Events

Today, May 14th, oral arguments will be heard before the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals at the Byron White Courthouse in Denver, Colorado, in the Westenbroek v. Kappa Kappa Gamma case. Independent Women’s Law Center Director May Mailman is lead counsel on the case. Livestream begins at 11 a.m. Eastern… Read More

Nearly 80% of Americans recognize what’s happening at the border for what it is: a crisis. Unfortunately, the recently released bipartisan border security bill would not have solved the problem. Join us as we dissect how it had a bunch of stuff that sounded good, but is deeply problematic. We… Read More

Today, Independent Women’s Forum joins the “Take Back Title IX” roundtable, hosted by U.S. Senators on Capitol Hill. The discussion, led by U.S. Senator “Coach” Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and moderated by former ESPN broadcaster Sage Steele, focuses on fairness in women’s sports and the importance of single-sex athletic competition. Participants… Read More

IWF Education Freedom Center Director Ginny Gentles and Lindsey Burke, director of the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation, will host an informational event and discussion about the looming K-12 “fiscal cliff.” This luncheon event will feature keynote speaker Marguerite Roza, Ph.D., Research Professor and Director of the Edunomics Lab at… Read More

Today at 12 p.m. EDT, Independent Women’s Forum will be standing alongside the Roanoke College Women’s Swim Team as they call for the NCAA to protect women’s spaces, privacy, safety, and opportunities after being forced to share a roster spot with a biological male. Hear from the collegiate women who… Read More

Today at 1 p.m. CT (2 p.m. ET) Independent Women’s Forum and Illinois Freedom Caucus will hold a press conference in Springfield, IL across the street from the YMCA in support of 16-year-old high school swimmer Abbigail Wheeler, who was forced to share the YMCA women’s locker room with a… Read More

While the vast majority of Americans possess checking and savings accounts, use credit cards, and finance major purchases with loans, a surprisingly large share of Americans struggle with barriers to opening and maintaining financial accounts. This makes daily life more difficult in an increasingly cashless society—particularly during rising inflation. The… Read More

One form of inflation flying under the radar is degree inflation. Many more jobs now require a four-year degree than they did in the recent past. The degree may be unconnected to the duties of the job but serves to filter applicant pools. Degree inflation comes with a cost to… Read More

Earth Day has become synonymous with the Left’s approach to ‘climate change,’ but what are the conservative efforts to preserve the environment? The federal government, led by the Biden White House, is pursuing policies that set the U.S. back by relying on foreign nations with bad track records for our energy… Read More

For decades, employers have implemented diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in hopes of broadening their workforces to include more women and ethnic minorities. From anti-bias training to quotas for leadership and boards, the government and the private sector have sought to socially engineer workplaces to achieve goals of representation… Read More

Female athletes from Independent Women’s Forum and Independent Women’s Network join Speaker Kevin McCarthy and several other members of Congress to discuss the importance of protecting women’s sports and supporting sound policies to reinstate the equity, sportsmanship, and fairness that has since been lost in women’s sports. READ STATEMENT FROM RILEY GAINES… Read More

Join us for a lively and informative conversation about education freedom misconceptions. IWF Education Freedom Center director Ginny Gentles and Corey DeAngelis, senior fellow at American Federation for Children, will dispel the most common school choice myths with facts and flair. Corey is a compelling speaker and writer and the… Read More