Name: It's time for women to run for office
Uploaded: 2016-11-04T15:49:23Z
Duration: 19 min 9 s
Description: With warmth and wit, Halla Tómasdóttir shares how she overcame media bias, changed the tone of the political debate and surprised her entire nation when she ran for president of Iceland -- inspiring the next generation of leaders along the way. "What we see, we can be," she says. "It matters that women run."

With warmth and wit, Halla Tómasdóttir shares how she overcame media bias, changed the tone of the political debate and surprised her entire nation when she ran for president of Iceland -- inspiring the next generation of leaders along the way. "What we see, we can be," she says. "It matters that women run."

Halla Tómasdóttir: It's time for women to run for office

It's time for women to run for office

Iceland's 1975 women's strike, halting national operations, underscores the pivotal role women play in societal functioning.

Halla Tómasdóttir's presidential bid in Iceland, despite media bias and a crowded field, epitomizes the power of authentic leadership.

The closing of Iceland's gender pay gap initiative in 2016, propelling Tómasdóttir to nearly 30% of the vote, shows change is possible.