H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: How women will lead us to freedom, justice and peace | TED
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- "I was the first woman president of an African nation, and I do believe more countries ought to try that," says H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Nobel laureate and former president of Liberia. Telling the story of how Liberian women helped rebuild their country after years of civil war, Sirleaf discusses why gender equality is essential to peace and prosperity -- and shares her plan to uplift a generation of women prepared to take leadership positions and catalyze social change.
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I have brought peace, freedom, justice and security to my new empire
- Anakin Skywalker
freedom and security are diametrically opposed.
Arcux exactly why it’s an empire
@@LonerDonor mind blown
YOUR NEW EMPIRE???
"The primary victims of all civil wars, women and children."
Did I hear that correctly?
In Liberia yes this was the case
Men create and fight in wars, so women and children who largely don't have a part of it can be seen as the main victims.
@@TheMarkSasuke64 so men can never be victims? Stfu
@@TheMarkSasuke64 You know that woman are the majority of the population and in democratic countries, they vote for war too?. So, woman vote for war, man fight the wars. Sooo, who is the primary victim here?
@@TheRealObamagaming Who said "can *never* be"?
Don’t wait around for others to experience life with you. Take the lead, go out, and get the most out of life. Eventually, you’ll have more company than you can handle.
Imagine if the title was the other way around 😱 the sexist pigs!! men would be called😂
Thank you. You’re comment said it in the best way that’s the least controversial. Regardless of men or women, everybody is a human being. Therefore; everybody can take the steps themselves to experience life and gain freedom rather than putting the blame on someone else.
The Brazilian government had a lot of women and its was very corrupt with Petrobras , to say something as big as that is quite full of shortcomings, best people for the job , no matter gender religion race
Ahora, desgraciadamente, muchos te tildarían de racista por tu comentario. La estupidez no tiene limites. Estoy de acuerdo contigo hermano, saludos desde España
i 100% agree with you. Get the most qualified person for the job instead of men or women, its not about inequality.
I would encourage you to expand your point of reference of women in leadership, nay leadership in general, in order to contribute to a broader discourse.
All people who commented in this branch so far do not know how to use proper English
John Hillman I would agree.
If a man said the same thing the crowd would linch him with contempt
I hear this from most men running for public office. ...no lynching
A man wouldn't have to say it, nearly all leaders in history and right now are men, and history is stained in blood.
1 TIMOTHY 2:9-15 DON'T BE DECIVED, BY SMOOTH TALKERS.
Kevin Kerr because problably people are thinking and not going with mob mentality to choose their leaders(the great majority for exemption of a small loud minority who thinks otherwise) or haven't you heard of feminism calling for the destruction of family abortion and divorce
TheMarkSasuke64 it is, for the same in women bad policies always leave to that non matter the gender
Thanks, Mama Ellen for the impact made in the lives of the youth
What a woman! Examplary for all, women as well as men, Africans and non-Africans ✨✨✨
War doesn't discriminate. War ruins all lives; men, women, children, soldiers, civilians - get your facts straight.
"The primary victim of all civil wars are women and children..."
I guess living to tell the tale and not dying makes you the primary victim.
Realist Idealist
So world war 2 soldiers who died weren’t victim of the war?
Doesn’t make much sense.
Dying and being raped and left penniless are both pretty bad, let’s just say they’re all victims.
Because most of you guys know so little about Liberia's history, politics and the lives of women in Liberia, you think it's okay to be disrespectful to Ellen. She had her own shortcomings as President of Liberia, but she was one of the best!
The best thing men and women can do to "lead us to freedom, justice and peace" is to be better fathers and mothers. Public office doesn't heal societies--it usually only enriches the occupant. Teach your children to be good citizens and you will do more good than 100 years in a public leadership position.
Now you, whoever you are, speak the truth. I said something similar
Arcux NOOOOOO!!! ME WOMAN! ME POWER!!!!!! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
when can we expect you Ted talk
Why don’t you go on Ted an show them up?
Public office "usually only enriches the occupant" because a nations citizens FAIL to be good citizens and VOTE for QUALIFIED candidates who actually have a workable plan for their respective nations. The best way to teach children is by example. Until all citizens vote and participate in their respective societies, your statement will continue to be true.
I want to change the world too but i'm not a woman :D
Man: Does something good
Feminists: "Wait that's illegal"
imposable. must be woman lmfao
Damn dude, sorry, no can do. Human race can’t let the male do anything positive, because only women are allowed to do good things. Or, in feminist speech, “PATRIARCHY OPPRESSION MAN BAD WOMAN GOOD NO MORE MAN”
Ya prejudice is cool again as long as ur a guy, especially white
Too bad so sad, my dude
One extreme did not work so let's use the other extreme. Brilliant!!!!!
"We just want equal rights" ... yeah, does not seem so for this women at least
Ok, now please don't go out and say "see? women live in fear", diluting what people in warzones have to go through with how poeple in developed nations have.
Completely agree that women need the opportunity to be in government, but I really can't support voting for someone just because they're a woman. Take them into the equation, but a less qualified person shouldn't be chosen over a more qualified one, in any situation (althought it's often the case, even with men by themselves).
Her understanding of world is so poor that she really thinks that changing the gender “in power” will actually solve anything
@11STARFIRE Get out of here troll. Your words that are displayed in bold make me cringe
So if women ruled everything paradise because waah-men have no faults, insecurities, pride nothing that woild get inthe way of perfect leadership
Bullshit
Afcourse,wahmen r di best,diy r mede auf milk!
"The CEOs of four of the five biggest defense contractors are women."
Thanks, women!
Lol these people in the comments are like “How come so many dislikes, the video hasn’t been out for 10 seconds.” Well how come so many likes? The video hasn’t been out for 10 seconds.
TED, come on, you are better than this!
i said the same thing, they really just letting anybody spew bs on here now
TED should've focused on what it used to: technological and scientific breakthroughs, but this stuff IS important
@11STARFIRE you tried therapy? I'm serious, you have a lot of hate and resentment in your heart, its not good for you.
TED forgot to turn off comments again.
How social justice destroyed the TED channel
@11STARFIRE
You think i watched the video? Thats hilarious.
You ALL are dumb
Social Justice?
You do realise this woman threw people in jail for being gay? 🤣
Primary victims of all civil wars are women and children? Wtf ? They get the aftermath i get that but the man lost his damn life, hes gone.
Men maimed and killed. Women most affected.
starseed96 I want you to look into the eyes of a teenage boy from an African country who ran into the line of fire with a gun he can barely shoot to protect his family and tell him he is not a victim of war because he is a part of it.
@@NoNo-xh7ru No thanks
@@NoNo-xh7ru next time my buddy cries after getting shot protecting our home, im just gonna tell him
"Yea...but have you stopped to consider how your wife might feel about you getting shot, dude?"
Matthew Morton looking at the other comments it seems like your sort of playing both sides with this, I don't know if you're trolling or what
Ted talks used to be amazing... ran dry pretty quickly...
EntitledJew ran sexist*
There’s only so much knowledge...
Ar D pretty sure there’s people out there with amazing things to teach us. Feel like whoever’s running it has changed, and they don’t have “it”
Go woke go broke
@@DT-bp2om i mean some climate-change and pollution solution videos are interesting,i was binge-waching on those and then this showed up(autoplayed)
Clicked just to see like to dislike ratio. Wasn't surprised 😂
Same. I think thats why a lot of people clicked on it lmao. what a title.
Yes me too. But why is she wearing her curtains and table cloth.
Install VidIQ and you don't even have to click.
Same here. And watch the comments for debunks
This is just discrimination... but the other way...
Bingo
Yeah it's important to make the distinction between women fighting for actually being equal to men and women just trying to stomp on men
I didn't even watch this video. I just looked at the title and laughed
Normally I'd suggest you watch it anyway but it doesn't make it seem any better even if you do
@@NoNo-xh7ru You're right it gets way worse. "I had to compromise on hiring only women, haha"
Pure administrative genius!
Same here 😂 after read the title i say 'oh no' 😂😂😂😂
You can be the “biggest victim” sitting at home watching soldiers die for you on TV.-with logic like that women are sure to bring peace.
@11STARFIRE look at my comment that I left somewhere. Reply to it, giving your honest opinion on what I have to say. From that, I'll know what and who you really are
@11STARFIRE are you a child?
Sarah Palin, Laura Ingraham, Winnie Mandela, Roseanne Barr, Ellen Degenerate ??
Only one was a public servant.
Owen Sheridan she speaks with confidence and the support of vast amounts of evidence. Why is this so offensive to you?
Just why can't women just do as we say
@@gb4375 because if he brings it up 9/10 times he'd be just judged to be a mysogonist crawling with toxic masculinity.
@11STARFIRE now you just sound like a whiny child
OK so I got to 1:56 and couldn't watch any further. The "women and children are the primary victims of war" comment pretty much did it for me. Well sorry to burst your bubble, but everybody involved in a war is a victim. Dear me I am so infuriated about how one sided that comment is. We are all just simple human beings, lets not forget that.
In certain countries inc many African countries, historically women are used to take revenge from opposition.... this is a long discussion, can’t be done via UA-cam comments ...
@Thomas Jefferson Yea it's not as if all able bodied men are getting OBLITERATED on the battle field
Thomas Jefferson
Lol sorry, I’ve been watching that Hamilton show a lot.
Literally hundreads of thousands of men die trying to protect them.
Girls:those german boys are kinda cute!
(WW2 reference)
She is sexist. This is just her applauding herself. She probly selling a book.
My only worry with this kind of attitude is that it is a lot easier to just become part of the status quo than it is to actually change anything. The girlboss attitude that Liberalism tends to build through attempts to work within the system is just as repressive as a full, unmodified patriarchy. Let us never forget that the problems of our world lay within as well as without, so we can never forget to criticize our own points of view
She reminds of me of an African queen elizabeth, this i say because both were truly brave, they both cared about their people, and ofc they both have the same accent.
"...the primary victims of all civil wars... those left behind...woman and children." Never mind all the male victims... who are dead.
@11STARFIRE why would you blame someone for someone else's fault?
@11STARFIRE it's not about the people who started it, it's about the people who got caught up in it
how not to be a racist
title: say no more
edit: it is sexism mb
? This title is absolutly full of racism. Its not about balance anymore between man and women. Its about women doing the same to men as revenge. This is no soloution at all.Its also disfunctional.We need to change huminaty without using the old structures. We need to be real partners and not fight each others.
@@IndianaStones1 sexism
@@IndianaStones1 there is no racism in the title
I am Wahman, hear me roar
Videos like this is why I’ve lost hope in society
James Brown had some good lyrics on this topic...
Noice
Women: "we've brought freedom, justice and peace to our new empire" us men: "your new empire?"
Sorry I don't follow through...kindly elaborate.
League359 i was waiting for this comment for six hours
@@fil.o.v.a star wars revenge of the Sith. Watch it 😜
=0 !
you wanted to exclude from the cabinet entirely a section of the community based solely on gender?!?!
what is going on?
Well, they are learning from early XX century men's and before, so I guess jokes on them haha. Can´t even discriminate originally.
She's a genius dude don't question it!
I mean, what could possibly (and predictably) go wrong!?1?!?!!1?!
This is by far the most sexiest thing I have ever seen.
'Sexiest'
Our leader we miss you in office
Sharing, Justice and Peace for All.
Nah that is ok... I prefer a "HUMAN BEING" regardless of "Color" and Gender help lead us to freedom and peace.. then again..
Isn't it ironic how these people claiming to lead people to freedom and Peace are always the ones that kill millions...
How far we have fallen.. people who really seek such things NEVER Categorize or group other then as for the whole...
There is a difference cheering on your subsection in relation to the overall good.
But when you take any one of them and focus solely on them you have lost the plot.
Ted you were so good before you went full Marxist nonsense..
I swear, it's gonna take another 1000 freaking years before we finally start addressing each other equally as humans.
Pardon my ignorance, but I can't see how this video is Marxist in the slightest
There isn't any particular mention of capitalism, so in what sense did you mean?
@@musicalmephistopheles7659 feminism is filled with with Marxist ideas, if you look it up A lot of well known feminists have pushed it, rather than the bourgeoisie oppressing the proletariat the men oppress the women or as feminists put it the patriarchy.
I'm woman, I'm a feminist, I love women but having worked in all female environment I much MUCH prefer a balance of male and female energy!
Power is neither Woman nor Man; It is not even Human. Power is a machinery, that knows only to expand itself indefinitely. Fortunately, that very character of power is its undoing ultimately!! Insatiable"Will to Power" just can't win against the indomitable " Will to self preservation".
Damn son!
Will they really? I'm totally fine with that. That'd be cool. The only question I've got is... Why haven't they done it already??
They were doing their hair.
Cause us DUDES are in the way....and they cant figure out how to get past us 🤣👌🏻
Wow the people under this comment are so insecure in their masculinity and it shows🥱 also you’re sexist incels lol
This is a Man's world, to quote a wonderful, old song. It is all about the power struggles between men and women.
@@brendanmorin9935 in all due respect in security has nothing to do with it... go out into the real world and have some experiences before you devalue yourself in comments.
there's a double standard that exists also a lot of vindictive manipulation and resent that women are employing these days in the form of narcissism that maybe you don't know about.
Lol
She looks like she's going to pull out a crystal ball and tell me my fortune
We don't need women specifically, we need strong leaders. Weather or not it's a woman I don't think anyone cares in the slightest. If we start saying, "Oh only women should be leaders" you cut your options in half. If you look specifically for people with strong leadership traits you will find both men and women and if someone can prove their a strong leader I believe that the vast majority of people will follow them.
You are absolutely right
Agreed
If good men would lead, "strong" women wouldn't feel like they need to.
Arcux come again?
Nah. Strong men make the best leaders
The gender gap still exists (unfortunately), but it is closing.. If a person is qualified for a job, gender should never be a factor!
Exactly! I searched for this and I am so glad that someone said it. It seems like some feminists have their one view what equality means and I don’t get how this view exists
After defeating all the feminists, you must defeat the boss feminist
Frankly, the fact that she even tries to rank victims of war as "primary" or "secondary" is sickening.
You lose more than you gain when you diminish the incalculable damage done by the deaths of so many men.
@11STARFIRE again, find my comment, read it, tell me what you think, and we'll see where you really stand
@11STARFIRE Do you mean that men start 100% of wars? If so, are you exaggerating or being literal?
11STARFIRE bruh are you ok? you don't seem to be
@11STARFIRE TROLL who can't appreciate the sacrifices of others. Disrespectful. Idiot.
I didn't know who this women was,just been binge-watching ted videos,and this auto-played. Now,i didn't even read the title(i was playing a game on side😁),but when she said i tried to fill my entire cabinet with women, i literally coughed on my drink and spewed out right on my laptop's monitor. After cleaning up i checked the comments expecting ultra-feminists comments supporting her,after reading a few comments tho my faith in humanity restored !!!(i have a bad sinus infection and that incident fucked me up bad😂)
My wife disagrees.
@11STARFIRE stooping low....
@11STARFIRE how sexist of you
@11STARFIRE Bigot
Thank you Ted for providing a forum for us to hear from great thinkers and amazing individuals. I am very thankful to have a chance to hear the thoughts of someone who has travelled such a monumental journey.
Speaker.......please define the word "Woman".
(As I sit back with anticipation and popcorn in hand......munch,munch.)
hahaha, yes indeed!
Don’t waste your time on this claptrap mumbo jumbo. Puhleez.
Get this hack out. Saying that women most affected after sending men off to war is a joke.
Lol, Hillary said the same thing.
You're delusional since women didn't send males off to war. A male 'leader' and a Congress that consists of mostly males (and historically the Congress was only males voting for wars; no woman was deciding on a war) chose and continue choose to do so.
@11STARFIRE again. BRUH
@@noraa.616 it's not all about America. Other places also exist. Also, it doesn't matter WHO did it, it matters THAT they did it (I made a slight mistake there)
@11STARFIRE "when your testicles drop you will understand what she is saying" women dont have testicles so they dont understand what she is saying? that seems to be the implication moron.
Sit down TED you're drunk.
☕️
I wonder how things will turn out if a video comes out titled: How men will ...(anything). Also, this video already has more dislikes than likes, but the masculine sexist viewers are to blame, not anything else.
No, he's just curious
1 TIMOTHY 2: 9-15 BE NOT DECIVED
Oh lord we've got the feminists on one side and then Bible quoters on the other, no wonder this comment section is such a mess
This is the most sexist thing I have ever watched.
This is inspiring. Thank you H.E Sirleaf.
Amazing leader 💜
I've loved TED talk up until this point. They are supporting the feminist movement.
@JD jitsu Yeah, it's subtle but clearly there. Some companies are pretty straightforward on supporting those Marxist movement, China is probably behind it.
Women undercut and backbite one another incessantly. Ain't leading no one, no where.
"If I were to [run a company] again, I'd definitely employ men. In fact, I'd probably employ only men." - Samantha Brick, on her female-only company.
Not surprised, because most efficient companies are MIXED !
@@nathn1680 Like Bill Gates said to Saudi Arabians, asking them how they expect to progress if half their workforce is stuck at home.
Feminist clap trap.
This is sexist. Had a man said this everyone would be up in arms.
Men have been saying it for decades.
@The Outlaw Torn good luck to the man who tries to get permission to do that Ted talk :D
Incredibly sexist. How dare you TED?
@11STARFIRE nope, they're right. You, on the other hand, have told me everything I need to know about you.
*Idiot*
😒 Next episode.....How women can marry a man and get half his wealth as a retirement fund and do nothing but ACT like she loves him. 😏🙄
@11STARFIRE Your mom is a man 😒
@11STARFIRE stooping real low again
What a horrible one sided talk!
@11STARFIRE and there it is, you DEFINITELY need psychotherapy. Have you heard of a cognitive distortion?
sonoki82 This is not a nice thing to say to anybody regardless
11STARFIRE Obviously I have not. And actually I would never insult someone like you has done here. If you have any thoughts on my hypothesis please share them
How can efficiency have a gender !?!?!!!
Men don’t have to sit to pee.
Efficiency.
@@ard1805 ew
remember what happened when eve stated rambling on about the forbidden fruit
I got distracted because I was staring at her shame. What happened?
Rambling about the forbidden fruit? You mean after satan (a male) deceived her with regards to it? lol. Also, you talk as if Adam was a robot with no ability to choose to not eat from it himself. If your friend told you to use cocaine, you can choose to say, 'not for me'.
@@noraa.616 bruh. How do you know Satan's gender? 😂
Give her credit she was pioneer and stood up for women.
Yeah unless the women was gay then she'd have them lynched🤣
I'm disappointed in you TED.
Our Iron Lady
I love this woman ✍🏾
GREAT LEADERSHIP 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Affirmative 👏🏿
good talk!
Why are people so aggressive towards Feminists?
You'd have to make a strong case again common knowledge to assume that Feminists are making men's life harder. This woman comes from a deeply religious and misogynous CONTINENT. Women are not equal to men there. She's speaking from her experience, not from yours. Her story inspires those from her community, not yours.
Criticizing her message is undermining the very core of common sense. This aggression from the internet against the word "Feminism" baffles me. There are still clear injustices towards women simply for not being a man, the same way non-whites are oppressed in the USA. The confusing thing here is that, while are Racists are obviously a part of the movement against Feminism, people who would others condemn Racism openly dismiss Feminists. I cannot imagine a woman arguing against what I'm saying, yet I've been proven wrong more times than acceptable, by otherwise level-headed women.
I'd like somebody who doesn't agree with me to explain their opinion. Please refrain from using alternating caps (Predictable) or meaningless memes. Just tell me what your beliefs on human rights are.
If you try to quote radical feminist, I'll quote some other radical group (The extremes are meaningless). I await your insults too since you now know everything about me.
[Merriam Webster] Feminism
1. the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.
2. organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests.
You'd have to be delusional to argue against that.
[As of writing this, the ratio of Like:Dislike is 3:7]
Here's a comment I left somewhere:
'Good for her. Just remember it's about equality, not about other people getting to rule each other. It's a vicious cycle that needs to stop. Feminism should not be called feminism, it should be called equalism.
One more thing for you all to think about:
All lives matter, but not all lives GET to matter'
I do have a few other things to say but I'm not gonna cause I'm so tired
@@idonthaveagoddamnname2623
I believe standards (Here, trying to obtain equality) are difficult to define.
From what you wrote, I understand that you do not disagree with the belief of Feminism, as in you believe in equality between sexes. Yet you also think that the term Feminism is the problem itself, as it clearly expresses a priority towards the female side of the spectrum.
Yet, such terms shouldn't be taken literally. Take what Canada's (my country's) Prime Minister said "Peoplekind" as opposed to mankind.
Do I find that dumb? Of course, Peoplekind doesn't mean anything, it's not a word. Yet from what you wrote, Peoplekind should be the right word. I personally think both the female meaning in Feminism and the male leaning word mankind, by themselves, irrelevant. Either of them could change, it wouldn't matter to me. Though it appears that, to you, they should change.
Fair enough argument on your side, as I do not claim to know the answer to this issue, or whatever it may be classified as.
@@mathieup.corbeil894 finally someone gets it and gives me some constructive feedback
aggressive and dumb title. please try again.
There is a really great book on Liberia's history. Another America. Anyone here read it? It is a lot of fun.
👍🏿✅ (Yeah, Ms. Sirleaf).
From, Justin Maduako
absolutely that's great message that send H.E. Ellen Johnson to the world women to work strongly and how to defeat the challenges facing the women throughout their journey to work strongly, to leadership and position. To change the Africa, to change the world.
Right from the beginning she has my full attention 🥺❤️
👍🏻
*People. Not just men. Not just women. Not just white people. Not just black people. People.
Even the Dutch?
🤨
+respect
This is one of the funniest stand up comedy shows i've ever seen
Women have more to prove when it comes to politics
We all want to change this world for better. Whether you are a man or woman. That is whole point, the meaningful point. some radical feminism turning the half of population enemy is most unlikely successful movement. Man and Woman are interdependent, we are not exclusive to each other, whether physically, mentally or even spiritually,so please remove your 'seem-intellectual' hate speech and try something really right for whole human being.
Wow so impressive really she's strong and powerful lady she inspired me with her speech.
Indeed women are the development core they also the change fuel.
If women strong the whole community will be strong.
Women's voting patterns would disagree with you
If she doesn’t die until we get there I’m all for it.
She says that men tear down women in order to maintain the status quo. She is the same person who as president refused to get rid of the Anti-sodomy laws in Liberia. The laws that made it illegal to be gay in any way. Her reasoning was "To maintain the status quo". All people deserve to be treated equally and allowed to love whomever they please, but she seems to preach equal treatment for all whilst simultaneously refusing to help other oppressed groups she's supposed to be protecting. I agree, more women should run for office and should obtain the qualifications to do so, I just have a hard time hearing it come from her.
Of course ... like any other single answer consideration ... long term results ... oh yeah
Fax
Ladies and Gentlemen, please consider her culture and perspective. She accomplish something NO Other woman had in Africa, before her time. USA has enough shady politicians both male and female.
She speaks so interestingly
This is amazing! I pray one day the USA will realize this!
What? Throwing gays in jail?
It is top 8 best African presidents
Love this video
Let's spread the word
Bring the speed up to x1.25
1.5x is even better
I love these comments haha
Yeah we're real productive down here
Its really interesting
HEY! honestly, look at mine, cause I reckon you'd agree