We’re delighted to announce the TEDxYerevanWomen event: a news as fabulous as this year’s theme – “Learning to Interrupt.” This year’s event is even more prominent in that it is not only the first TEDxYerevanWomen event, but also our very first virtual one!
As young girls, at home we’re taught to “hold back our opinions,” in the street – it’s “keep quiet not to get in trouble,” in school – “raise a hand to speak up.“
Be respectful. Be polite. Listen. Do not interfere.
We grow into young women, with interesting careers and multiple opportunities, but in our hearts we often continue to keep our opinions to ourselves and stay quiet when we are thinking of speaking out, letting others speak first.
So if you have ever felt like you could be shouting and still no one would hear you, if you ever wished you had grabbed the opportunity to …