May 4, 2020
Episode

Vital Voices: Supporting Women Leaders

We all know the stats. Women make up more than half of the population around the world, and yet are dramatically underrepresented in government, in business, and in leadership positions. But we also know that when women lead, amazing things happen. This week, we feature several of those leaders who work with Vital Voices. This amazing organization invests in women leaders in every corner of the globe, and the work they do is changing the world. In this extended episode, we hear from Alyse Nelson, the President of Vital Voices. Lina Kalifeh, founder of the SheFighter self defense for women, Esra’a al-Shafei, a Bahraini activist fighting for LGBTQ rights in the Middle East and North Africa, and Kah Walla, the first woman to run for president in Cameroon. Each of these women have stories of power and pain, and I hope you listen well.

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Sources for audio clips

Intro
Global Leadership Awards 2015 | Kah Walla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdK2W-gPKds
Vital Voices President and CEO Alyse Nelson: 2019 Global Leadership Awards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXDLa5LihBM
018 Global Leadership Awards: Lina Khalifeh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSXNmOrWTac
2018 Global Leadership Awards: Esra'a Al Shafei https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHychmbzhdo&t=67s
Global Leadership Awards 2015 | Kah Walla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdK2W-gPKds
018 Global Leadership Awards: Lina Khalifeh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSXNmOrWTac
Global Leadership Awards 2015 | Kah Walla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdK2W-gPKds
Women in Business/Leadership Positions - Alysse
S&P Global Says Firms Win When Women Lead - Bloomberg Market and Finance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHwqcR6FSmI
Women Elected - Alysse
What happens when women win elections - VOX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYyacj_tYs4
Violence Against Women - Lina
Lina Khalifeh teaches the audience a battlecry at the 2019 WITW Summit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dL_W_8OgVw
Male violence against women 'a global health epidemic' - Euronews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvbzvlziT7I
LGBTQ MIDDLE EAST - Esra'a
LGBTQ Communities in the Middle East Fight for Equality - i24 News English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igPahPs_g64
Middle East Tech - Esra'a
Esra'a al Shafei - MIT Media Lab Directors Fellows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcRr-5sXGEI
CAMEROON VIOLENCE - Kah
Cameroon: Make human rights a reality - Amnesty International https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVqwjosZ06M
African Leadership - Kah
Daring to invent the future of Africa: Kah Walla at TEDxWarwick 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GFrlnmkfXk
Outro
The Science of Women’s Leadership | Alexis Kanda-Olmstead | TEDxCSU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVzHBWoIGEw&t=63s

Show Credits

Host: Alyssa Milano
Executive Producer: Alyssa Milano
Associate Producer: Ben Jackson
Editing and Sound Production: Natasha Jacobs
Music by: Milo Bugliari, Josh Cooke & Eleisha Eagle