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22 Amazing Women Make Mainstage History at TED 2014

22 Amazing Women Make Mainstage History at TED 2014

One third of the speakers on the TED 2014 main stage will be women. An additional 16 will participate in the "All Star" sessions, which again represents about one third of the sessions' speakers.

I believe stages everywhere (including those at TED and TEDx conferences) should reflect the ratio of women to men in the world's population (i.e. about 50:50).

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40 Thought-Provoking Quotes From Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder Of Acumen

jacqueline-novogratz.jpgJacqueline Novogratz founded and leads Acumen, a non-profit organisation that takes a businesslike approach to improving the lives of the poor.

In her book, The Blue Sweater, she tells stories from the new philanthropy, which emphasizes sustainable bottom-up solutions over traditional top-down aid.

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