former president and 2024 Republican frontrunner, Donald Trump, has signaled his support of bans on “child mutilation.”
    • As one would expect, the states where medical alterations to minors’ reproductive anatomy have been outlawed and the states where they are encouraged generally correspond with Republican and Democratic majorities, respectively.

By: Madeleine Kearns

Economy

Truth.

Rent control is not a solution to housing unaffordability.

    • Rent regulation—both rent control and rent stabilization measures—shrinks the overall supply of housing. A 2019 study of rent control in San Francisco found that it led to a 15% reduction in rental housing and a 25% reduction in the number of renters living in rent-controlled units.
    • Rent regulation hampers the construction of new rental units, even if new construction is explicitly exempted by the regulations.
    • Faced with the financial strain from reduced revenue, owners may be unable to maintain and repair existing rental units.

By: Patrice Onwuka

End Bias In The Secret Service

Has Sexist Preferencing Hurt Your Career?

Secret Service leadership has broadcast that sex plays a key role in hiring and promotions, including setting an arbitrary goal of 30% of agents being female by 2030. Sex-discriminatory employment decisions are illegal and actually harm women, by establishing a workplace-wide, and sometimes society-wide, assumption that women can’t compete without a handout. Independent Women’s Forum seeks information from current and former agents and agency applicants who believe that they were wrongfully discriminated against based on their sex.

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Policy Focus

Policy Focus: Portable Benefits

Patrice Onwuka & Gabriella Hoffman | September 9, 2024

Policy Focus: Transparency in Residentially-Assigned Schools

Ginny Gentles | August 5, 2024

Policy Focus: Security is Pro-Immigration and Pro-Security

Meaghan Mobbs | July 3, 2024

Policy Focus: Promote Housing Affordability by Expanding ADUs

Patrice Onwuka | June 7, 2024

Policy Focus: America’s Failure to Address Homelessness

Michele Steeb | May 6, 2024

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