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CALLING ALL FEMALE NCAA ATHLETES

Tell the NCAA Board of Governors: Protect Women’s Collegiate Sports

By allowing biological males on women’s teams, the NCAA is denying women roster spots, playing time, and opportunities to compete. This is sex discrimination. Tell the NCAA Board of Governors to follow the lead of the NAIA and protect women’s collegiate sport and establish a new policy keeping women’s sports female.

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UN human rights body calls for end of men in women’s sports

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Energy

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Energy

Don’t Stifle PA Energy Dominance With Net-Zero Policies

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Culture

School Cell Phone Bans and Restrictions Sweep Classrooms Around the Country

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Security

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Meaghan Mobbs | Op-Ed
Culture

Independent Women’s Forum and Independent Women’s Law Center Respond to United Nations Report Calling For the End of Men in Women’s Sports

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Takeaways

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

Economy

Truth.

America needs to protect and produce energy.

    • If the U.S. continues to pursue the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of  “net-zero” carbon emissions and favor intermittent renewables over affordable, abundant energy sources, consumers will pay an estimated 19% more on electricity by 2028.
    • Utility-scale solar and wind power, which depend on the sun and wind, cannot always meet demand.
    • Though the U.S. increased its wind capacity this past year by 6.2 gigawatts (GW), the country experienced a decline in wind generation.
    • While solar facilities function only 24.6% of the year and wind turbines only 36.4% of the year, gas plants run 56.6% of the year and nuclear plants 93%.

By: Gabriella Hoffman

Innovation

Truth.

Traditional benefits exclude freelancers.

    • Traditional employment arrangements offer benefits to employees such as healthcare, paid time off, and retirement until employment is terminated.
    • Due to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) self-employed people, freelancers, and other independent contractors do not receive benefits, but they enjoy flexibility and independence.
    • Of the 64 million freelance workers in the U.S. about half are women.
    • The majority of independent contractors use flexible work to supplement earnings from a traditional job. They likely already have access to employer-provided benefits or may get coverage through spouses.

By: Patrice Onwuka & Gabriella Hoffman

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

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: Energy Security

Gabriella Hoffman | October 2, 2024

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

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Biden-Harris Anti-Women Title IX Rewrite

Independent Women's Law Center, in partnership with state attorneys general and other organizations, filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education. The new regulations jeopardize women's safety, privacy, and free speech, and dismantle students' ability to defend themselves when accused of misconduct. We will WIN our legal fight.

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