NeW Announces Winner of 2021 Essay Contest: Sarah Montalbano
NeW is excited to announce the winner of the College Category of the 2021 NeW Essay Contest is Sarah Montalbano, a student at Montana State University. Congratulations, Sarah! Read her winning piece in the Washington Examiner here. How did you hear about the 2021 NeW Essay Contest and why did you choose to participate in […]
Women’s Organization Announces Conservative Woman of the Month
CONTACT: Kathryn Alford, Communications Manager Andie Gage, Marketing Associate media@enlightenedwomen.org (571) 249-5448 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2021 WOMEN’S ORGANIZATION ANNOUNCES CONSERVATIVE WOMAN OF THE MONTH WASHINGTON, DC — The Network of enlightened Women, known as NeW, is proud to announce the May Conservative Woman of the Month is Katie Pavlich, Fox News Contributor and editor for […]
“Virtual learning negatively impacts kids” by Julia Canzano
This piece originally appeared in the Herald-Tribune on April 5, 2021. My mother is a kindergarten teacher who – like many educators across the country – was anxious to welcome her students and get back to teaching this school year. Her school in Florida has a student body of 300, and it has been open for in-person teaching […]
2021 NeW Essay Contest Now Open
Would you like a shot at earning a $500 scholarship and the chance to get your work published? NeW is excited to announce that the annual NeW Essay Contest is NOW OPEN and accepting applications from female high school seniors and college undergraduates. This year’s scholarship contest celebrates the historic accomplishments of women last year, […]
Network of enlightened Women and the Washington Examiner Partner to Empower Young Female Writers
CONTACT: Kathryn Alford, Communications Manager Andie Gage, Marketing Associate media@enlightenedwomen.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2021 NETWORK OF ENLIGHTENED WOMEN AND THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER PARTNER TO EMPOWER YOUNG FEMALE WRITERS WASHINGTON, DC — Last year marked several historic moments for women, including a record number of women elected to Congress, the election of our first female Vice […]
“Resist the equal pay day narrative” by Karin Lips
This piece originally appeared in the Washington Examiner on March 24, 2021. Wednesday is Equal Pay Day — or the day that supposedly marks how far into this year women must work in order to earn as much as men did the previous year. The annual “holiday” is part of a larger narrative that women […]
Women’s Organization Questions Equal Pay Day Narrative
CONTACT: Kathryn Alford, Communications Manager Kathryn@enlightenedwomen.org 571-310-5388 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 24, 2021 WOMEN’S ORGANIZATION QUESTIONS EQUAL PAY DAY NARRATIVE WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is holding a hearing in the Committee on Oversight and Reform titled, “Honoring ‘Equal Pay Day’: Examining the Long-Term Economic Impacts of Gender Inequality.” In the hearing description, the […]
My CPAC Experience by Talia Girvin
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was my first political conference that I’ve attended. Before I dive in, I want to say how grateful I am to the Network of enlightened Women for sponsoring us to go because it was truly so inspiring and influential. My main goal for going was not necessarily to network, […]
“Can we just cancel the ‘cancel culture’?” by Ophelie Jacobson
This piece was originally published in the Herald-Tribune on March 7, 2021. Florida State University removed a statue of Francis Eppes VII, the former mayor of Tallahassee and grandson of Thomas Jefferson. Protesters in Chicago tried to tear down a statue of Christopher Columbus. A statue of President George Washington was vandalized and knocked down […]
CPAC Reflections by Peyton Froehlich
The American Conservative Union’s Annual Conservative Political Action Conference was held in Orlando, Florida from Thursday February 25 through Sunday February 28, 2021. There were an endless number of speakers to inspire conservatives from all over the United States. Conservatives gathered to hear from a variety of speakers, including President Donald J. Trump, Governor Kristi […]
