Toward new, more nuanced conversations: The talks in Session 5 of TEDWomen 2015
A shift implies a subtle move — up, down, to the right or left. In this session, a look at things in flux, from masculinity to poverty to gl...
When a school is not a school: Linda Cliatt-Wayman at TEDWomen 2015
On her first day as a principal in a North Philadelphia school, Linda Cliatt-Wayman was determined to lay down the law and set clear expecta...
Be pro-voice: Aspen Baker flips the conversation on abortion at TEDWomen 2015
Aspen Baker had just graduated from college when she found out she was pregnant. She was sitting at the bar where she worked and her co-work...
A question worth asking: Babies at TED events?
A tough and interesting question surfaced yesterday at TEDWomen — and not from the stage. One of our attendees brought a 5-month-old b...
Leaders with an eye for justice: The talks in Session 4 of TEDWomen 2015
Momentum is great. But how do you sustain it? This session will examine what it takes to keep on keeping on, from speakers who are just star...
“I beat Bobby Riggs because I respected him”: Billie Jean King talks the Battle of the Sexes at TEDWomen 2015
“Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him,” says Billie Jean King. “That’s one of the reasons I beat him — because ...
The many meanings of seduction: The talks in Session 3 of TEDWomen 2015
Seduction happens in many forms. The speakers in this session highlight unexpected twists on the topic — a romance of dueling banjos, the al...
Extremists are made, not born: Mubin Shaikh speaks at TEDWomen 2015
“I initially celebrated the 9/11 attacks,” says Mubin Shaikh. “When the news came in over the radio that a plane had hit t...
Rethinking work, feminism, connection: The talks in Session 2 of TEDWomen 2015
Some ideas simmer below the surface. This session is dedicated to speakers who bubble them up, from a surprising management thinker to an Eb...