5 Polish TEDx talks on diversity and anti-discrimination
Marta Megger
- Szymon Negacz "We, You, Them - about age discrimination in business."
About the problem of age discrimination, which doesn't only affect older people at all. About how to measure experience, how fear and structure hinder our intergenerational cooperation, and how to take advantage of diversity in an organization.
2 Janina Bak "Is there a mathematical formula for sadness? On living with mental illness."
A poignant speech about the experience of living with mental illness and the public perception of those struggling with the disease. About the striking statistics and how to help and support.
3 Maciej Makselon "FEMINATIVES. A few words on gender newspeak."
About feminine newspeak, which is not new at all, about the logic and structure of the Polish language, as well as the most common fears and anxieties about the use of feminine forms, and about linguistic empathy.
4 Susanna Romantsova "False diversity - why the future is intersectional."
About the pressure of the first 30 seconds of a conversation, during which linguistic profiling of accent speakers is done, and how many (often wrong) conclusions we draw about a person during this time. About the not at all simple question "Where are you from?" and the intersectional approach to diversity and our identities.
5 Kseniya Gomel "How to be a migrant woman in Poland."
On the stereotypes associated with migrant women in Poland and the situation and difficulties they face in their daily lives. The speech is an encouragement to challenge stereotypes about migrant women and look at them as leaders in their daily lives and the communities they represent.
