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TED Talks by women leaders

Who should run more of the world? Women. Until then, enjoy these talks by awesome women who lead fiercely and fearlessly.

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The inside story of the Paris climate agreement
14:40

Christiana Figueres

The inside story of the Paris climate agreement

14 minutes 40 seconds
Why we have too few women leaders
14:41

Sheryl Sandberg

Why we have too few women leaders

14 minutes 41 seconds
My year of saying yes to everything
18:34

Shonda Rhimes

My year of saying yes to everything

18 minutes 34 seconds
How Africa can keep rising
15:13

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

How Africa can keep rising

15 minutes 13 seconds
On being a woman and a diplomat
12:43

Madeleine Albright

On being a woman and a diplomat

12 minutes 43 seconds
3 lessons on success from an Arab businesswoman
13:52

Leila Hoteit

3 lessons on success from an Arab businesswoman

13 minutes 52 seconds
Why open a school? To close a prison
07:00

Nadia Lopez

Why open a school? To close a prison

7 minutes
Why do ambitious women have flat heads?
13:29

Dame Stephanie Shirley

Why do ambitious women have flat heads?

13 minutes 29 seconds
My daughter, my wife, our robot, and the quest for immortality
20:54

Martine Rothblatt

My daughter, my wife, our robot, and the quest for immortality

20 minutes 54 seconds
How I stopped the Taliban from shutting down my school
16:54

Sakena Yacoobi

How I stopped the Taliban from shutting down my school

16 minutes 54 seconds
An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter
15:55

Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi

An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter

15 minutes 55 seconds
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