The war on women’s sports is over

By Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, will go down in history as a triumphant victory for women’s sports. With the signing of an executive order at the White House, surrounded by inspiring female athletes, President Trump sent a powerful message: the movement to undermine and dismantle women’s sports is over.

I had the privilege of attending this historic event, where we were joined by a host of remarkable leaders, including Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Attorney General Brenna Bird, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson and Riley Gaines. For years, we have fought to protect the rights of our daughters and sisters to have a fair and equal playing field, and this executive order is a testament to the strength and resilience of women everywhere.

Despite the resistance from the far woke left, including many Democrats in Congress and the Biden Administration, we refused to back down. We would never give up on our girls.

What’s been so disheartening in this battle is how the very same people who claim to be the champions of women’s rights — Democrats — have remained silent or even supported the erosion of those rights. How can one claim to be the party of women’s rights and simultaneously allow biological males, who possess undeniable physical advantages, to compete in female sports? This is not just a question of fairness — it’s a question of common sense.

Women and girls in this country deserve a level playing field. Boys and men have their sports and private spaces, and women and girls deserve theirs. Period. Allowing males to compete in women’s sports isn’t about inclusion; it’s about disregarding the hard-fought progress we’ve made to create fair opportunities for female athletes and eroding thousands of years of common sense biology. It’s about undermining the achievements and sacrifices of generations of women who have fought for equal recognition and opportunity.

With the signing of President Trump’s executive order, we are taking a major step back toward sanity and fairness. The order bans biological males from competing in women’s sports, and the NCAA has already announced they will comply, restoring a sense of justice to our college athletics. This is not a victory for one party or another; it’s a victory for women and girls across America who have been denied the ability to compete on equal terms and a pushback against the woke left.

With the dawn of a new day in America, we are returning to common sense right and wrong.