 Stein is an active feminist who is on the Board of Directors for Veteran Feminists of America.Stein came to international attention when British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen fooled her into an interview with his character Borat telling her he was a journalist for Belarus Television making a documentary about the United States, which was included in his 2006 film "".In the interview, Stein responded seriously and angrily to Cohen's character's ludicrously sexist attitudes toward women.