Rise For The Bodies Of All Women, Girls And The Earth

The theme of this year's One Billion Rising campaign, which begins today, is is Rise for Women’s Bodies and the Earth. This visionary global movement created by V (formerly Eve Ensler) of V-Day, is survivor-led and survivor-focused, and demonstrates the power of art and activism to change culture and systems.

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The Sundance Film Festival: My Sofa Perspective

Resistance and accountability were the themes of this year's Sundance Film Festival. I want to point out two films, one narrative and one documentary, about a group of women who came together in the late 1960s in Chicago to help nearly 11,000 desperate women get safe abortions in the years before legal abortions were possible.

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How Mothers Shape the World

I thought about all the ways I wanted to pay tribute to the great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as this is the week we designate to remember and celebrate his leadership. But instead of adding to the much-deserved praise and many appreciations, I decided to write about his mother, Alberta Christine Williams King.

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Three Things I Value and Will Carry Into 2022

At the start of the pandemic, I shared Arundhati Roy’s essay in which she compares the pandemic to a portal through which we, as a global community, must pass through. Will we carry baggage from the before times or start anew? I have had some reckonings with what I value and will carry forward. In the spirit of New Year’s Resolutions, I share them with you with gratitude.

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7 Ways to Be Dangerous in a Dangerous World

Earlier this year, I accepted the opportunity to host the FINTECH.TV series, Dangerous Women, Leading Onward. There are more than 50 interviews on the FINTECH.TV platform and airing on CNBC Africa, CNBC Arabia, Times India and Bloomberg Europe—conversations with a wide diversity of women whose journeys to becoming dangerous are a learning journey for me …and hopefully for viewers wherever they live. Here are seven takeaways from just a few of the inspiring conversations, and I’ll share more in the New Year.

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Reflecting on "What Now?" at TEDWomen 2021

I'm still processing all the incredible talks and ideas shared at last week's TEDWomen, held live and in-person! The "magic" that results when the TEDWomen community comes together was very evident in Palm Springs this year. I was so thrilled to see old friends, make new ones and listen to the more than 40 speakers and entertainers share their ideas around this year's theme of "What Now?"

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A Conversation with Cristina Ljungberg and the Maverick Collective

I was honored to be included in the Maverick Collective’s summer reading list this year. Earlier this fall, I joined Cristina Ljungberg to discuss my book, Becoming a Dangerous Woman: Embracing Risk to Change the World, and the power of storytelling to effect change on their community YouTube channel.

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The New Leadership Playbook: Rethinking and Resetting Leadership in the 21st Century with Halla Tómasdóttir

This week, I am in conversation with The B Team CEO Halla Tómasdóttir to explore the many innovative ways that she is applying her leadership position to identify and implement just and sustainable solutions to the climate crisis.

(Image credit: Bara Kristinsdottir)

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What Now? TEDWomen 2021 Speakers Announced Today!

“Don’t create a ‘pink’ TED," was one of the comments I heard in 2010 when we announced the first TEDWomen conference. Such comments almost sidelined the big idea which was that there were many more women in the world with ideas worth spreading than were getting opportunities to speak at the once-a-year TED conference. Now in our 11th year, I’m so thrilled that we will be convening in person in sunny Palm Springs. I hope to see you there!

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Women in the Workplace with Indra Nooyi

Today’s Dangerous Women: Leading Onward episode features one of the world’s most admired and accomplished women leaders. Indra Nooyi is the former CEO of PepsiCo and the author of a new memoir, My Life In Full. Her journey from a close knit Indian family to the top job at one of America’s iconic companies is a compelling, powerful story of courage, hard work and lessons learned.

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