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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: We should all be feminists

We teach girls that they can have ambition, but not too much ... to be successful, but not too successful, or they'll threaten men, says author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. In this classic talk that started a worldwide conversation about feminism, Adichie asks that we begin to dream about and plan for a different, fairer world -- of happier men and...
https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_we_should_all_be_feminists

Beyoncé samples Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's TEDx message on surprise album

Beyoncé must love surprises. Because late last night, she unexpectedly dropped her fifth studio album, Beyoncé, on iTunes. It's what she's calling a "visual album," and it features 14 songs and 17 music videos -- including a song about her daughter, Blue Ivy, and guest appearances from husband Jay-Z, pals Justin Timberlake and Frank Ocean and...
Posted December 13, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/12/13/beyonce-samples-chimamanda-ngozi-adichies-tedx-message-on-surprise-album

What's the definition of feminism? 12 talks that explain it to you

Earlier this month, Merriam-Webster announced that 2017's word of the year is feminism. Searches for the word on the dictionary website spiked throughout the year, beginning in January around the Women's March, again after Kellyanne Conway said in an interview that she didn't consider herself a feminist, and during some of feminism's many po...
Posted December 24, 2017
https://blog.ted.com/2017/12/24/whats-the-definition-of-feminism-12-talks-that-explain-it-to-you

Jackson Katz: Violence against women -- it's a men's issue

Domestic violence and sexual abuse are often called "women's issues." But in this bold, blunt talk, Jackson Katz points out that these are intrinsically men's issues -- and shows how these violent behaviors are tied to definitions of manhood. A clarion call for us all -- women and men -- to call out unacceptable behavior and be leaders of change.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jackson_katz_violence_against_women_it_s_a_men_s_issue

The short list: 24 books, each under 200 pages, as recommended by TED speakers

Time is precious, we know. Here, compiled from past reading lists, are suggestions for two dozen short but mighty books to pick up. fiction & literature The Summer Book by Tove Jansson The quintessential celebration of summer in Scandinavia -- 22 vignettes of a girl and a grandmother on an island. Jansson is best known as the creator of M...
Posted July 3, 2019
https://ideas.ted.com/the-short-list-24-books-under-200-pages-as-recommended-by-ted-speakers

"I am a bad feminist and a good woman." Roxane Gay lights up TEDWomen 2015

“I have passionate opinions about gender equality,” says writer Roxane Gay. She takes the TEDWomen stage to tell us how she became known as a bad feminist. Turns out, it was a label she gave herself, almost as a personal joke. After all, she thought, real feminists were “angry, hairy, man-hating, sex-hating women” -- and she wasn’t one of th...
Posted May 28, 2015
https://blog.ted.com/2015/05/28/i-am-a-bad-feminist-and-a-good-woman-roxane-gay-lights-up-tedwomen-2015

Questions, ideas and debates from TED Conversations — with a map!

TED Conversations is a unique space where any member of the TED.com community can get feedback on an idea, pose an interesting question, or start a fascinating debate with fellow TEDizens from around the globe.  We've seen participants from Columbia to Palestine, Sudan to Nepal—a total of 114 countries in just the past 30 days.  See just whe...
Posted March 21, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/03/21/this-weeks-best-questions-ideas-and-debates-from-ted-conversations-with-a-map

Want to do more to fight racism? TED speakers suggest ways to educate, activate and donate

Here's a list of specific steps you can take, as recommended by members of the TED community. Educate Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's New York Times bestseller How to Be an Antiracist is one of the most important books I've ever read. (Watch Dr. Kendi speak on "how to build an antiracist world" here.) He provides an empowering lens and language to unders...
Posted June 15, 2020
https://ideas.ted.com/want-to-do-more-to-fight-racism-ted-speakers-suggest-how-you-can-educate-advocate-and-donate

Future visions: The talks of TEDGlobalNYC

The advance toward a more connected, united, compassionate world is in peril. Some voices are demanding a retreat, back to a world where insular nations battle for their own interests. But most of the big problems we face are collective in nature and global in scope. What can we do, together, about it? In a night of talks curated and host...
Posted September 21, 2017
https://blog.ted.com/2017/09/21/future-visions-the-talks-of-tedglobalnyc

Hari Nef: The aesthetics of survival

Trans actress, model and writer Hari Nef scrutinizes the concept of passing as a transgender woman and using feminization as a survival tactic. "Hair, makeup and nails keep us strong and safe; does that make us sellouts? Or survivors?" In her talk, Nef boldly investigates trans femininity, asking the question: Why are we shamed for being femme?
https://www.ted.com/talks/hari_nef_the_aesthetics_of_survival

70 books to make you feel hopeful: A special reading list

Need a dose of literary oomph and inspiration? Here's a selection of uplifting reads -- all suggested by TED speakers -- for your enjoyment. When you crave entertainment but don't want to dumb down A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman This touching novel reminds us that everyone has a story; that we should aim to understand, not to judge; and ...
Posted December 16, 2016
https://ideas.ted.com/70-books-to-make-you-feel-hopeful-an-end-of-year-reading-list

Dolores Huerta: How to overcome apathy and find your power

"Sí, se puede!" -- "Yes, we can!" It's the rallying cry Dolores Huerta came up with as a young activist in the 1970s, and she's lived by it in her tireless pursuit of civil rights ever since. With her signature wit and humor, Huerta reflects on her life's work, offering inspiration for anybody trying to overcome apathy, get involved and find the...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dolores_huerta_how_to_overcome_apathy_and_find_your_power

Showing up: Notes from Session 1 of TEDWomen 2018

Women the world over are no longer accepting the status quo. They're showing up and pushing boundaries. Whatever their focus and talent -- business, technology, art, science, politics -- pioneers and their allies are joining forces in an explosion of discovery and ingenuity to drive real, meaningful change. At TEDWomen 2018 -- three days ...
Posted November 29, 2018
https://blog.ted.com/2018/11/29/showing-up-notes-from-session-1-of-tedwomen-2018

62 great books by Black authors, recommended by TED speakers

Compiled from past TED book lists, here's a curated selection of fiction and non-fiction titles to check out now. Minority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Change by Stacey Abrams (TED talk: 3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do) I work in government affairs, and the last thing I enjoy reading for pleasure are books ...
Posted June 8, 2020
https://ideas.ted.com/62-great-books-by-black-authors-recommended-by-ted-speakers

88 books to enjoy this summer: the TED reading list

Whether your weeks ahead contain travel, vacations or just longer and lazier days than usual, our list of recommendations from TED speakers has books for all moods, activities and tastes. When you want to understand why we humans do what we do Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely (TED Talk: Our buggy...
Posted June 5, 2018
https://ideas.ted.com/88-books-to-enjoy-this-summer-the-ted-reading-list

Gloria Steinem: To future generations of women, you are the roots of change

Activist and author Gloria Steinem is an icon of the global feminist movement. She's spent her life defying stereotypes, breaking social barriers and fighting for equality. In conversation with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, Steinem reflects on the revolutionary roots of the feminist movement, the fundamental need for intersectionality to combat...
https://www.ted.com/talks/gloria_steinem_to_future_generations_of_women_you_are_the_roots_of_change

Maira Kalman: The illustrated woman

Author and illustrator Maira Kalman talks about her life and work, from her covers for The New Yorker to her books for children and grown-ups. She is as wonderful, as wise and as deliciously off-kilter in person as she is on paper.
https://www.ted.com/talks/maira_kalman_the_illustrated_woman

Ash Beckham: When to take a stand -- and when to let it go

Ash Beckham recently found herself in a situation that made her ask: who am I? She felt pulled between two roles — as an aunt and as an advocate. Each of us feels this struggle sometimes, she says -- and offers bold suggestions for how to stand up for your moral integrity when it isn't convenient.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ash_beckham_when_to_take_a_stand_and_when_to_let_it_go

Juno Mac: The laws that sex workers really want

Everyone has an opinion about how to legislate sex work (whether to legalize it, ban it or even tax it) ... but what do workers themselves think would work best? Activist Juno Mac explains four legal models that are being used around the world and shows us the model that she believes will work best to keep sex workers safe and offer greater self...
https://www.ted.com/talks/juno_mac_the_laws_that_sex_workers_really_want

Sarah Jones: One woman, five characters, and a sex lesson from the future

In this performance, Sarah Jones brings you to the front row of a classroom in the future, as a teacher plugs in different personas from the year 2016 to show their varied perspectives on sex work. As she changes props, Jones embodies an elderly homemaker, a “sex work studies” major, an escort, a nun-turned-prostitute and a guy at a strip club f...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jones_one_woman_five_characters_and_a_sex_lesson_from_the_future
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