Most people think climate change is just about our planet getting warmer. But what if I told you it is also deepening inequalities, especially for women and girls. The climate crisis isn't just about rising temperatures.It is rising inequality. When floods strike, when droughts hit, when jobs disappear, women are disproportionately impacted. And tonight, we'll see how damaging this can be.According to the UN women gender snapshot of 2024, by 2050 more than 158 million women could be pushed into extreme pove ...

Hace más o menos 25 años aquí en Monterrey era una situación demasiado hostil para las personas LGBT más. Tengo 45 años, soy mujer, soy feminista, transfeminista y defensora de derechos humanos desde hace 25 años. Hace 25 años eh que transicioné, transicioné en el 95, 96, para mí la vida se convirtió muy difícil y por eso decidí enfrentar la sociedad que vivíamos en Nuevo León. Todo el mundo sabemos que Nuevo León es un estado muy machista, muy misógino y eso me llevó a decir un basta ya, ¿no? Un una manera ...

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 ...

[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 ...

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 ...