Independent Women's Forum
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| Founded | 1992 |
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| Founder | Rosalie Silberman, Barbara Olson, Anita K. Blair |
| Type | 501(c)(3) |
| Focus | Women's rights, equity feminism, property rights, free markets, democracy, foreign policy,domestic violence, campus issues, health care, labor policy |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′06″N 77°02′34″W / 38.9018°N 77.0428°WCoordinates: 38°54′06″N 77°02′34″W / 38.9018°N 77.0428°W |
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Area served
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United States, Iraq, Afghanistan |
| Method | Educational programs, awards, grants, political commentary |
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Key people
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Sabrina Schaeffer, Carrie Lukas, Heather Higgins, Christina Hoff Sommers, Lynne V. Cheney, Wendy Lee Gramm, Midge Decter, Kate O'Beirne |
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Revenue (2013)
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$709,757 |
| Slogan | "All Issues are Women's Issues" |
| Website | www |
The Independent Women's Forum (IWF) is a politically conservative American non-profit organization focused on economic policy issues of concern to women. IWF was founded by activist Rosalie Silberman to promote a "conservative alternative to feminist tenets" following the controversial Supreme Court nomination of Clarence Thomas in 1992. IWF's sister organization is the Independent Women's Voice (IWV), a 501(c)(4) organization.
The group advocates "equity feminism," a term first used by IWF author Christina Hoff Sommers to distinguish "traditional, classically liberal, humanistic feminism" from "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.
In the 2012 U.S. presidential election, IWV ran an advertisement comparing President Obama to a dishonest boyfriend.
Founded in 1992 by Rosalie Silberman, Anita K. Blair, and Barbara Olson, the IWF grew out of the ad hoc group "Women for Judge Thomas," created to defend Clarence Thomas against allegations of sexual harassment and other improprieties. By 1996 the organization had some 700 dues-paying members who met regularly at luncheons to network and share ideas. Silberman was the IWF's first president; subsequent leaders have included Nancy Pfotenhauer and Anita Blair. The current executive director of the organization is Sabrina Schaeffer. The IWF has been described as "a virtual 'Who's Who' of Washington's Republican establishment." In 2006, the organization had 20,337 members and a budget of $1.05 million.
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