Senti Sojwal (she/her) is an India-born, NYC-bred writer, digital strategist, and reproductive justice advocate based in Brooklyn. She is Communications Director at Planned Parenthood of Greater New York. She has been named one of “15 AAPI Feminists Everyone Should Know” and a notable sex-positive sex educator by Buzzfeed News.
Previously, Senti has served as Media Relations Director at The Center for Popular Democracy, the nation’s largest multiracial organizing network, Creative Director at women’s health startup Tia, and has led brand, digital strategy, and communications throughout her career. For three years, Senti ran the award winning Feministing Five column at Feministing, where she interviewed the likes of Mitski, Lizzo, Aparna Nancherla, and Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors. She is a co-founder of the Asian American Feminist Collective, which has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, Teen Vogue, Vice, Bust, and Ladygunn, among others. Shonda Rhimes is a fan!
Senti is committed to intersectional gender justice advocacy and movement building. Her writing on reproductive health and feminist issues has been featured in The Huffington Post, Rewire, Mic, and more. She currently serves as co-editor of the Black / Asian Feminist Solidarities project at The Asian American Writers’ Workshop. Senti is an experienced public speaker and facilitator and has spoken and led workshops at Harvard, Emory, Brown, The New Museum, The Brooklyn Museum, Ethel’s Club, The Wing, and more. She holds a BA from Hampshire College in Gender Studies & Politics and a Masters in Public Health from New York University.