Women should rethink their Inheritance | Leila Seth | TEDxGatewayWomen

Here, Leila Seth, the first woman judge on the Delhi High Court and the first woman to become Chief Justice of a state High Court talks about women and their right to inheritance. She talks about 4 steps of equipping women to fight this stubborn, slow changing patriarchal society of ours, to stop dowry-related torture and deaths. The steps – Awareness, Assertion, Attitude Change, and Action. She says ‘Don’t hanker after dowry. Don’t demand dowry. Demand your inheritance. Inheritance, not Dowry. Repeat it. Act upon it. Get others to act upon it as well.’

You can watch it here.

Everyday sexism: Laura Bates at TEDxCoventGardenWomen

Here, Laura Bates talks about Everyday Sexism, something we just seem to ignore in our day to day lives. She talks about everyday sexism when we women don’t retort because it’s seen as ‘making a fuss’. She makes you realize how the ‘equality’ that is more or else assumed to have been ‘achieved’ by women is just a hogwash.

You can watch it here.

We should all be feminists | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | TEDxEuston

Well, I think this is one of my absolute favorites when it comes to TED Talks. She talks about why we should all be feminists. Needless to say, it’s one of the most inspiring talks on feminism and women that I have ever heard. In fact, my #FeministMondays series began after listening to this very TED talk.

You can watch it here.

Girl Up: The Secrets to an Extraordinary Life | Courtney Ferrell | TEDxRVA

She talks about how women are taught to aspire to perfection but it’s not a human quality. It’s enough to show up with self-confidence and love, to do our best. She talks about being authentically you and practicing self-love because women are so hard on themselves. She talks about women not being each other’s rivals. I think it is a talk every girl should watch. Girl Up.

You can watch it here.

Why we have too few women leaders | Sheryl Sandberg

Here Sheryl Sandberg makes very pertinent points about keeping women in the workforce. She talks about how there are too few women at the top levels all around the world. She underlines how women face difficult choices between careers and family life as opposed to men. You can say it is a minor preview of her book Lean In and you’ll love it especially if you are a woman because these are all truths, our truths! She talks about how women subjectively underestimate themselves while attributing their success to external factors. Men don’t do that. And we should learn from them. But it’s not easy, is it especially when all the ‘positive qualities’ in men if imbibed by women are given a negative connotation?

You can watch it here.