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Peyton Smith
Peyton is The Network of enlightened Women's Digital Communications Associate.
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July 2026
June 2026
April 2026
Yuval LevinJanuary 2025
This week on The Conservative Woman’s Guide, Karin Lips is joined by Melinda Oakes, author of The Cheerleader's Guide to the Workplace: How an awesome attitude and a peppy perspective will help you go, fight and win at work!, for an episode on developing a positive workplace mindset. Melinda shares advice on how to excel in any workplace, balance a career and motherhood, and give charitably to make the most impact. Follow us on Instagram at @enlightenedwomen to join the conversation—and make sure you never miss an update! Email us at media@enlightenedwomen.org if you have feedback or ideas for us.
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Network of Enlightened Women
May 2024
This week, on The Conservative Woman’s Guide, Karin Lips is joined by Emily Jashinsky, culture editor at The Federalist and host of Federalist Radio Hour, for an episode on The Conservative Woman’s Guide to the 2024 Election. They dive into the best ways to discuss the 2024 election with peers on campus, how to change someone’s mind, and what to do if someone personally attacks you. Follow us on Instagram at @enlightenedwomen to join the conversation—and make sure you never miss an update! Email us at media@enlightenedwomen.org if you have feedback or ideas for us.
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April 2024
This week, on The Conservative Woman’s Guide, Peyton Smith is joined by Kimberly Hermann, Executive Director for Southeastern Legal Foundation, for an episode on The Conservative Woman’s Guide to Title IX. They dive into the changes the Biden Administration wants to make to Title IX and what those will mean for the future of female-only spaces. Follow us on Instagram at @enlightenedwomen to join the conversation—and make sure you never miss an update! Email us at media@enlightenedwomen.org if you have feedback or ideas for us.
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This week, on The Conservative Woman’s Guide, Peyton Smith is joined by Paula Scanlan, ambassador at Independent Women’s Forum and Independent Women’s Voice and former collegiate swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania, for an episode on The Conservative Woman’s Guide to Protecting Women’s Sports. They discuss Paula’s experience as a teammate of Lia Thomas and the efforts of her college’s administration and student body to silence her and suppress her right to free speech. Follow us on Instagram at @enlightenedwomen to join the conversation—and make sure you never miss an update! Email us at media@enlightenedwomen.org if you have feedback or ideas for us.
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This week on The Conservative Woman’s Guide, Peyton Smith is joined by Olivia Krolczyk, student at The University of Cincinatti. They dive into Olivia’s experience as a conservative woman on campus as well as her advice for how to deal with censorship from professors and peers. Follow us on Instagram at @enlightenedwomen to join the conversation—and make sure you never miss an update! Email us at media@enlightenedwomen.org if you have feedback or ideas for us.
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This week on The Conservative Woman’s Guide, Peyton Smith is joined by Delaney Ermshar, a student at Pepperdine University, for an episode on how to overcome obstacles on campus. They discuss the challenges Delaney faced while establishing a NeW chapter on her campus. Delaney also shares some of her best advice for other conservative students on campus. Follow us on Instagram at @enlightenedwomen to join the conversation—and make sure you never miss an update! Email us at media@enlightenedwomen.org if you have feedback or ideas for us.
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March 2024
Welcome back to The Conservative Woman’s Guide! In this week’s episode, Peyton Smith is joined by Brittany Bertsche, Associate Director of Leadership Development at Passages Israel. They discuss how to combat antisemitism on campus. Follow us on Instagram at @enlightenedwomen to join the conversation—and make sure you never miss an update! Email us at media@enlightenedwomen.org if you have feedback or ideas for us.
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This week, on The Conservative Woman’s Guide, Karin Lips is joined by Emily Sturge, Campus Reform Correspondent and student at the University of Florida. They dive into Emily’s experience as a conservative woman on campus as well as her take on the discussion around student loan forgiveness. Follow us on Instagram at @enlightenedwomen to join the conversation—and make sure you never miss an update! Email us at media@enlightenedwomen.org if you have feedback or ideas for us.
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Welcome back to The Conservative Woman’s Guide! In this week’s episode, Karin Lips is joined by Patrice Onwuka, the Director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at the Independent Women’s Forum. With Equal Pay Day on March 12, Karin and Patrice break down what's behind it. They discuss the relevant U.S. Census Bureau data, factors that contribute to pay differences, and policies that limit opportunities for women in the workplace. Follow us on Instagram at @enlightenedwomen to join the conversation—and make sure you never miss an update! Email us at media@enlightenedwomen.org if you have feedback or ideas for us.
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February 2024
Welcome back to The Conservative Woman’s Guide! In this week’s episode, Peyton Smith is joined by Lyndsey Fifield, a visiting fellow at Independent Women’s Forum and homemaker. They discuss how to find the middle ground between girlbosses and tradwives along with what to do in your 20s to prepare yourself for work-life balance in your 30s. Follow us on Instagram at @enlightenedwomen to join the conversation—and make sure you never miss an update! Email us at media@enlightenedwomen.org if you have feedback or ideas for us.
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Welcome back to The Conservative Woman’s Guide! In this week’s episode, Karin Lips is joined by Cherise Trump, the Executive Director at Speech First. They dive into the negative impact DEI programming is having on college campuses as well as the importance of free speech. Follow us on Instagram at @enlightenedwomen to join the conversation—and make sure you never miss an update! Email us at media@enlightenedwomen.org if you have feedback or ideas for us.
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December 2023
November 2023
In this week’s episode, Peyton Smith is joined by Tadie Self, a member of NeW at Texas Tech University, who shares her experience of being a conservative woman on her school's student government as well as being a member of a sorority. They discuss the importance of getting involved on campus and how that involvement helped her transition to her internship on Capitol Hill. Follow us on Instagram at @enlightenedwomen to join the conversation after each episode! Email us at media@enlightenedwomen.org if you have feedback or ideas for us.
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In this week’s episode of The Conservative Woman’s Guide, Peyton Smith is joined by Jessica Costescu, a NeW alumna from Georgetown University, who shares her experience of being a conservative woman on campus. They discuss her personal story of her family fleeing a communist country and how that impacted her campus activism. Follow us on Instagram at @enlightenedwomen to join the conversation after each episode! Email us at media@enlightenedwomen.org if you have feedback or ideas for us.
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In this week’s episode of The Conservative Woman’s Guide, Peyton is joined by Abby Daniels, a NeW alumna from American University, who shares her experience of being a conservative woman on campus. She describes how she thinks you should lead with your personality not your politics. They discuss the concept of social points, how a conservative woman’s social life on campus differs from a liberal woman’s, and the importance of finding conservative community on campus. Follow us on Instagram at @enlightenedwomen to join the conversation after each episode! Email us at media@enlightenedwomen.org if you have feedback or ideas for us.
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This week, Karin is joined by Emma Foley, a NeW alumna who shares her experience of being a conservative woman on campus. They discuss how to navigate finding conservative community on campus and some tips to help you get started in the media. Follow us on Instagram at @enlightenedwomen to join the conversation after each episode! Email us at media@enlightenedwomen.org if you have feedback or ideas for us.
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This week, Karin is joined by Jordyn Ney, a NeW alumna who shares her experience of being a conservative woman on campus. They discuss reaching across the political aisle on campus and the social struggles conservatives face on campus. Follow us on Instagram at @enlightenedwomen to join the conversation after each episode! Email us at media@enlightenedwomen.org if you have feedback or ideas for us.
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October 2023
This week, Karin and Peyton are back together discussing a special project. They share some of the backstory of this project, their favorite parts of it, and more advice for college women. Don't miss this insider's episode. Follow us on Instagram at @enlightenedwomen to join the conversation after each episode! Email us at media@enlightenedwomen.org if you have feedback or ideas for us.
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