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Playlist: How fearless women lead (6 talks)

What happens when purpose and passion overshadow fear? Follow in the steps of these outstanding women who let their ferocity, fortitude and wisdom guide them in living -- and speaking -- their truth.
Curated by TED · 6 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/how_fearless_women_lead

Playlist: Revolutionary women! (11 talks)

These women fighting for justice and equality deserve center stage.
Curated by TED · 11 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/revolutionary_women

Playlist: TED Talks by women leaders (16 talks)

Who should run more of the world? Women. Until then, enjoy these talks by awesome women who lead fiercely and fearlessly.
Curated by TED · 16 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/ted_talks_by_strong_women_lead

Playlist: Powerful poetry by fierce women (7 talks)

Masterful, riveting performances of lyric, rhythm and rhyme.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/powerful_poetry_by_fierce_women

Joan As Police Woman: "Your Song" / "Real Life"

Joan As Police Woman performs a gorgeous, tender version of "Your Song" and "Real Life."
https://www.ted.com/talks/joan_as_police_woman_your_song_real_life

Megan Kamerick: Women should represent women in media

How do you tell women’s stories? Ask women to tell them. At TEDxABQ, Megan Kamerick shows how the news media underrepresents women as reporters and news sources, and because of that tells an incomplete story.
https://www.ted.com/talks/megan_kamerick_women_should_represent_women_in_media

Playlist: How to nurture brilliant women in STEM (11 talks)

Inspiring talks from women who have pushed the boundaries in their field and are paving the way for the next generation of girls to earn their place in traditionally male-dominated professions.
Curated by TED · 11 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/how_to_nurture_brilliant_women_in_stem

Sunni Patterson: "Wild Women"

With lightning on her tongue, Sunni Patterson performs her powerful poem, "Wild Women," accompanied by the entrancing moves of dancer Chanice Holmes.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sunni_patterson_wild_women

Playlist: 10 talks by women that everyone should watch (10 talks)

Color bravery. A headset for brainwaves. His/hers healthcare. 10 big, bold talks from female speakers.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/10_talks_by_women_that_everyon

Morley: "Women of Hope"

Inspired by Aung San Suu Kyi's call to action, "If you're feeling helpless, help someone," Morley composed this song. She sings it at TEDxWomen in her gorgeous, warm voice.
https://www.ted.com/talks/morley_women_of_hope

Pat Mitchell | TED Speaker

Pat Mitchell is a lifelong advocate for women and girls.
TEDWomen Editorial Director
https://www.ted.com/speakers/pat_mitchell

Kavita Ramdas: Radical women, embracing tradition

Investing in women can unlock infinite potential around the globe. But how can women walk the line between Western-style empowerment and traditional culture? Kavita Ramdas of the Global Fund for Women talks about three encounters with powerful women who fight to make the world better -- while preserving the traditions that sustain them.
https://www.ted.com/talks/kavita_ramdas_radical_women_embracing_tradition

Jennifer Murphy | TED Speaker

Jennifer Murphy is an award-winning writer, performer and private investigator who spends her time solving crimes -- some real, some imagined.
Writer, performer, private investigator
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jennifer_murphy

Playlist: Talks by brilliant women in STEM (11 talks)

These women are trailblazers inspiring a new generation of girls to follow their lead and change the ratio in STEM (science, math, engineering and tech).
Curated by TED · 11 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/11_ted_talks_by_brilliant_wome

Linda Cliatt-Wayman: How to fix a broken school? Lead fearlessly, love hard

On Linda Cliatt-Wayman's first day as principal at a failing high school in North Philadelphia, she was determined to lay down the law. But she soon realized the job was more complex than she thought. With palpable passion, she shares the three principles that helped her turn around three schools labeled "low-performing and persistently dangerou...
https://www.ted.com/talks/linda_cliatt_wayman_how_to_fix_a_broken_school_lead_fearlessly_love_hard

Adrienne Mayor: Did the Amazons really exist?

It was long assumed that Amazons, the fierce and fearsome women warriors of Greece, were imaginary. But curiously enough, stories from ancient Egypt, Persia, the Middle East, Central Asia, India and China also featured Amazon-like warrior women. And Amazons were described in ancient historical accounts, not just myths. Who were the real women wa...
https://www.ted.com/talks/adrienne_mayor_did_the_amazons_really_exist

Kirsten Hall: Women in business: entirely unremarkable

Kirsten Hall has a provocative question: is it time to stop celebrating women in business, just for being women in business? Maybe, she suggests, we can wind down the idea of corporate women's groups - and position women in business as the new normal.
https://www.ted.com/talks/kirsten_hall_women_in_business_entirely_unremarkable

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: Women entrepreneurs, example not exception

Women aren't micro--so why do they only get micro-loans? Reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon argues that women running all types of firms-- from home businesses to major factories-- are the overlooked key to economic development.
https://www.ted.com/talks/gayle_tzemach_lemmon_women_entrepreneurs_example_not_exception

Brian A. Pavlac: Ugly History: Witch Hunts

In the German town of Nördlingen in 1593, innkeeper Maria Höll found herself accused of witchcraft. She was arrested for questioning, and denied the charges. She insisted she wasn't a witch through 62 rounds of torture before her accusers finally released her. Other accused witches weren't so "lucky." Why did these witch hunts occur? Brian A. Pa...
https://www.ted.com/talks/brian_a_pavlac_ugly_history_witch_hunts

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: Meet the women fighting on the front lines of an American war

In 2011, the US Armed Forces still had a ban on women in combat -- but in that year, a Special Operations team of women was sent to Afghanistan to serve on the front lines, to build rapport with locals and try to help bring an end to the war. Reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon tells the story of this "band of sisters," an extraordinary group of women...
https://www.ted.com/talks/gayle_tzemach_lemmon_meet_the_women_fighting_on_the_front_lines_of_an_american_war

Robin Hauser: The likability dilemma for women leaders

When women lead, bias often follows. Documentarian Robin Hauser dives into the dilemma between competence and likability faced by women in leadership roles, detangling the unconscious beliefs and gendered thinking that distort what it means to be a good leader.
https://www.ted.com/talks/robin_hauser_the_likability_dilemma_for_women_leaders_may_2022

Robyn Stein DeLuca | TED Speaker

Robyn Stein DeLuca asks, What do we really know about PMS?
Psychologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/robyn_stein_deluca

Playlist: Barbra Streisand: 8 must-see talks for women (8 talks)

An advocate for women's health, Barbra Streisand founded the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center -- whose director is TEDxWomen star Dr. C. Noel Bairey Merz. Together they pick some great talks for women and, really, anyone.
Curated by Barbra Streisand · 8 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/barbra_streisand_8_must_see_t

TED-Ed: Why do women have periods?

A handful of species on Earth share a seemingly mysterious trait: a menstrual cycle. We're one of the select few mammals on Earth that menstruate, and we also do it more than any other animal, even though it's a waste of nutrients, and can be a physical inconvenience. So where's the sense in this uncommon biological process? TED-Ed describes the...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ted_ed_why_do_women_have_periods

Zineb Sqalli: Climate action's hidden opportunities for women

Climate action has historically had a gender-neutral lens, but this lack of intentionality allows underlying biases to sneak in and negatively impact women, says gender and climate researcher Zineb Sqalli. Using Vienna, Austria's gender-equal urban planning program as a model for how women can be included in every step of building a green econom...
https://www.ted.com/talks/zineb_sqalli_climate_action_s_hidden_opportunities_for_women

Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions -- and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sheryl_sandberg_why_we_have_too_few_women_leaders

Agnes Binagwaho: How women are revolutionizing Rwanda

In 1996, Agnes Binagwaho returned home to Rwanda in the aftermath of its genocide. She considered leaving amid the overwhelming devastation, but women in her community motivated her to stay and help rebuild -- and she's glad she did. In an inspiring talk, Binagwaho reflects on her work as Rwanda's former Minister of Health and discusses her new ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/agnes_binagwaho_how_women_are_revolutionizing_rwanda

Susan Colantuono | TED Speaker

Susan Colantuono is the CEO and founder of Leading Women.
Leadership expert
https://www.ted.com/speakers/susan_colantuono

Sofia Jawed-Wessel: The lies we tell pregnant women

"When we tell women that sex isn't worth the risk during pregnancy, what we're telling her is that her sexual pleasure doesn't matter ... that she in fact doesn't matter," says sex researcher Sofia Jawed-Wessel. In this eye-opening talk, Jawed-Wessel mines our views about pregnancy and pleasure to lay bare the relationship between women, sex and...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sofia_jawed_wessel_the_lies_we_tell_pregnant_women

Peggy Orenstein | TED Speaker

In her groundbreaking book Girls & Sex, Peggy Orenstein explores the changing landscape of modern sexual expectations and its troubling impact on adolescents and young women.
Journalist, author
https://www.ted.com/speakers/peggy_orenstein
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