Women In Leadership Events are fun gatherings of interesting and engaged women who are passionate about protecting and expanding the rights of women by helping pro-choice women get elected to office. WIL events are not only fun and interesting, but a great opportunity for networking with like-minded women of all ages from all around Orange County! Please check our Events page frequently to find out about upcoming events!
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 11:30 AM · $75.00 USD
WIL Luncheon with Kathy Spillar
WIL is excited to welcome Kathy Spillar, Executive Director of the Feminist Majority and Executive Editor of Ms. Magazine
Mifepristone, mail-in voting and the midterms are all on the line! Join us to find out what is at stake in the upcoming election with Kathy Spillar, a nationally recognized driving force in securing women’s rights and fighting anti-abortion terrorism.
As the Executive Director of the Feminist Majority Foundation, Kathy serves as the Executive Editor of Ms. Magazine (Gloria Steinem’s old job!). Under her oversight, Ms. has increased its investigative reporting and today is one of the largest print and online feminist news sites reaching readers from across the globe.
Shortly after Steinem’s recent passing, Kathy wrote and published this heartfelt obituary which honors the activist who inspired a generation of women and explains how the Feminist Majority became the publisher of Ms. Magazine.
Kathy is a dynamic speaker and the expert that Rachel Maddow and other TV hosts turn to for accurate information on feminist issues.
You will not want to miss this engaging and insightful conversation!
Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 11:30 AM · $75.00 USD
WIL Luncheon with Michele Goodwin
WIL is thrilled to welcome back Michele Goodwin, engaging law professor and women's rights advocate!
Michele Goodwin has been one of our most dynamic and beloved speakers over the past decade. When she left UCI Law School for Georgetown several years ago, we feared we would lose her expertise on women's reproductive rights and the constitution, as well as her brilliant and engaging personality.
She assured us that she'd come back to speak to us again. Promises made, promises kept!
The last time we heard from Michele, Roe had just been overturned. She explained how women's rights advocates were looking at the new landscape and what we could expect going forward. Sadly, her dire predictions have mostly come true.
Now Michele will offer an overview of the current state of women's rights and the war on women in America, as well as a recap of the November election results and what they might mean for our future.
Michele is an internationally recognized expert on women’s rights, reproductive health and constitutional law, including the erosion of our reproductive rights, Michele has been featured in Politico, Salon, Forbes, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Sun-Times, NPR, and Ms. Magazine among others. She is host of the On the Issues with Michele Goodwin podcast at Ms. Magazine. Click here for her biography
You will not want to miss this engaging and insightful conversation!