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Gloria Steinem: A Lifetime of Feminism, Organizing, and Social Change

Feminist activist Gloria Steinem joined CalEndow Live on March 7 to discuss the ongoing struggle for women’s equality and her life’s work as a writer, organizer, and early advocate for inclusiveness in social justice movements. A co-founder of Ms. Magazine, Steinem has been at the leading edge of feminist action in the United States for most of her life. She helped create The Women’s Action Alliance, National Women’s Political Caucus, Women’s Media Center, Voters for Choice, and many other well-known advocacy organizations fighting for equal pay, reproductive justice, and political representation. During the event moderated by The California Endowment’s Manal Aboelata, Steinem discussed the current state of the feminist movement in the United States and shared her candid feelings about the rollback of abortion rights, the importance of civic engagement, and the wave of anti-feminist and anti-LGBTQ legislation in the United States and globally.