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Women in business: entirely unremarkable

75,696 views | Kirsten Hall • TED@State Street Boston

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.

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.

This talk was presented at a TED Institute event given in partnership with State Street.

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About the speaker

Kirsten Hall

Workplace equity advocate

Kirsten Hall is a regulatory project manager within Global Markets at State Street, responsible for driving and implementing regulatory change projects. With an interest in the exercise of both social and economic power, Hall is fascinated by the many ways in which language can shape meaning, drive action and construct identities.

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This talk was presented at a TED Institute event given in partnership with State Street.

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