Highlights From Variety and Lifetime’s ‘Power of Women: The Changemakers’ Special

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Michaela Zee editor On Thursday night, Variety’s “Power of Women: The Changemakers” Presented by Lifetime spotlighted 11 women who inspire past Power of Women honorees Halle Berry (Jenesse Center), Priyanka Chopra Jonas (UNICEF), Misty Copeland (Misty Copeland Foundation), Laverne Cox (New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project), Idina Menzel (A BroaderWay), Julianne Moore (Everytown for Gun Safety) and Katy Perry (Firework Foundation).

The changemakers featured in this year’s special include Karen Earl for Jenesse Center, Viktoriia Gnap and Yuliia Hudz for UNICEF, Bianca Johnson for the Misty Copeland Foundation, Shay Huffman for New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, Torya Beard and Ayodele Casel for A BroaderWay, Shannon Watts and Melody McFadden for Everytown for Gun Safety, and Angela Lerche and Brooklyn Molden for Firework Foundation.

In Poland, Chopra Jonas met with Unbreakable Ukraine CEO and founder Gnap and UNICEF’s Hudz, both of whom lead educational hubs for Ukrainian children — particularly Ukrainian refugees — where they can learn and interact with their peers. “Yuliia, Viktoriia, the women on the frontlines here in Poland — they are so strong, so tough.

They’ve been through emotionally, physically so much, but at the same time, they’re highly nurturing,” Chopra Jonas said. “They are loving, they are hopeful.