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.
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TEDWomen 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.
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Beverly and Dereck Joubert at the first TEDWomen in 2010.
A 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.
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Changing 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.
Read MoreSneak Preview of Arianna Huffington's New Book, The Sleep Revolution
My friend Arianna Huffington's new book, The Sleep Revolution, on the science, history and mystery of sleep, is coming out on April 5th. I'm pleased to be able to share a sneak preview here on my blog, particularly one that looks at how sleep deprivation affects women. As Karen Brody, founder of the meditation program Bold Tranquility, told Arianna, “I coach busy women and this is what they tell me all the time: ‘I spent years getting educated and now I don’t have any energy to work.’”
Read MoreWOW - Women of the World Festival in London Celebrates Global Sisterhood
WOW has recently been recognized as the largest women’s festival in the world, and it’s certainly among the best. Find out why this year's gathering strengthened my faith in the global women’s community to move more strategically towards greater solidarity.
Read MoreWomen Working for the World: Catalina Escobar and the Ripple Effect of One Woman's Commitment to Change
Catalina Escobar, founder and leader of the Juanfe Foundation, is doing pioneering work to change the pattern of teen pregnancy in Colombia — work that’s having a ripple effect throughout Latin America and beyond. As women who are committed to using our power to help make the world a better place, I believe it’s essential that we gain awareness beyond the causes we work on each and every day, and learn how others are creating positive change...
Read MorePlanning for TEDWomen 2016 Kicks Off at TED
TEDWomen 2016 will return to San Francisco October 26-28. Discover how the idea for the first TEDWomen was born at TED back in 2009, and get information on this year's TEDWomen theme. (Photo of Ruth Ann Harnisch at TED 2016 courtesy of TED )
Read MoreWhat Does it Really Mean to Mentor?
I believe mentoring is one of the strategies that can close the gender gap in leadership that exists in this country and around the world. In this post, I share some of the things I've learned from a lifetime as both a mentor and a mentee.
Read MoreNotes from Sundance 2016 Opening Weekend
Artists at the Table dinner with Jon Hamm, Loki Films' wonderful documentary about Norman Lear, the art of conservationist Beverly Joubert, and other highlights from opening weekend at this year's Sundance Film Festival
Read MoreWhy the Sundance Film Festival Matters
I’ve been going to the Sundance Film Festival since 1994, and in those early days, it was an entirely different kind of scene. As we gear up for the 2016 festival, read my reflections, as Chair of the Sundance board, on the true power of Sundance...
Read MoreThe Power of Convening Women
I’ve come to believe that if you want to understand a country’s challenges, as well its unique assets — to evaluate its priorities, and even to envision its future — women’s conferences offer a lens that few other experiences can provide.
Read MoreTEDWomen & A Year in Ideas
My colleagues at TED released a truly stunning Year in Ideas video earlier this week that features excerpts from some of the most popular and provocative talks to emerge from the TED stage in 2015.
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