- -: TEDxColombo - Thyagi Piyadasa - Oppurnities and Challenges faced by women in post-war Sri Lanka
September 14, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Research Assistant at the International Center for Ethnic Studies (ICES) Having majored in International Relations (BA) at the University of Colombo, Thiagi's focus and interest lies primarily in human rights specifically women and youth, gender, conflict, development and politics. She is curre...
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- -: Tony Porter: A call to men
December 10, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com At TEDWomen, Tony Porter makes a call to men everywhere: Don't "act like a man." Telling powerful stories from his own life, he shows how this mentality, drummed into so many men and boys, can lead men to disrespect, mistreat and abuse women and each other. His solution: Break ...
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- -: Hanna Rosin: New data on the rise of women
December 15, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Hanna Rosin reviews startling new data that shows women actually surpassing men in several important measures, such as college graduation rates. Do these trends, both US-centric and global, signal the "end of men"? Probably not -- but they point toward an important societal shi...
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- -: Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders
December 21, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions -- and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conf...
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- -: Johanna Blakley: Social media and the end of gender
February 2, 2011 (about 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Media and advertising companies still use the same old demographics to understand audiences, but they're becoming increasingly harder to track online, says media researcher Johanna Blakley. As social media outgrows traditional media, and women users outnumber men, Blakley expla...
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- -: Philip Zimbardo: The demise of guys?
August 5, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Psychologist Philip Zimbardo asks, "Why are boys struggling?" He shares some stats (lower graduation rates, greater worries about intimacy and relationships) and suggests a few reasons -- and he asks for your help! Watch his talk, then take his short 10-question survey: http://...
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- -: Authors@Google: Jill Denner
February 3, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Jill Denner visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss her book "Beyond Barbie and Mortal Kombat: New Perspectives on Gender and Gaming." This event took place on January 26, 2009, as part of the Authors@Google series. How does gender intersect with gaming? Can gaming lead to incr...
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- -: Hilary Reveals If Her Baby Is a Boy or Girl!
October 17, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Hilary Duff saved some big news to reveal exclusively to Ellen! Before Hilary revealed her baby's gender, Ellen wanted to take a guess. See if she guessed it right!
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- -: Louann Brizendine - Women and Depression
December 8, 2006 (over 17 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=470 Neuropsychiatrist and author Louann Brizendine, M.D., discusses possible reasons for higher rates of clinical depression for women than in men. ----- Louann Brizendine talks about "The Female Brain." Brizendine established the first ...
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- -: Deborah Siegel - The Rise of the Feminist Bad-Ass
July 25, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=1312 Author Deborah Siegel revisits pop-culture feminism of the 1990s in an excerpt from her book, "Sisterhood, Interrupted: From Radical Women to Grrls Gone Wild." ----- Deborah Siegel considers "Sisterhood, Interrupted: From Radical Wom...
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