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Finding My Happily Ever After | Archana Somasegar | TEDxYouth@Redmond

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2017 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Archana's speech discusses the importance of empowering women around the world.

Archana Somasegar is a junior studying Economics and Mind, Brain, and Behavior at Harvard University. She has a long history of advocating for women’s rights around the world – from being the President of the Seattle Chapter of Circle of Women, to her role as a Teen Advisor for the Girl Up Campaign by the United Nations Foundation. She was a speaker for Microsoft’s Giving Campaign, and represented the United States at the 2015 Girls 20 Summit to advise the G20 leaders on how to increase Female Labor Force Participation. She has written pieces for the Girl Up Blog, the Huffington Post, Women on Boards Campaigns, and for the Harvard College Women’s Center, in addition to conducting research in Madrid during the summer of 2015 on the importance of bringing women to Corporate Boards. She was named a recipient for the 2016 Martha Foote Crow Award of Achievement and has been featured in Elle Magazine and Glitter Magazine for her work towards global female empowerment.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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