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Climate change is not gender neutral | Alessia Boni | TEDxModena Women
TEDx Talks· 2025-12-22 17:08
Climate Change and Gender Inequality - Climate change disproportionately impacts women and girls, exacerbating existing inequalities [1] - By 2050, over 158 million women could be pushed into extreme poverty and 236 million into food insecurity due to climate change [2] - Women and children are 14 times more likely to die in disasters [3] - Climate change acts as a threat multiplier, escalating problems like displacement, poverty, and resource scarcity, leading to violence, trafficking, and exploitation of women and girls [9] - Only 3% of climate finance goes to women-led initiatives [23] Intersectionality and Vulnerability - Intersectionality, encompassing gender, class, nationality, language, and education, shapes how people experience inequalities [5] - In the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, 70% of the 230,000 deaths were women [3] - In Afghanistan, women form the majority of agricultural workers and face increased risks of violence, trafficking, and early marriage due to climate-related disasters [11][12][13] - In Southern Africa, women own less than 20% of farmland but are responsible for providing food, water, and family resources [15] - In Italy, 63% of heat-related deaths in the summer of 2022 were women [16] Women as Agents of Change - Indigenous women-led communities have 60% lower deforestation rates [21] - Women are leading reforestation efforts in Kenya, with the Green Belt Movement planting over 51 million trees and employing 30,000 women [22] - Women in Bolivia lead on biodiversity conservation, and women in Afghanistan develop small-scale business practices to reduce waste [22] Policy and Inclusion - While 96% of national climate plans mention gender, only 27% ensure women have a seat at the decision-making table [19] - Legal, financial, and educational inclusion are key to boosting community resilience [23]
Ser, resistir y transformar en la lucha trans | Sylvia Sofía López Pérez | TEDxParque Fundidora
TEDx Talks· 2025-12-12 16:53
社会背景与挑战 - 报告指出,25年前蒙特雷对LGBT群体非常不友好,该群体面临警察的迫害和监禁[1] - 报告强调,跨性别者在争取LGBTQ+权利方面一直处于前沿,但他们拥有的权利却最少[1] - 报告揭示,80%-90%的跨性别者失学,同样比例的跨性别女性从事性工作,这并非出于自愿,而是因为其他机会被剥夺[1] - 报告强调,即使在21世纪,仍然存在以“违反道德和良好习俗”为由逮捕跨性别者的警察法规[1] - 报告指出,跨性别者的平均寿命仅为35岁[1] 倡议与行动 - 报告提到,2001年,由于LGBT运动中跨性别者被忽视,报告人决定发出自己的声音,并与其他跨性别女性一起在Nuevo León发起了第一次性别多样性游行[1] - 报告强调了在各个领域(包括学术界、文化界、艺术界和政治界)实现LGBTQ+群体正常化的必要性[7] - 报告呼吁团结各方力量,真正加强对那些没有相同机会的人的支持,并避免停留在口头承诺[5] 身份与交叉性 - 报告强调了跨性别者身份的复杂性,以及贫困、阶级和性别认同等因素如何相互作用,从而阻碍了个人的发展[4] - 报告强调了跨性别者在生活各个方面面临的劣势,包括工作、学术和个人生活[1] - 报告强调了“有目的的可见性”的重要性,以促进对LGBTQ+群体的理解和接受[6]
Why Trump won and how it's bigger than just him | Muhammad Nauman Qureshi | TEDxHKU
TEDx Talks· 2025-09-17 15:17
Let's start with a scene that might seem oddly familiar. You're sitting at your computer. You've got 10 to 20 tabs open.I'm talking news articles, emails, a half-finish YouTube video, your bank account, and maybe even a recipe for dinner. You know, the ones you'll never actually make. Your computer starts lagging.It's frustrating. So, you slam your fist on the desk and go, "Oh." As you might have guessed, this isn't just about your computer. There's so much noise in the world, so many issues demanding our a ...
Why do we choose one cause over another? | Annabelle Woghiren | TEDxBrighton
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-02 16:38
[Music] [Applause] As I stand on this stage, give me one moment of your time. Take five seconds in your head and list the top three causes which seem the most urgent to you. The ones that feel the most pressing, the most immediate.Have you listed them. Good. Was racial justice on the list for you.What about climate justice or gender justice. And to that I acknowledge how important it is to recognize that there are social issues. There is oppression which needs to be addressed urgently.But I also recognize t ...
If Only Women Were Free to Dream | Srinedhi Suresh | TEDxYouth@DAA
TEDx Talks· 2025-06-25 15:55
Why do we encourage women to clip their wings and then let them wonder why they cannot fly. When we talk about women from marginalized cultural groups, many people picture women from remote niche communities, stranded islands, or even distant villages. But the truth is these women are present all around us in every neighborhood, street corner, and cafe.It's the indigenous woman restricted from dreaming beyond the boundaries and forced by her own community. It's the immigrant mother working multiple jobs, to ...