Name: Radical women, embracing tradition
Uploaded: 2010-04-26T09:05:00Z
Duration: 18 min 23 s
Description: 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.

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.

Kavita Ramdas: Radical women, embracing tradition

Radical women, embracing tradition

Women are redefining global futures by blurring traditional divides, from First World vs. Third World to modernity vs. tradition.

Despite paradoxes of oppression and cultural preservation, women lead in reimagining societies with resilience and innovation.

Tradition meets activism: women globally are redefining rights while preserving cultural identities, sparking transformative change.