Last month, I spoke with two activists, India’s ElsaMarie D’Silva and Agnes Igoye from Uganda, about the work that is being done to make women safer around the world. In this year of unprecedented attention to women, we are increasingly aware of their vulnerability to sexual violation, trafficking and other forms of abuse. Will we make those commitments?
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The Tale stars Laura Dern and Isabelle Nelisse and is available on HBO now.
True Impact Filmmaking: Emmy-Nominated Jennifer Fox's 'The Tale'
This week I want to offer space on my blog to a woman I admire very much. Jennifer Fox is a very talented independent filmmaker. For her most recent film, The Tale, which has two Emmy nominations, Jennifer took enormous risks and they are paying off with impact that is changing people’s lives.
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Actress Michelle Yeoh in a scene from "Crazy Rich Asians." (Photo by Sanja Bucko) © 2017 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and SK Global Entertainment
Getting to 50/50 Onscreen: 'We All Lose Without Diversity'
This week heralds the release of “Crazy Rich Asians,” a new Hollywood film that is an adaptation of the best-selling book by Kevin Kwan, which has already sold millions of copies. Will “Crazy Rich Asians” be another Halley’s Comet or a new constellation that lights up Hollywood?
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(l-r) Linda Villarosa, Dr. Deborah Rhodes, Dr. Paula Johnson and Pat Mitchell.
Racism and Research: Barriers to Better Health Outcomes for Women
Once again this summer, I had the privilege of moderating sessions during the Spotlight Health Aspen Institute Ideas Festival. I want to share some surprising and important information that surfaced in one of our sessions.
Read MoreDemocracy in Color: She the People. Women of Color Lead.
Women are rising in America, and in many places, being led by women of color, proving by their votes, their voices and their leadership that they are a force for change.
'Women of Impact Project' Launches Next Month!
Paksy Plackis-Cheng and her impactmania project recognizes and celebrates women whose work and stories deserve greater acknowledgement: women with impact, whose legacies should be held as models for future generations.
Read More13 Books From Favorite TEDWomen Speakers, For Your Summer Reading List
If you're looking for some inspiring, instructive and provocative books to add to your summer reading list, these recent books from from TEDWomen speakers are worthy additions.
Read MoreHow the Supreme Court's Decision on Arbitration Is a Blow to the #MeToo Movement
This week the Supreme Court effectively endorsed the silencing of women in a 5-4 ruling about forced arbitration clauses. In a biting dissent, justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg called it “egregiously wrong.”
Read MoreThis Summer: Go See Women-Centric Films!
Last week, leaders of the Cannes Film Festival signed a pledge to improve gender parity at film festivals. Progress? Yes. But there’s something you can do to help.
Read MorePlaylist: 10 TEDWomen talks for Earth Day
For Earth Day, I collected a playlist of 10 TEDWomen talks that highlight innovative ideas, cutting-edge science, and the power that each of us has to safeguard our planet and make our world better for everyone.
Read MoreThere Is Power in Proximity - Reflections on the Skoll World Forum
There were exhilarating, inspiring, and important connections made throughout the week — part of the magic off putting good people in the same place, ready to share ideas and partner for greater impact.
Read MoreCelebrating Women's History left out of the history books
Several new projects focused on presenting and preserving women's stories previously underrepresented in history books, media and museums are worth seeing during Women's History Month.
Read MoreThis is V-Day20: 20 Years Since I Met Eve
I first met Eve Ensler in a bombed-out theater in Sarajevo in 1998. She was already known by many as the playwright of the groundbreaking play "The Vagina Monologues," which she had performed off-Broadway as a one-woman show. Today, 20 years later, I reflect on Eve's work with V-Day and the incredible movement she started.
Read MoreFrom #MeToo to 'Time’s Up!' — What's Next?
At Sundance Film Festival's annual Women's Leadership Brunch this year, I had the privilege and responsibility of moderating a panel intended to highlight some of the activism and initiatives that have emerged from the #MeToo movement. I wanted to share a lightly edited version of my remarks introducing the panel and some highlights from our discussion.
Read MoreWhat’s the definition of feminism? 12 TEDWomen talks that explain it to you
Looking ahead to 2018, I hope these talks can inform how we channel the new awareness and activism of 2017 into strategic decisions for women’s rights. Could we eliminate economic, racial, cultural and gender inequities? Imagine these as goals for a newly energized and focused global feminist community.
Read MoreTEDWomen 2017: Building Bridges to a Better Future
This year's TEDWomen in New Orleans was a truly special conference, at a vital moment, and I'm sure the ripples from our meeting will be felt for a long time to come. Take a look at some highlights and videos of TED Talks already available online.
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Billie Jean King: “Bobby Riggs — he was the former number one player, he wasn’t just some hacker. He was one of my heroes and I admired him. And that’s the reason I beat him, actually, because I respected him.” She spoke with Pat Mitchell at TEDWomen2015. Photo: Marla Aufmuth/TED
How the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ influenced a generation of men: Billie Jean King’s TEDWomen update
Forty-three years ago this week, the number one tennis star in the world, 29-year-old Billie Jean King, agreed to take on 55-year-old Bobby Riggs, in a match dubbed the “Battle of the Sexes.”
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Mary Robinson speaks at TEDWomen2015 in Monterey, California, USA. Photo: Marla Aufmuth/TED
TEDWomen Updates: Mary Robinson on Hurricanes, Monsoons and the Human Rights of Climate Change
In 2015, former president of Ireland and climate justice activist Mary Robinson explained how she came to view fighting climate change as a human rights issue. In the wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and now Maria, and extreme monsoons in South Asia, I reached out to Mary to get an update on her work.
Read MoreTEDWomen Update: An Extraordinary Story of Understanding and Forgiveness
There is no question that the Duets sessions are often among the most popular and provocative. One such talk, given last year in San Francisco, was one that we knew was going to be controversial from the outset because it was going to take us into entirely new territory…
Read MoreTEDWomen Update: Exploring the Complex Challenges of Life-Work Partnerships
When we started TEDWomen in 2010, we felt strongly that we wanted to include a series of talks we called “Duets” in which we would forego the traditional TED Talk model and present pairs of speakers instead of solo ones.
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