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I'm passionate about

discovery, gender parity, feminism, life-long learning, social media, peace (in all its forms), change, possibility, storytelling, innovation, excellence, travel, #PINK

An idea worth spreading

More TED women on more TED & TEDx stages.

During the last five years TED has become a well-recognised and highly respected global force for spreading creative, innovative, and powerful ideas. As an organisation, its intentions are clearly noble and good. It generates a constant stream of new and interesting ways to engage its rapidly growing international community in thought-provoking conversations that initiate positive change.

Through its individually licenced TEDx events, as well as other novel produts and forums, it's reaching an ever-widening global audience.

TED is perfectly placed to lead by example on a global scale on the issue of gender parity. It's ideally equipped to spark a paradigm shift, and thus to help bring greater balance to a what is clearly a gender-imbalanced world.

More: http://www.amazingwomenrock.com/myblog/invisible-women-where-is-half-the-world-s-population.html

Talk to me about

gender parity, feminism, public speaking, women's voice, personal growth & learning, social media, peace (in all its forms), becoming still, change, possibility, innovation, fun,

People don't know that I'm good at

I'm not afraid to say what I'm good at, so most people know... :)

My TED Story

Watched a TED talk. Fell in love. Became an associate. Fell more deeply in love. Attended TED Global 2010. Surrendered completely.

Comments

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• A comment on Talk: Girl Effect: The Clock is Ticking

  Mar 22 2011: Love it. Love it. Love it.
  
  The first in the series was just as good: http://www.amazingwomenrock.com/take-action/no-big-deal.-just-the-future-of-humanity-the-girl-effect.html
  
  @SheSpeaksNow

• A reply on Talk: Girl Effect: The Clock is Ticking

  Mar 22 2011: Yep :( Things need to change at the core, not just on the surface...
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  A comment on Talk: The Chase

  Mar 22 2011: Awesome.
  
  Love the fact that the action hero is a good "girl" rather than guy.
  
  @SheTalksTED

• A comment on Talk: Selinah

  Mar 22 2011: Two thumbs up. Awesome music.
  
  @AmazingWomen
  @SheSpeaksNow
  @SheTalksTED

• A comment on Talk: Dulux Walls

  Mar 22 2011: Love the concept. Love the execution. Wonder about the effect of paint production & use life cycle on the environment...?
  
  @AmazingWomen
  @SheSpeaksNow
  @SheTalksTED

• A comment on Talk: The Infinite House

  Mar 22 2011: Enjoyed it :)
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  A comment on Talk: Born of Fire

  Mar 22 2011: I like the ad. I think it's creative, visually arresting, and out-of-the-box.
  
  However, I wonder about the contradiction inherent in conferences that focus on making the world a better place by, for example, alleviating poverty, stopping environmental degradation, and empowering people through personal growth and the marketing of luxury vehicles which contribute nothing to that end - quite the opposite in fact!
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  A comment on Conversation: Has a TED Talk ever influenced you? How?

  Feb 24 2011: TED talks have an impact on me every day. And through me, both personally and on social media, hundreds of others are likewise touched.
  
  I've watched all or parts of more than 200 talks. Each one has offered something special: sparked a thought, generated an action, touched an emotion, initiated a thought process, inspired, amused, entertained, charmed, challenged... the list goes on...
  
  Some of my favourites (for a diversity of reasons) are:
  
  All of those by:
  
  Aimee Mullins
  Jacqueline Novogratz
  Eve Ensler
  Hans Rosling
  
  Plus:
  Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids
  Researcher Storyteller Brene Brown Tells Story About Connection
  Cindy Gallop: Make Love Not Porn
  Deborah Scranton On Her "War Tapes"
  Eddi Reader On "What You've Got"
  Elizabeth Gilbert On Nurturing Creativity
  Elizabeth Pisani Speaks on AIDS Research
  Helen Fisher On Love
  Isabel Allende Tells Tales of Passion In A Riveting TED Talk
  Iyeko Performs At TEDxAtlantic
  Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world
  Jessica Jackley on Poverty, Money...and Love
  Jill Sobule Sings To Al Gore
  Julia Sweeney On Letting Go Of God
  Julia Sweeney, Comic Actor, on the Facts of Life
  Karen Armstrong On The Charter of Compassion
  Jewish Author Lesley Hazelton Reads The Quran Slowly
  Liza Donnelly on How Humor Can Empower Women
  Mena Trott On Blogs
  Natalie Merchant Sings From Her New Album
  Natasha Tsakos Is WOW! In "Upwake"
  Rachel Sussman Shows Photographs Of The World's Oldest Life Forms
  Roz Savage: Why I'm rowing across the Pacific
  Sarah Jones As A One-Woman Global Village
  Sheena Matheiken on The Uniform Project
  Sheryl Sandberg on Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders
  Stacey Kramer on How Terrifying News Became a Priceless Gift
  Sue Gardner on The People's Encyclopedia
  Suheir Hammad Performs Poems of War, Peace, Women & Power
  Sunitha Krishnan’s Fight Against Sex Slavery
  Taryn Simon Photographs Secret Sites
  Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds
  Women’s Advocate Zainab Salbi Talks Women, War, and Peace
  
  :)
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  A reply on Talk: Tony Porter: A call to men

  Dec 11 2010: re: "The rights of women have drastically increased over the last decades, and I am just wondering if there exists a correlation between the promanence of women in society and mens increasing violence…."
  I believe that women are coming more and more into their own, and that will be a good thing for men, women, and children. Gender equality and parity in all aspects of life will create better relationsh­ips and a better world.
  I also believe one of the greatest challenges we face, and will continue to face as women step more into their own power, and into positions of power across the board, is that many men will feel increasing­ly threatened by the changing role of women in society.
  As a tragic consequenc­e, I expect levels of violence against women ( e.g.: traffickin­g for the purposes of prostituti­on and sexual slavery, abuse, rape, incest, murder, etc.), will also rise.
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  A reply on Talk: Tony Porter: A call to men

  Dec 11 2010: What do you mean by "defending their honour?"