Lori Sokol, Author at Women's eNews

What American Abortion Activists Can Learn From Their Latin America Sisters

By Lori Sokol ● Commentary ● March 6, 2022

Tomorrow, on International Women’s Day (March 8th), the symbolic green handkerchief will be worn on streets of America to push back against the increasing attacks on women’s legal right to abortion, and every American’s right to privacy.

Sliding In Sideways: New York’s First Female Governor

By Lori Sokol ● Commentary ● August 22, 2021

Governorships have remained particularly elusive for females, regardless of their successful track records, regrettably for them…and for us.

Meet Honorees Kristen Browde and Julie Burton

By Lori Sokol ● 21 Leaders for the 21st Century ● April 3, 2018

Women’s eNews is looking forward to honoring these outstanding leaders at our ’21 Leaders for the 21st Century’ Awards Gala on May 7th in NYC!

Meet Honorees Cheryl Wills and Jamia Wilson

By Lori Sokol ● 21 Leaders for the 21st Century ● March 29, 2018

Celebrate these two outstanding leaders, as well as 19 others, at our ’21 Leaders for the 21st Century’ Awards Gala in the evening of May 7th in NYC!

Meet ‘Teen Voices’ Honoree: Violet Massie-Vereker

By Lori Sokol ● 21 Leaders for the 21st Century ● February 22, 2018

Violet led a school walkout, holding her self-made sign, ‘#MeNext?, to protest inaction on gun control legislation.

For Black History Month: Meet ’21 Leader for the 21st Century’ Patrisse Cullors

By Lori Sokol ● 21 Leaders for the 21st Century ● February 19, 2018

I carry the memory of living under terror…knowing that I or any member of my family could be killed with impunity, and yet I was called a terrorist.

Meet the ’21 Leaders for the 21st Century’ 2018

By Lori Sokol ● 21 Leaders for the 21st Century ● January 31, 2018

By speaking Truth to Power, these outstanding honorees represent some of today’s most fearless leaders who are committing their work, and their lives, to advancing gender equality throughout the world!

Striking Back Against Breast Cancer: One Coin at a Time

By Lori Sokol ● Uncategorized ● January 14, 2018

“At a time when our national debt is over $20 trillion, it is more and more difficult to find money for important things like cancer research,” – Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney.