What a year! 2019 was an incredible year — declaring myself a dangerous woman, publishing a memoir and traveling coast to coast inspiring others to become more dangerous too, to meet the challenges of dangerous times, as well as many convenings, including the Connected Women Leaders Initiative, TEDWomen and Fire Drill Fridays.
Read MoreTEDWomen 2019: Bold + Brilliant
I am so excited to share with you the lineup of speakers who will be joining us this year in Palm Springs from December 4th - 6th, 2019. And I'm pleased (and a little apprehensive!) to add that for the first time, I will be speaking from the TEDWomen stage as a speaker myself.
Read MoreWOW - Women of the World Festival in London Celebrates Global Sisterhood
WOW has recently been recognized as the largest women’s festival in the world, and it’s certainly among the best. Find out why this year's gathering strengthened my faith in the global women’s community to move more strategically towards greater solidarity.
Read MoreWomen Working for the World: Catalina Escobar and the Ripple Effect of One Woman's Commitment to Change
Catalina Escobar, founder and leader of the Juanfe Foundation, is doing pioneering work to change the pattern of teen pregnancy in Colombia — work that’s having a ripple effect throughout Latin America and beyond. As women who are committed to using our power to help make the world a better place, I believe it’s essential that we gain awareness beyond the causes we work on each and every day, and learn how others are creating positive change...
Read MorePlanning for TEDWomen 2016 Kicks Off at TED
TEDWomen 2016 will return to San Francisco October 26-28. Discover how the idea for the first TEDWomen was born at TED back in 2009, and get information on this year's TEDWomen theme. (Photo of Ruth Ann Harnisch at TED 2016 courtesy of TED )
Read MoreThe Power of Convening Women
I’ve come to believe that if you want to understand a country’s challenges, as well its unique assets — to evaluate its priorities, and even to envision its future — women’s conferences offer a lens that few other experiences can provide.
Read MoreExploring the Global Gender Gap in Media in India
On the day of my panel on the global gender gap in media at the International Conference on Gender Equality (ICGE) in Kerala, India, local news reported another gang rape in Kerala.
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