24 Mar Celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth

Celebrating #WomensHistory Month is one of our favorite celebration times of the year as a certified women-owned business entity. Since 1987, March has been designated as Women’s History Month. This year, we are sharing some of the top TED Talks given by women leaders from a gamut of backgrounds. These women use humor, vulnerability, and wisdom to claim permission to step into power, validate women’s experiences, and change the world with their stories. Check out the recommended TED talks below to help all walks of life in celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth.

Celebrating #WomensHistory Month with our 10 Top TED Talks from Remarkable Women

#1 Anne-Marie Slaughter: Can We All “Have It All”? | TED Talk

How often are we caught up in the question of how we should balance our work and career goals and our family life?

How do we choose what is most important to us? And as mothers, what does male and female equality really mean? Does having women in high powered jobs represent real male and female equality?

Fantastic talk about the often-unspoken side of the gender equality debate.

#2 Meera Vijayann: Find Your Voice Against Gender Violence | TED Talk

When we have opinions and outrage at issues in our world that need to change, where do we start on that path to making a difference? “True empowerment comes from giving yourself permission to think and act.”

A great talk to challenge you to think about how you can get your voice heard. Instead of denying yourself the rights to express yourself, take the opportunities that exist and tell your stories, identify the mediums where you can get your voice heard. It’s easier now than ever before.

#3  Amy Cuddy: Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are | Celebrating with a TED Talk

Start thinking about your body actions and how the way you use your body language to convey who you are and how you position yourself in this world. Your body actions have a huge impact in so many areas of your life, far deeper than you would initially think.

We are also influenced by our own body language and the non-verbal expressions of power and dominance vs the expressions when you’re feeling powerless and how we make ourselves smaller. So incredibly interesting.

#4 Shonda Rhimes: My Year Of Saying Yes To Everything | Celebrating with a TED Talk

If you’ve read her book ‘A Year of Saying Yes,’ you’ll know Shonda’s story (if not, it’s an awesome book, check it out). Shonda talks of losing her ‘hum’ – the addictive thing that gave her joy in her work and how she found that hum again.

#5 Leila Hoteit: 3 Lessons On Success From An Arab Businesswoman | Celebrating with a TED Talk

Leila talks of how Arab women have had to become their own role models in this modern world as the generations before them had different values for women and that the women of today are taking on more in the professional world while also attending to family.

The lessons she speaks of don’t only apply to Arab women, there are a lot of obstacles she speaks of that we can understand in our lives too. And her lessons are ones we can apply too.

#6 Halla Tomasdottir: It’s Time for Women To Run For Office | Celebrating with a TED Talk

With warmth and wit, Halla Tómasdóttir shares how she overcame media bias, changed the tone of the political debate and surprised her entire nation when she ran for president of Iceland — inspiring the next generation of leaders along the way. “What we see, we can be,” she says. “It matters that women run.”

#7 Monica Lewinsky: The Price Of Shame | Celebrating with a TED Talk

We all make mistakes in our lives, (especially when we are younger) but what is the price of your mistakes? How far will your actions reach? It’s sad that we live in a world where our mistakes can be dragged to all corners of the world and internet and things can quickly go viral.

Cyberbullying is never okay. Ever. I could go on for hours about this topic, we all know someone who has experienced cyberbullying to some extent – and if you think you don’t, ask your friends. I assure you; you know someone who has felt the sharp sting of cyberbullying.

An incredibly compelling talk, an absolute ‘must watch’ (and must to admit, it even made us cry).

#8 Sheryl Sandberg: Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders | Celebrating with a TED Talk

Tackling some huge equality issues here, Sandberg presents statistics that would make the Suffragettes turn in their graves, so make a difference to future generations and find out how you can do all this by ‘sitting at the table’ and ‘making your partner a real partner’.

#9 Brene Brown: The Power of Vulnerability | Celebrating with a TED Talk

A simple yet effective message for all of us: don’t numb your vulnerability, because vulnerability is powerful. Have the courage to be imperfect and amazing things will happen. Watch this TED talk if you need a reminder that your vulnerabilities are a strength.

#10 Leymah Gbowee: Unlock the Intelligence | Celebrating with a TED Talk

Prepare yourself to be inspired by this TED talk. Leymah Gbowee reveals the secrets behind unlocking the potential of incredible women in this talk. She shares stories from her life, and from the women and girls, she’s known. Similarly, she highlights the injustices she’s experienced and the way that uniting and coming together will help us achieve everything we wanted.

These are the best TED talks from some incredibly inspiring women, hopefully, they gave you inspiration! Question: Which of these remarkable women from around the world inspire you to be a better leader from where you are? #celebration #womenshistorymonth #integratedstaffing

Source: www.TEDtalks