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It all started with books. Many books…
From a very young age…
…in a pretty remote place
Exploring the world from my room
With a constant objective: to keep the doors open
Which meant attending the best french business school
But really meeting fellow global citizens @Tbird
Thunderbird
Joined Barcelona after graduating
For its values of close bonds, strong identity and quality of life
Advising, coaching medical staff and hospitals management allover Europe
In 2005, my 6 months backpacking in Asia gave birth to my blog
On my way back, I decided I wanted to have a career with a social impact
Until I reached a tipping point
That was also the start of myentrepreneurial journey
A rocky one…
“You enter the forest at the darkest point, where there is no path.Where there’s a way or path, it is someone else’s path.Each human being is a unique phenomenon.The idea is to find your own pathway to bliss.”
First, I needed to find my tribe
Because it can be a lonelypath
So I joined networks of like-minded souls
Learning from ordinary peoplewith extraordinary ideas…
Stories from a bottom-up movement
I was an entrepreneur in search of a project
• Global mindset• Not geographically bounded• Economically sustainable• Social impact• Gender-related• Still keep open doors (not too focused)• Spreading positive stories and projects
My first attempt was to set up the Impact HUB in Barcelona
Then I applied to organize TEDxBarcelonaWomen
And that’s when I lost my financial stability
And now what?
I went to TED Active and got reboosted
And The A Factor started withinnovation journeys in Nairobi
But it was not a low-hanging fruit…
So I went to Bali and got reboosted again
And came back to organize thesecond edition of TEDxBcnWomen
When I realized how much I enjoyed working on stereotypes
and changing the narrative
That was the start of thestorytelling workshops forwomen entrepreneurs…
WORDS
COACHINGGENDER
LOCATIONINDEPENDENT
And that was the start of Shiftbalance
A platform which shares knowledge on gender stereotypes and concrete
solutions at different levels
UniversalStories/Myths/Archetypes/Religions/Rolemodels
METACULTURALLEVEL
MEDIAArtComic Photo
Literature
TV
CinemaAdvertising Music
Createbeliefs, images, stereotypes, roles
LanguageWORDS Jokes
EDUCATION ToysPlayground
Household chores School Sports
ConfidenceBody imageGIRLS
GLOBALLEVEL
INDIVIDUALLEVEL Talkativeness
Political representationLEADERSHIP BoardroomsTechand scienceMoney and investment Public speaking
RELATIONSHIPS Porn
Sexeducation
SexpracticesDating
Rape
Sexual assault
HarassmentDomestic violence
GLOBALLEVEL
UNCONSCIOUSBIAS
Self esteem
BOYS Emotional intelligence Feelings repressed Violence
Prostitution
Sextrade
Bodyposture
Equal pay
Shiftbalance produces infographics
Source: Shiftbalance
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And identifies challengingcampaigns
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Source: Blurred lines
Or activists
We spread awareness
Source: Confidence code
On the sexism in Hollywood for example…
• Bechdel Test Movie List1. It has to have at least two [named] women in it2. Who talk to each other3. About something besides a man
• 2014 Oscar nominees– “Gravity” — FAIL– “Captain Phillips” — FAIL– “American Hustle” — PASS– “The Wolf of Wall Street” — FAIL– “12 Years a Slave” — FAIL– “Philomena” — PASS– “Dallas Buyers Club” — PASS– “Her” — FAIL– “Nebraska” — PASS
We promote interestinginitiatives
Everyday sexism blog
New superheroes
New toys
New apps
New communities
We show how men are part of thesolution
We curate a selection of videos challenginggender stereotypes
Inspiring talks
New advertising campaigns
We identify products empoweringwomen through design
And we engage you to act!
And we even created a speakers bureau
What do YOU do to balance the world?
Pick YOUR battle
Now it’s your turn!• Answer these questions:
– What are you passionate about? Which problem would you like to solve?
– Why do YOU care?– Why shall others care?– Which solution do you propose?– What do you want the others to do?
• Share your story!