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Dame Stephanie Shirley | TED Speaker

In 1962, Dame Stephanie "Steve" Shirley founded Freelance Programmers, a software firm with innovative work practices -- and (mainly) women employees.
Entrepreneur and philanthropist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/dame_stephanie_steve_shirley

Crystal Martin: Small ways women can support each other at work

Crystal Martin landed her first job in tech helping women learn code, but there was just one problem, no one would listen to her in meetings. "Why is it that 41% of women leave the tech field within their tenth year? In my opinion, it's because of messages like keep your head down and say nothing." In this energetic talk, Martin pushes for women...
https://www.ted.com/talks/crystal_martin_small_ways_women_can_support_each_other_at_work_jan_2017

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

Dame Stephanie Shirley: Why do ambitious women have flat heads?

Dame Stephanie Shirley is the most successful tech entrepreneur you never heard of. In the 1960s, she founded a pioneering all-woman software company in the UK, which was ultimately valued at $3 billion, making millionaires of 70 of her team members. In this frank and often hilarious talk, she explains why she went by “Steve,” how she upended th...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dame_stephanie_shirley_why_do_ambitious_women_have_flat_heads

Erica Joy Baker: How do we bridge the "anxiety gap" at work?

When was the last time you felt like an outsider? Now imagine if you felt that way every time you entered your workplace. This is what many women and people of color feel every day at work, especially in the tech industry -- they have to overcome the anxiety of being treated like an outsider before they can do the work they were actually hired t...
https://www.ted.com/talks/erica_joy_baker_how_do_we_bridge_the_anxiety_gap_at_work

Temie Giwa-Tubosun: The funding gap in start-up investing

"It is time to close the funding gap for Black female-led start-ups the world over," says entrepreneur Temie Giwa-Tubosun, whose company LifeBank delivers life-saving medical supplies to remote areas in Africa. Today, LifeBank operates successfully across the continent, but Giwa-Tubosun knows that barriers to funding prevent many other brilliant...
https://www.ted.com/talks/temie_giwa_tubosun_the_funding_gap_in_start_up_investing

Eleni Gabre-Madhin: A commodities exchange for Ethiopia

Economist Eleni Gabre-Madhin outlines her ambitious vision to found the first commodities market in Ethiopia. Her plan would create wealth, minimize risk for farmers and turn the world's largest recipient of food aid into a regional food basket.
https://www.ted.com/talks/eleni_gabre_madhin_a_commodities_exchange_for_ethiopia

Mariana Mazzucato: Government -- investor, risk-taker, innovator

Why doesn't the government just get out of the way and let the private sector -- the "real revolutionaries" -- innovate? It's rhetoric you hear everywhere, and Mariana Mazzucato wants to dispel it. In an energetic talk, she shows how the state -- which many see as a slow, hunkering behemoth -- is really one of our most exciting risk-takers and m...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mariana_mazzucato_government_investor_risk_taker_innovator

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

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

Joy Buolamwini | TED Speaker

Joy Buolamwini's research explores the intersection of social impact technology and inclusion.
Poet of code
https://www.ted.com/speakers/joy_buolamwini

Karoli Hindriks | TED Speaker

Karoli Hindriks is the CEO and founder of Jobbatical, a platform on a mission to make immigration smart.
Entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/karoli_hindriks

Aparna Hegde | TED Speaker

Aparna Hegde founded ARMMAN, an organization leveraging technology to improve the health of women and children in India.
Maternal health innovator
https://www.ted.com/speakers/aparna_hegde

Natalie Panek | TED Speaker

Natalie Panek's work is focused on the idea that accountability for our environments never goes away.
Rocket scientist, explorer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/natalie_panek

Fawn Qiu | TED Speaker

Fawn Qiu is a multi-disciplinary technologist who introduces the creative side of engineering through playful projects.
Technologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/fawn_qiu

Reshma Saujani | TED Speaker

Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code and the Marshall Plan for Moms, builds movements to fight for the economic empowerment of women and girls.
Education activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/reshma_saujani

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: 8 TED Talks selected by Shah Rukh Khan (8 talks)

Please enjoy these talks that I hope capture your heart as they did mine. If you love them, then please see and explore more with TED Talks India.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/a_playlist_from_srk_to_you

Manal al-Sharif | TED Speaker

Manal al-Sharif advocates for women’s right to drive, male guardianship annulment, and family protection in Saudi Arabia.
Women’s rights activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/manal_al_sharif

Anthony Atala | TED Speaker

Anthony Atala asks, "Can we grow organs instead of transplanting them?" His lab at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine is doing just that -- engineering over 30 tissues and whole organs.
Surgeon
https://www.ted.com/speakers/anthony_atala

Sheryl WuDunn: Our century's greatest injustice

Sheryl WuDunn's book "Half the Sky" investigates the oppression of women globally. Her stories shock. Only when women in developing countries have equal access to education and economic opportunity will we be using all our human resources.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sheryl_wudunn_our_century_s_greatest_injustice

Elizabeth Wayne | TED Speaker

TED Fellow Dr. Elizabeth Wayne is a biomedical engineer and advocate for women in higher education.
Biomedical engineer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/elizabeth_wayne

Playlist: TED deep cuts vol. 2 (13 talks)

Sometimes, things get a little buried in our archive of 2,800+ TED Talks. Check out some great ones, unearthed for your viewing pleasure.
Curated by TED · 13 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/ted_deep_cuts_vol_2

Isabel Allende: Tales of passion

Author and activist Isabel Allende discusses women, creativity, the definition of feminism -- and, of course, passion -- in this talk.
https://www.ted.com/talks/isabel_allende_tales_of_passion

Gwynne Shotwell | TED Speaker

As president and COO of SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell is responsible for day-to-day operations and for managing all customer and strategic relations.
Space leader
https://www.ted.com/speakers/gwynne_shotwell

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

Kriti Sharma | TED Speaker

Kriti Sharma creates AI technology to help address some of the toughest social challenges of our time -- from domestic violence to sexual health and inequality.
AI technologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/kriti_sharma

Playlist: Will drones save us or destroy us? (15 talks)

Depending on who you listen to, drones will either save the world -- or usher in our techno-driven doom. Here, take a look at the light and dark side of drones. See exclusive articles on the TED blog.
Curated by TED · 15 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/will_drones_save_us_or_destroy

Carla Harris | TED Speaker

At Morgan Stanley, Carla Harris is responsible for improving the access to capital for female and multicultural founders, as well as increasing client connectivity to enhance revenue generation.
Business executive, author
https://www.ted.com/speakers/carla_harris

Sara Jones | TED Speaker

Sara Jones creates global diversity and inclusion strategies to elevate inclusive work cultures.
Inclusion advocate
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sara_jones
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