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In Case You Missed It: 21 Leaders for the 21st Century 2018

By Lori Sokol ● 21 Leaders for the 21st Century ● May 14, 2018

The Senselessness of Women Earning Less

By Lori Sokol ● Commentary ● April 10, 2018

Could this be the underlying reason why so many countries, including the US, will not guarantee equal pay for women and men?

On International Women's Day — The #TimeIsNow

By Lori Sokol ● 21 Leaders for the 21st Century ● March 8, 2018

Just as women and girls are uniting for collective global action, Women's eNews is collaborating today, more than ever, with other similarly-minded organizations committed to our mutual goals of female empowerment.

Rita Henley Jensen, Women's eNews Founder, Passes Away

By Lori Sokol ● Tribute ● October 18, 2017

Rita Henley Jensen launched Women's eNews 17 years ago as the only independent daily news service covering issues of particular concern to women.

Non-Voters: The Unforgiven

By Lori Sokol ● Commentary ● September 17, 2017

“I can tell you that for many Muslim women living more than 10,000 miles away, Hillary Clinton's comments were aptly fitting.

On Women's Equality Day, We Can't Take Anything For Granted

By Lori Sokol ● Equal Rights ● August 26, 2017

In Central Park, the only two statues dedicated to women (Alice in Wonderland and Mother Goose) are not even for real women.

Single or Not, U.S. Moms Have Reason to Feel Alone

By Lori Sokol ● Uncategorized ● May 24, 2013

In this society we toss the placenta, or afterbirth, despite the nutritional benefits that traditional medical practitioners have long understood. That's analogous to the way we also trash the maternal support services, or “political afterbirth,” that should sustain our mothers.

Pro-Lifers and Pro-Choicers Should Join Pro-Mommers

By Lori Sokol ● Uncategorized ● September 7, 2012

Choice is often not a choice at all when a woman lacks money and social supports. That long-term anti-natal reality-rather than the nine months of pregnancy-should be the focus of both sides of this red-hot debate.

Lesbians Must Shape the Agenda Before It Gets Away

By Lori Sokol ● Arts & Culture ● February 16, 2012

Gay rights are going strong, but Lori Sokol warns lesbians not to let male allies set the agenda at this critical time. From breast-cancer screenings to LGBT campus curricula there's a lot the male-dominated gay rights movement can overlook.

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