Tabitha Sindani explores her own experiences as a young woman going through a difficult period in life, while hiding behind the perfect façade of social media. Her mission is to empower women and girls to defy the culturally embedded status quo about their role and place in society, by embracing the unexpected turns and twists that life brings. Tabitha Sindani is a doctoral researcher in Business Studies at Roehampton University Business School London. Her research focuses on policy and rural female entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa. ______ TEDx RuhrUniversityBochum was started in 2016 by a group of students enthusiastic about bringing the TEDx format to the Ruhr Area. In May 2019, we turned our TEDx conference into one of the largest TEDx events in Europe organized by students. We connected over 1,000 people at our TEDx event and brought 13 speakers to Bochum who presented their ideas and visions regarding the motto “Embrace the Unexpected”. „Embrace the unexpected“ is not just a theme, it is an attitude. It is to look courageously and curiously towards the future and confidently embrace the manifold challenges of our time. To understand the new and unexpected as a learning opportunity for progress and not as a source of uncertainty. Such an attitude is needed in a rapidly changing world, now more than ever. Find out more about TEDx RuhrUniversityBochum on our website: www.tedxruhruniversitybochum.de Instagram: @tedxruhruniversitybochum #tedxruhruniversitybochum #ruhruniversitätbochum #tedxtalks #tedkonferenzdeutschland #globalissues2019 #ruralfemaleentrepreneurship #culturalfeminism #subsaharanafrica 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 Tabitha Sindani, a doctoral researcher in Business Studies at Roehampton University Business School London, who is researching on policy and rural female entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa, explores her own experiences as a young woman going through a difficult period in life, while hiding behind the perfect façade of social media. Her mission is to empower women and girls to defy the culturally embedded status quo about their role and place in society, by embracing the unexpected turns and twists that life brings. 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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