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Book Excerpt – She Is Me: How Women Will Save The World

By Lori Sokol, Ph.D., Executive Director, Women's eNews ● Uncategorized ● July 19, 2020

“Because Lori Sokol tells the truth about her own story — and listens with her heart — thirty diverse women have told her the truth of their lives. ‘She Is Me’ takes us from global to personal.” – Gloria Steinem

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A Gift for my Racist Father: A Biracial Nephew

By Lori Sokol, PhD, Executive Director, Women's eNews ● Commentary ● June 18, 2020

Under the heading of, Be Careful Who You Hate: It Could Be Someone You Love, I couldn’t think of a better gift to give my father, on this Father’s Day, than to introduce him to the biracial relative he never knew.

“Where Are The Men?” – Hiding in Plain Sight for 40 Years

By Rob Okun ● Commentary ● February 8, 2018

Almost entirely absent from the global conversation is an examination of the system that allowed men like Weinstein to thrive—a system that is male-dominated, male-identified, and male-centered.

What Do Patriarchy and Surveillance Have in Common? Ask Women.

By Sarah St. Vincent ● Commentary ● December 25, 2017

Evidence gathered through secret surveillance may subject people to unfair imprisonment, worsening an already inequitable criminal justice system.

The Poison of White Supremacist Masculinity

By Rob Okun ● Commentary ● August 19, 2017

While there are white women supremacists, the vast majority are white males. We ignore that fact at our peril.

Stop Knee-Jerk Blaming of Afghan Men, Culture

By Fariba Nawa ● Uncategorized ● June 3, 2013

Corrupt, tribal, medieval, misogynist. These are the refrain of reporters, media marketers and officials on Afghanistan. When reporters and officials pander to stereotypes, we lose the chance to understand what’s really going on.

Egyptian Upholds Sex-War View of Revolution

By Hajer Naili ● Politics ● May 2, 2012

After stirring an outcry for her article in Foreign Policy magazine, Egyptian-American columnist Mona Eltahawy on Tuesday night offered a vigorous defense of her views that the real Middle East revolution is yet to come, between men and women.