Earlier this year I spoke with writer Emily Brooks from Luxure Magazine. We talked about the state of women and girls in the world today and what I hope to achieve in the work that I do, advocating for women and girls.
Read MoreListening and Learning at the Acumen Global Fellows Gathering in Kenya
Any excuse to travel to Africa is a good enough one for us, so with little hesitation, my husband and I accepted the invitation to participate in the first ever Acumen Global Fellows Gathering in Navaisha, Kenya, last week.
Read MoreOn International Women's Day, Celebrating Women Working for the World
International Women’s Day celebrates the vision and passionate commitment of women and men everywhere to continuing the work towards a more equitable world.
Read MoreSundance Film Festival: Celebrating the Power of Independent Voices and Stories
This year's Sundance Film Festival was an inspiring reminder that stories, well told, are one way to effect positive change.
Read MoreMy Resolution for 2017: Building Bridges to Connect Women of All Generations
I didn't make my usual list of resolutions this year. In 2017, I intend to listen more carefully — to friends, family, colleagues and yes, those who are outside my circle of shared values.
Read MoreRemembering Gwen Ifill
It doesn’t seem fair that we have lost her at this time when her commitment to truth and to facts and to fairness is needed more than ever.
Read MoreTEDWomen Updates: Diana Nyad and EverWalk Nation
At the age of 64, Diana Nyad became the first person to make the 110-mile swim from Havana to Key West without a shark cage. Now, Diana is working on a new goal. Along with her Cuba swim expedition leader, Bonnie Stoll, Diana has founded EverWalk NATION, a bold movement to get people to pledge to walk three times a week.
Read MoreTEDWomen Update: Wellesley College Inaugurates Dr. Paula Johnson
Congratulations to TEDWomen 2013 speaker Dr. Paula Johnson who, last Friday, was sworn in as the 14th president of Wellesley College. She is the first African-American president of the institution.
Read MoreTEDWomen Update: Memory Banda and a warrior's cry against child marriage
Over the years, we’ve had so many wonderful and moving talks at the TEDWomen conference, but perhaps one of the most striking was Malawi activist Memory Banda. The amazing 18-year-old presented at last year’s event – and inspired us all with her story.
Read MoreTEDWomen 2016 Speaker Lineup announced!
Many people ask, “How do you select the speakers for TEDWomen?” The answer is not a simple one. As curator, I read everything I can find that has to do with women, our work, books, research, stories ... and I hear recommendations from fellow TEDsters and friends around the world.
Read MoreFive TEDWomen Talks for Women's Equality Day
Women's Equality Day was established in 1971 to recall the passage of the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote. In commemoration of that milestone, and the miles we still have to go, here are five TEDTalks from past TEDWomen conferences about the state of women and equality in the United States today.
Read MoreTEDWomen Update: Lourds Lane and the SuperYOU Fundation
In 2012, Lourds Lane charmed the TEDWomen audience playing her violin and sharing the story of her life from child musical prodigy to adult “superhero” self. These days, she’s focusing her boundless energy on the educational music and arts-based nonprofit she started, the SuperYou FUNdation.
Read MoreTEDWomen Update: Boyd Varty on Nelson Mandela and Tracking Your Life's Purpose
Tracking a lion through the bush in Sabi Sands might seem a long way from tracking one’s life and career, but expert ranger and wildlife tracker Boyd Varty believes that the experience can bring about profound personal transformation.
Read MoreTEDWomen Update: Writer Hanna Rosin on the 'End of Men'
When Hanna Rosin, the first speaker at the very first TEDWomen conference in 2010, delivered her talk entitled “The End of Men,” she had only just begun doing the research for what became her nationally bestselling 2012 book by the same name.
Read MoreA TEDWomen Update From African Conservation Champions and Filmmakers, Beverly and Dereck Joubert
Last week, my husband and I visited with the Jouberts in one of the safari camps they founded: Great Plains Conservation, launched only a few years ago in Botswana and Kenya.
Read MoreTEDWomen Update: Innovator Jane Chen and the power of a warm Embrace
Entrepreneur Jane Chen spoke at TEDWomen in 2013 about her dream of giving women in remote areas access to low cost, portable incubators for their premature children who needed them.
Read MoreChanging Girls' Lives -- One Life at a Time
The Girls for a Change organization is led by one of our former TEDWomen speakers, Angela Patton. She and her team change girls’ lives one at a time and make a difference every day. Please contribute whatever you can.
Read MoreLooking at Hillary's Nomination Through a Nordic Lens
Today, Iceland’s voters go to the polls to elect their first new president in 20 years. Nearly half of the candidates are women. It’s worth noting, however, that while 2016 saw a US milestone with the presumptive nomination of Hillary Clinton, in Iceland a woman on the ballot is not such a big deal.
Read MoreLessons in "Leading Through Adversity" From the Skoll World Forum
At a recent panel, four female leaders from diverse backgrounds -- government, activism, religious service and the corporate boardroom -- talked about the unique challenges women leaders face, and the ways in which they have met and overcome challenges.
Read MoreMAKERS: Telling Stories About Groundbreaking Women Around the World
Learn about MAKERS, the largest collection of women's stories in the world, and its plans for expanding internationally.
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