On Tuesday, November 14, 2023, Women’s eNews will honor ’21 Leaders for the 21st Century’ at its 23rd Annual conference in New York City. The 2023 honorees were selected due to their unbridled Courage by standing up to long-standing patriarchal barriers to securing equal rights.
“Women’s eNews is honored to salute these courageous individuals and organizations that have shown true courage during these very challenging times,” says Lori Sokol, PhD, Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief of Women’s eNews. “As we prepare to go to the voting booths next year at this time, it is important to bring these crucial issues to light in order to elect candidates who support the marginalized, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race or disabilities.”
The 2023 Honorees Include*:
Rebecca Cokley*, US Disability Rights Program Officer at the Ford Foundation *The Loreen Arbus Champion for Disabilities Honoree.
Andrea Constand, Winning plaintiff in the case against Bill Cosby
Eleni Delimpaltadaki Janis, CEO/Chief Investment Officer, Equivico by NCRC
Maeve DuValley, Author: Coming Out Trans in Corporate America
Anna Fishbeyn, Award-winning filmmaker and President of XOFeminist Productions
Ellen Galinsky, President of the Families and Work Institute
Claudia L. Gordon, Senior Accessibility Strategist, T-Mobile
Ruchira Gupta, Emmy winning journalist and founder of the anti sex trafficking NGO Apne Aap
Anita Hill, Lawyer, author and Professor Social Policy, law and Women’s Studies at Brandeis University
LIFT, non-profit organization whose mission is to break the cycle of poverty by investing in parents
Carolyn Maloney*, Former Congressperson and current Chair of the ERA Coalition. *The Edie Windsor Champion for LGBTQIA Rights Honoree
Ms. Magazine, Pioneering feminist magazine celebrating its 50th Anniversary
Diane Masciale, VP & GM, WLIW21/WLIW-FM and Co-Executive in Charge, ALL ARTS, The WNET Group
Susan Mazrui, Director, Global Public Policy, AT&T Services, Inc.
Peer Defense Project, Provides free legal education so that youth who face injustice can transform the law
Tiara Parker, Anti-gun violence activist and survivor of the Pulse nightclub massacre
Jean Shafiroff, Advocate for marginalized communities, Author of: Successful Philanthropy’
Shattering Glass, National organization woking to create a world where gender equality is the norm
Natalie Trevonne, CEO & Lead Designer, Not Your Inspiration
ZAN Times , Global news organization reporting on the status of women and girls in Afghanistan.
The Disappearance of Shere Hite: Breakthrough Film of the Year
Loreen Arbus, President of the Loreen Arbus Foundation and Loreen Arbus Productions and activist for people with disabilities, will serve as Honorary Gala Chair for the eighth consecutive year. Deborah Santana, peace and social justice activist for women and all people of color, will serve as Honorary Gala Co-Chair for the fourth consecutive year. Previous honorees have included White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullours, former President of Ireland Mary Robinson, and many other women of distinction.
The Gala Dinner will take place at Club 101’s luxurious ballroom (@ 101 Park Avenue), beginning at 6pm.
