Samantha Aschieris

1 week ago | iwf.org | Samantha Aschieris

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Independent Women Features (IW Features), the grassroots storytelling and original journalism arm of Independent Women, released the third feature article in its Champion Women profile series highlighting May Mailman, deputy assistant to President Donald Trump and senior policy strategist. Before returning to the White House in January, Mailman served as the director of Independent Women’s Law Center, the legal arm of Independent Women.

1 week ago | iwfeatures.com | Samantha Aschieris

“Do you want to work in the center of the universe?”That was the question May Mailman, the former director of Independent Women Law Center, was asked nearly a decade ago. Initially, Mailman, who was clerking in Denver, Colorado, at the time, wasn’t on board. “I was like, ‘No, I’d hate New York. I do not want to work in New York,” Mailman told IW Features, noting she assumed the job would take her to the Big Apple since so much of the legal profession resides there. But it wasn’t a job in New York.

1 month ago | iwf.org | Samantha Aschieris

WASHINGTON D.C. — Independent Women’s Law Center (IWLC) filed an amicus brief in Madeline Moe v. David Yost to the Supreme Court of Ohio, urging the court to accept review of the case. The 10th District Court of Appeals in Ohio held that the state’s ban on puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for minors is unconstitutional.

1 month ago | iwf.org | Samantha Aschieris

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Independent Women, a leading national women’s organization dedicated to advancing policies that enhance opportunity and well-being, celebrates the progress for America in the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term in office and the positive impact of the administration’s America-first policies. Carrie Lukas, president of Independent Women, said: “President Trump’s first 100 days have been a game changer.

1 month ago | iwf.org | Samantha Aschieris

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Independent Women Features (IW Features), the grassroots storytelling and original journalism arm ofIndependent Women, is sharing the story of Claire Abernathy, a detransitioner, and her mother, Carrie Abernathy. The mother-daughter duo shared exclusively with IW Features how they were sold the lie of so-called “gender-affirming care,” and how it permanently impacted their lives.