She Is Me

Women are entering the national and international arena more than ever today, from political campaigns to corporate boards to entrepreneurship, and their success is showing. Statistics show that when women lead countries, those countries are less apt to go to war. There is also a positive correlation between the number of women on corporate boards and greater profits. Women entrepreneurs have also been shown to generate higher revenues and create more jobs than male entrepreneurs. She Is Me, veteran journalist Lori Sokol, PhD, introduces readers to thirty-five women hailing from all walks of life who have successfully utilized qualities like compassion, empathy, introspection, and solidarity to create change and transform lives. Through interviews with women including Gloria Steinem, Billie Jean King, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Leymah Gbowee, readers will come to understand how these traits, which have long been considered soft and weak in our patriarchal culture, are actually proving more effective in transforming lives, securing our planet, and saving the world.

Lori Sokol, PhD, is a veteran journalist with over thirty years of experience. Her articles have appeared in the Huffington Post, the Baltimore Sun, and on Slate.com. She was recently interviewed on the Wall Street Journal's podcast and by Forbes.com. She currently serves as the executive director and editor-in-chief of Women's eNews, an award-winning, non-profit news organization that reports on the most crucial issues impacting women and girls around the world. Dr. Sokol has also spoken internationally at a number of women's empowerment summits and conferences in the United States and Asia. She is coauthor of The Agile Workplace and Workforce: Flex-Primer for the New Future of Work (Bonnier Corp., 2011). She lives in New York City.