Independent Women's Forum
Political Organization and Nonprofit Organization
LETTER TO EDITOR: What women want...Nancy Pelosi would have the American people believe she is the only voice of women in Congress, which is simply not true. At the Independent Women's Forum, we firmly believe that a health care system based upon abstract ideas of social... In this article: Nancy Pelosi, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, What Women Want, and Independent Women's Forum |
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washingtonpost.com | November 05, 2009
TV highlights: Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
...the scenes in households of luxury. "The Politics Program With Mark Plotkin" (NewsChannel 8 at 11) hosts Michelle Bernard of the Independent Women's Forum, strategist Pat Devine and The Post's Amy Gardner. Actress Elizabeth Banks stops by...
In this article: Chris Brown, Nickelodeon, Rihanna, The Jay Leno Show, Michelle Bernard, World War II, and MTV
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Medical News Today | November 05, 2009
Survey Shows Women 'Value' Existing Health Insurance Plans, Wall Street Journal Opinion Piece Says
..."not only concern women, they may actually drive women away from the party," claims Heather Richardson Higgins, chair of the Independent Women's Forum, in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece. A recent IWF survey aimed to "better...
In this article: Heather Richardson Higgins, Respondent, Medical advice, Advisory Board Company, and Barack Obama
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Media Matters for America | November 04, 2009
WSJ op-ed distorted right-wing poll of women to attack health care reform
An op-ed in The Wall Street Journal falsely claimed that a poll conducted by conservative pollster Kellyanne Conway for the right-wing Independent Women's Forum (IWF) found that two-thirds of women are "less likely to back candidates who...
In this article: Sarah Palin, WSJ, Respondent, Sandwich, and Tax
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CNSNews.com Headlines | October 29, 2009
By 2-to-1 Margin, American Women Prefer Private Health Insurance Over Government-Run Plan, Poll Finds
...women would rather have private health-care insurance than a government-run plan, according to a poll released Thursday by the Independent Women's Forum. The same proportion, two-thirds, also don't think Congress should rush to pass a...
In this article: Nancy Pelosi, Respondent, House of Representatives, Washington, and California
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Redstate -- Conservative News and Community | October 29, 2009
Morning Briefing for October 29, 2009
The Independent Women's Forum has conducted a poll of 800 women with a margin of error of ± 3.5%. The results are not good for the Democrats. Basically, women really don't like the public option, want it not to affect them, and they...
In this article: Florida, GOP, Charlie Crist, Marco Rubio, Republicanism, Chuck DeVore, and Lindsey Graham
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Human Events: Politics | October 29, 2009
RedState Morning Briefing
1. Women Aren't Liking The Sexiest President That Ever Was or Will Be's Health Care Plan The Independent Women's Forum has conducted a poll of 800 women with a margin of error of ± 3.5%. The results are not good for the Democrats.
In this article: Charlie Crist, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Florida, GOP, Republicanism, and Chuck DeVore
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Human Events: Politics | October 29, 2009
New Poll Says Women Don't Want to Switch on Healthcare
A new poll was released yesterday by the Independent Women's Forum (IWF) revealsing that -- 54% of women would not consider trading in their coverage for a public plan. The poll by Kellyanne Conway's WomenTrend, a division of the polling...
In this article: Human Events, Eastern Connecticut State University, Twitter, Robert Novak, and Alan Colmes
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PR Newswire: Health / Biotech | October 28, 2009
Just Released -- New Poll: Healthcare Through Women's Eyes
...Want, Think Should Be Done and at What Cost? WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new poll released Wednesday by the Independent Women's Forum shows that only 16 percent of women believe that health care should be Congress's top...
In this article: Waste, What Women Want, and Washington
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PR Newswire: Multicultural News | October 26, 2009
New Poll: American Women Offer Surprising Opinions on the Health Care Reform Debate
...real world economics, real tradeoffs and the real costs associated with our health care system." The poll was commissioned by the Independent Women's Forum. Women's assessment of how effective national leaders are on health care and if...
In this article: Washington
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The Hill Blog | October 21, 2009
The Big Question, Oct. 21: What should Congress do about Wall Street pay bonuses?
...up its own fiscal mess before they dive into issues that are none of their business. Michelle D. Bernard, president & CEO of the Independent Women's Forum, said: Congress should do absolutely nothing about pay and bonuses on Wall Street...
In this article: Wall Street, Michelle D. Bernard, Instapundit, and Glenn Reynolds
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The Independent Women's Forum (IWF) is a conservative, non-profit, non-partisan research and educational institution focused on domestic and foreign policy issues of concern to women.
The group advocates "equity feminism," a term first used by IWF National Advisory Board Chairman Christina Hoff Sommers to distinguish conservative feminism from what she refers to as "gender feminism," which she claims opposes gender roles as well as patriarchy. According to Sommers, the gender feminist view is "the prevailing ideology among contemporary feminist philosophers and leaders" and "thrives on the myth that American women are the oppressed 'second sex.'" Sommers' equity feminism has been described as anti-feminist by critics. Scholars have commented that the label "feminist" is often used cynically in this context, as a way to co-opt general feminism rather than actually be part of feminism.
As the organization's slogan—"All Issues are Women's Issues"—suggests, IWF members seek to participate in policy discussions not only about issues commonly referred to by the heading "women's rights," but also about such topics as national defense and foreign policy. According to its mission statement, IWF "builds greater respect for limited government, equality under the law, property rights, free markets, strong families, and a powerful and effective national defense and foreign policy".
IWF-affiliated commentators have appeared in print, television, and radio venues as well as conferences sponsored by the organization. The Independent Women's Forum also sponsors book projects and scholarly articles and offers awards to highlight women who make positive contributions to society.
- Name:
- Independent Women's Forum
- Type:
- 501(c)(3)
- Location:
- Washington, D.C.
- Founder:
- Rosalie Silberman, Barbara Olson, Anita Blair
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1992
- Key People:
- Michelle D. Bernard, Carrie Lukas, Heather Higgins, Christina Hoff Sommers, Lynne V. Cheney, Wendy Lee Gramm, Midge Decter, Kate O'Beirne
- Revenue:
- $1,317,157USD in 2004
- Motto:
- "All Issues are Women's Issues"
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