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Stacy Smith
The data behind Hollywood's sexism
19:06
Thordis Elva and Tom Stranger
Our story of rape and reconciliation
9:59
Katie Hinde
What we don't know about mother's milk
13:22
Jude Kelly
Why women should tell the stories of humanity
17:00
Peggy Orenstein
What young women believe about their own sexual pleasure
14:56
Sofia Jawed-Wessel
The lies we tell pregnant women
4:00
NWHunter
How do contraceptives work?
12:27
Julia Bacha
How women wage conflict without violence
15:23
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
How Africa can keep rising
17:07
Jennifer Brea
What happens when you have a disease doctors can't diagnose
14:02
Leila Hoteit
3 lessons on success from an Arab businesswoman
12:28
Hari Nef
The aesthetics of survival
16:46
Ella Dawson
Why I tell people I have herpes
8:38
Ameera Harouda
Why I put myself in danger to tell the stories of Gaza
12:39
Reshma Saujani
Teach girls bravery, not perfection
5:59
Jessica Ladd
The reporting system that sexual assault survivors want
17:04
Mary McGill
Selfies aren't shallow, they're courageous
17:50
Juno Mac
The laws that sex workers really want
12:51
G. Willow Wilson
The story behind Marvel's Muslim-American superheroine
4:30
TED-Ed
Why do women have periods?
15:48
Christopher Bell
Bring on the female superheroes!
15:45
Jessica Shortall
The US needs paid family leave -- for the sake of its future
13:30
Elsa D'Silva
How I map safe spaces for women in India
16:46
Inés Hercovich
Why women stay silent after sexual assault
12:36
Chelsea Shields
How I'm working for change inside my church
13:42
Jedidah Isler
The untapped genius that could change science for the better
11:25
Patty McCord
HR lessons from the world of Silicon Valley start-ups
11:10
Aditi Gupta
A taboo-free way to talk about periods
11:25
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Meet the women fighting on the front lines of an American war
12:13
Alaa Murabit
What my religion really says about women
15:56
Leila Seth
Why I defend women's inheritance rights
12:38
Memory Banda
A warrior’s cry against child marriage
16:36
Jimmy Carter
Why I believe the mistreatment of women is the number one human rights abuse
15:58
Michael Kimmel
Why gender equality is good for everyone — men included
8:22
Casey Brown
Know your worth, and then ask for it
17:03
Sakena Yacoobi
How I stopped the Taliban from shutting down my school
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