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Decolonial Feminism: Yuderkys Espinosa Miñoso
Yuderkys Espinosa Miñoso examines how coloniality shapes feminist knowledge and challenges the assumption of a universal experience of ‘woman’.
- Decolonial Feminism
- Epistemic Colonialism Critique
- Black Feminism
When People of Muslim Heritage Challenge Fundamentalism
Karima Bennoune presents local resistance through an Algerian family, Pakistani theatre and a young law student’s refusal to abandon education.
- Religion and Gender
- Human Rights
- Political Participation
I'm Not Your Inspiration, Thank You Very Much
In this TEDxSydney talk, Stella Young critiques inspiration porn and the way nondisabled society consumes disabled people as objects of moral uplift.
- Disability Justice
- Media Representation Critique
- Ableism
His and Hers … Health Care
Paula Johnson distinguishes including women in research from analyzing differences, connecting trial design, diagnosis and the work of care.
- Women's Health
- Science Studies
- Medical Patriarchy Critique
A Little-Told Tale of Sex and Sensuality
Shereen El Feki connects virginity certificates, marriage and Arabic erotic traditions to bodily autonomy and institutional change.
- Sexual Politics
- Bodily Autonomy
- Religion and Gender
I Got 99 Problems... Palsy Is Just One
Maysoon Zayid uses comedy to show how Palestinian, Muslim, female, and disabled identities intersect while challenging ableism in entertainment and public culture.
- Disability Justice
- Race and Gender
- Media Representation Critique
A Saudi Woman Who Dared to Drive
Saudi activist Manal al-Sharif recounts how restrictions on driving reached her family and workplace, and how a video, a shared day of action, petitions, and a lawsuit made distinct demands on public institutions.
- Arab Feminism
- Bodily Autonomy
- Political Participation
Violence against Women Is a Men’s Issue
Jackson Katz uses grammar and bystander intervention to examine disappearing perpetrators, peer permission and institutional leadership.
- Anti-Sexual Violence
- Gender Roles
- Social Movements
We Should All Be Feminists
In this famous TEDxEuston talk, writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie shares her personal insights and definition of feminism. Through personal stories and observations, she reveals gender inequality and the negative effects traditional gender roles have on both men and women. The speech deeply explores gender injustices in society, calls for changing the way boys and girls are raised, and emphasizes that culture is created by people and therefore can be changed to achieve true gender equality.
- Feminism
- Liberal Feminism
- Patriarchy Critique
Dare to educate Afghan girls
Shabana Basij-Rasikh recalls secret schools under the Taliban’s first regime and asks how girls’ right to learn depends on families, women teachers and collective support.
- Education Equality
- Gender Equality
- Human Rights
The Attitudes That Sparked the Arab Spring
Dalia Mogahed puts Egypt’s growth figures next to people’s ratings of their lives, then turns to questions about women’s work. Read the 2012 surveys alongside the talk to see what an answer about equality measures.
- Arab Feminism
- Political Participation
- Social Movements
Unlock the Intelligence, Passion, Greatness of Girls
Leymah Gbowee moves from the wish to go to school to the means of staying there safely, then follows young women in Liberia as they organize to be heard at an election.
- African Feminism
- Feminist Education
- Political Participation
This isn't her mother's feminism
In this TEDWomen talk, Courtney E. Martin reflects on the evolving meaning of feminism across generations. Through personal narrative and cultural critique, she explores three paradoxes that define her generation’s feminist identity, emphasizing the tension between tradition and innovation, idealism and pragmatism.
- Fourth Wave Feminism
- Cultural Critique
- Identity Formation
Women, Wartime and the Dream of Peace
Zainab Salbi redirects attention from war’s front line to the women who maintain daily life, survive gendered violence, and are then excluded from formal peace negotiations.
- Arab Feminism
- War and Peace
- Ethics of Care
Embrace your inner girl
In this TEDIndia talk, playwright and activist Eve Ensler explores the concept of the 'girl cell' - a universal source of empathy, vulnerability, and strength that society teaches us to suppress. Through global stories of resilience, she argues that embracing this inner girl is key to healing and transformation.
- Feminism
- Anti-Sexual Violence
- Patriarchy Critique
The Danger of a Single Story
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie examines how narrative power turns one experience into a group’s complete identity, including through her own mistakes.
- Media Representation Critique
- Decolonial Feminism
- Women's Writing