how many of you heard this phrase being told to a man not given a Roman guard in
told to a man not given a Roman guard in
told to a man not given a Roman guard in Attila the one that kills me let you be
Attila the one that kills me let you be
Attila the one that kills me let you be the god that you do sometimes I wonder
the god that you do sometimes I wonder
the god that you do sometimes I wonder what are we doing really attributing
what are we doing really attributing
what are we doing really attributing certain behaviors that we do not expect
certain behaviors that we do not expect
certain behaviors that we do not expect at all from men do the gender of them
at all from men do the gender of them
at all from men do the gender of them the weaker sex recalls each and every
the weaker sex recalls each and every
the weaker sex recalls each and every time even in publications of major days
time even in publications of major days
time even in publications of major days what are we doing here to me this is a
what are we doing here to me this is a
what are we doing here to me this is a serious sad state of disappointment but
serious sad state of disappointment but
serious sad state of disappointment but amidst all the disappointment last year
amidst all the disappointment last year
amidst all the disappointment last year at the 2016 Olympic Games something very
at the 2016 Olympic Games something very
at the 2016 Olympic Games something very beautiful happened while our men failed
beautiful happened while our men failed
beautiful happened while our men failed to bring back any single medal from the
to bring back any single medal from the
to bring back any single medal from the games our girls
games our girls
games our girls Sakshi Malik Peiris endo brought back
Sakshi Malik Peiris endo brought back
Sakshi Malik Peiris endo brought back home
home
home those Victoria smell burning
those Victoria smell burning
those Victoria smell burning performances Odyssey Ashok and Deepak
performances Odyssey Ashok and Deepak
performances Odyssey Ashok and Deepak are markers were even featured in The
are markers were even featured in The
are markers were even featured in The New York Times the Braveheart
New York Times the Braveheart
New York Times the Braveheart performances sinon ever Sania Mirza
performances sinon ever Sania Mirza
performances sinon ever Sania Mirza these women because of their
these women because of their
these women because of their performances there has a new new there’s
performances there has a new new there’s
performances there has a new new there’s some new profession that has emerged now
some new profession that has emerged now
some new profession that has emerged now the girls are saying I want to be a
the girls are saying I want to be a
the girls are saying I want to be a tennis champion like Sania Mirza the
tennis champion like Sania Mirza the
tennis champion like Sania Mirza the women are dreaming if mera kaam can win
women are dreaming if mera kaam can win
women are dreaming if mera kaam can win an Olympic medal after the birth of her
an Olympic medal after the birth of her
an Olympic medal after the birth of her twins nothing is impossible
twins nothing is impossible
twins nothing is impossible what has poor done it’s creating leaders
what has poor done it’s creating leaders
what has poor done it’s creating leaders lui I was only four when I was put into
lui I was only four when I was put into
lui I was only four when I was put into sport by my parents well I was dreaming
sport by my parents well I was dreaming
sport by my parents well I was dreaming of going to the Olympics
of going to the Olympics
of going to the Olympics men women were all being groomed given
men women were all being groomed given
men women were all being groomed given the best education but only
the best education but only
the best education but only the women were trained given that
the women were trained given that
the women were trained given that platform to find a good match I’m not
platform to find a good match I’m not
platform to find a good match I’m not demeaning the profession of the
demeaning the profession of the
demeaning the profession of the homemakers but women around my community
homemakers but women around my community
homemakers but women around my community women around me were not given the wings
women around me were not given the wings
women around me were not given the wings to fly no permission to dream and there
to fly no permission to dream and there
to fly no permission to dream and there I was at the Beijing Olympics the only
I was at the Beijing Olympics the only
I was at the Beijing Olympics the only Indian to be there in the sport of table
Indian to be there in the sport of table
Indian to be there in the sport of table tennis at the age of 15 the 5 a.m.
tennis at the age of 15 the 5 a.m.
tennis at the age of 15 the 5 a.m. morning practices the scorching Delhi
morning practices the scorching Delhi
morning practices the scorching Delhi heat exercising their in the daily heat
heat exercising their in the daily heat
heat exercising their in the daily heat the disappointment from every loss from
the disappointment from every loss from
the disappointment from every loss from a match the joys of victory the no junk
a match the joys of victory the no junk
a match the joys of victory the no junk food at home rule to the feeling of
food at home rule to the feeling of
food at home rule to the feeling of Tricolore go high we all saw that
Tricolore go high we all saw that
Tricolore go high we all saw that together 18 I did it course of 14 years
together 18 I did it course of 14 years
together 18 I did it course of 14 years of my athletic career I won over 40
of my athletic career I won over 40
of my athletic career I won over 40 international and 80 national medals why
international and 80 national medals why
international and 80 national medals why are we discussing all this what is the
are we discussing all this what is the
are we discussing all this what is the agenda what is the point of this my my
agenda what is the point of this my my
agenda what is the point of this my my argument my counter question is why
argument my counter question is why
argument my counter question is why Sakshi Malik the ambassador for the PM’s
Sakshi Malik the ambassador for the PM’s
Sakshi Malik the ambassador for the PM’s beti bachao beti para Andolan in Haryana
beti bachao beti para Andolan in Haryana
beti bachao beti para Andolan in Haryana why is Sania Mirza the UN Women goodwill
why is Sania Mirza the UN Women goodwill
why is Sania Mirza the UN Women goodwill ambassador for South Asia what are these
ambassador for South Asia what are these
ambassador for South Asia what are these girls doing they are creating leaders
girls doing they are creating leaders
girls doing they are creating leaders before that let me take you to this
before that let me take you to this
before that let me take you to this alarming stat that I pulled up from the
alarming stat that I pulled up from the
alarming stat that I pulled up from the UN India website globally one in three
UN India website globally one in three
UN India website globally one in three women have faced sexual violence at some
women have faced sexual violence at some
women have faced sexual violence at some point of their lifetimes this is even
point of their lifetimes this is even
point of their lifetimes this is even alarming to me the most one is the top
alarming to me the most one is the top
alarming to me the most one is the top one on the right 100% enrolment rate in
one on the right 100% enrolment rate in
one on the right 100% enrolment rate in primary education but only 33% make it
primary education but only 33% make it
primary education but only 33% make it to higher education that a 77 percent
to higher education that a 77 percent
to higher education that a 77 percent dropout rate can you even imagine what
dropout rate can you even imagine what
dropout rate can you even imagine what is going on and why is sport an answer
is going on and why is sport an answer
is going on and why is sport an answer to it
women and sport make exceptional women
women and sport make exceptional women leaders how education the benefits from
leaders how education the benefits from
leaders how education the benefits from education to health to leadership self
education to health to leadership self
education to health to leadership self voice and equality which I always stand
voice and equality which I always stand
voice and equality which I always stand for I would wake up at 5:00 go to
for I would wake up at 5:00 go to
for I would wake up at 5:00 go to practice at 5:30 come back at 7:00 go to
practice at 5:30 come back at 7:00 go to
practice at 5:30 come back at 7:00 go to school come back home by 2:00
school come back home by 2:00
school come back home by 2:00 go to practice again from 3 to 6:30 come
go to practice again from 3 to 6:30 come
go to practice again from 3 to 6:30 come back do my homework go to bed buy it
back do my homework go to bed buy it
back do my homework go to bed buy it my friends mugged me they like dude your
my friends mugged me they like dude your
my friends mugged me they like dude your parents that harassing you dude you
parents that harassing you dude you
parents that harassing you dude you don’t go out and please stop but I got
don’t go out and please stop but I got
don’t go out and please stop but I got an 82% in my 10th standard
an 82% in my 10th standard
an 82% in my 10th standard I got an 88% in my 12 standard and I
I got an 88% in my 12 standard and I
I got an 88% in my 12 standard and I passed in a distinction from sin Stevens
passed in a distinction from sin Stevens
passed in a distinction from sin Stevens College in my undergrad what was
College in my undergrad what was
College in my undergrad what was happening I didn’t know that time how a
happening I didn’t know that time how a
happening I didn’t know that time how a lot of young girls came and asked me how
lot of young girls came and asked me how
lot of young girls came and asked me how do you do it I didn’t understand that
do you do it I didn’t understand that
do you do it I didn’t understand that now that I look back I realized what was
now that I look back I realized what was
now that I look back I realized what was for doing to me time management
for doing to me time management
for doing to me time management my schedule was so jam-packed that I did
my schedule was so jam-packed that I did
my schedule was so jam-packed that I did not even have the time to breathe and I
not even have the time to breathe and I
not even have the time to breathe and I was not complaining low caste nation
was not complaining low caste nation
was not complaining low caste nation raise your hands how many of you do it
raise your hands how many of you do it
raise your hands how many of you do it every single day at some point of your
every single day at some point of your
every single day at some point of your time in the day according to American
time in the day according to American
time in the day according to American psychology Association procrastination
psychology Association procrastination
psychology Association procrastination is a chronic illness which we term it as
is a chronic illness which we term it as
is a chronic illness which we term it as laziness 20% of Americans are chronic
laziness 20% of Americans are chronic
laziness 20% of Americans are chronic procrastinators
procrastinators
procrastinators but sport athletes what what is for
but sport athletes what what is for
but sport athletes what what is for teaching our athletes are young girls to
teaching our athletes are young girls to
teaching our athletes are young girls to focus time management leadership skills
focus time management leadership skills
focus time management leadership skills and as our speaker this morning a show
and as our speaker this morning a show
and as our speaker this morning a show drew rightly pointed out the energies
drew rightly pointed out the energies
drew rightly pointed out the energies that are being channelized every single
that are being channelized every single
that are being channelized every single day to do the right thing at the right
day to do the right thing at the right
day to do the right thing at the right time the women’s Sports Foundation in
time the women’s Sports Foundation in
time the women’s Sports Foundation in New York conducted a beautiful study
New York conducted a beautiful study
New York conducted a beautiful study which proved that girls in school get
which proved that girls in school get
which proved that girls in school get good grades but not only grades also
good grades but not only grades also
good grades but not only grades also health
health
health I don’t have to emphasize the
I don’t have to emphasize the
I don’t have to emphasize the significance of going out in a
significance of going out in a
significance of going out in a playground and releasing all that stress
playground and releasing all that stress
playground and releasing all that stress from a day’s work in 2014
from a day’s work in 2014
from a day’s work in 2014 20 million obese women were found in
20 million obese women were found in
20 million obese women were found in India out of which 4 million women were
India out of which 4 million women were
India out of which 4 million women were going through chronic obesity Indian
going through chronic obesity Indian
going through chronic obesity Indian women ranked third in the world in
women ranked third in the world in
women ranked third in the world in obesity which is only after US and China
obesity which is only after US and China
obesity which is only after US and China what’s going on out here my 10 year old
what’s going on out here my 10 year old
what’s going on out here my 10 year old needs some Backstrom’s could ask her
needs some Backstrom’s could ask her
needs some Backstrom’s could ask her every day which is your favorite periods
every day which is your favorite periods
every day which is your favorite periods in school she said PE period how many
in school she said PE period how many
in school she said PE period how many times in a day in in a week do you go
times in a day in in a week do you go
times in a day in in a week do you go there only twice in a week I say what do
there only twice in a week I say what do
there only twice in a week I say what do you do I go out and play would the
you do I go out and play would the
you do I go out and play would the others girls do they sit and chat what
others girls do they sit and chat what
others girls do they sit and chat what the boys do i sprint and I beat them
the boys do i sprint and I beat them
the boys do i sprint and I beat them what’s going on here sport is bringing a
what’s going on here sport is bringing a
what’s going on here sport is bringing a change and they’re creating small heroes
change and they’re creating small heroes
change and they’re creating small heroes in their own community heroes we call
in their own community heroes we call
in their own community heroes we call them but why heroes we need she was out
them but why heroes we need she was out
them but why heroes we need she was out here right every time I went as a 12
here right every time I went as a 12
here right every time I went as a 12 year old when I won my first national
year old when I won my first national
year old when I won my first national championship title young girls parents
championship title young girls parents
championship title young girls parents of young girls came and asked me how did
of young girls came and asked me how did
of young girls came and asked me how did you do it and I all I had to say it I
you do it and I all I had to say it I
you do it and I all I had to say it I was working hard and I did not realize
was working hard and I did not realize
was working hard and I did not realize what was I doing
what was I doing
what was I doing I was inspiring million other girls that
I was inspiring million other girls that
I was inspiring million other girls that came and looked up to me women inspired
came and looked up to me women inspired
came and looked up to me women inspired women and the problem these days is we
women and the problem these days is we
women and the problem these days is we have very few women role models out
have very few women role models out
have very few women role models out there who can be a source of inspiration
there who can be a source of inspiration
there who can be a source of inspiration Sinai and Sindhu and Sonya are
Sinai and Sindhu and Sonya are
Sinai and Sindhu and Sonya are definitely doing but that one little
definitely doing but that one little
definitely doing but that one little girl who goes out there and brings a
girl who goes out there and brings a
girl who goes out there and brings a medal back home even in her own
medal back home even in her own
medal back home even in her own community
community
community has the magnetic effect to attract that
has the magnetic effect to attract that
has the magnetic effect to attract that success that beautiful smile on her face
success that beautiful smile on her face
success that beautiful smile on her face attracts several million other girls to
attracts several million other girls to
attracts several million other girls to go out there and take of sport
determination perseverance
determination perseverance great discipline leadership this is how
great discipline leadership this is how
great discipline leadership this is how this is how you grow up as an athlete
this is how you grow up as an athlete
this is how you grow up as an athlete and these skills are also transferable
and these skills are also transferable
and these skills are also transferable into your work life 80% of women in the
into your work life 80% of women in the
into your work life 80% of women in the u.s. in the executive fields positions
u.s. in the executive fields positions
u.s. in the executive fields positions had played sport at some point of their
had played sport at some point of their
had played sport at some point of their life and 69% agreed that they got their
life and 69% agreed that they got their
life and 69% agreed that they got their leadership skills transferred through
leadership skills transferred through
leadership skills transferred through their performances sporting success we
their performances sporting success we
their performances sporting success we all know this young lady out there a
all know this young lady out there a
all know this young lady out there a college-level university level table
college-level university level table
college-level university level table tennis athlete our very own president in
tennis athlete our very own president in
tennis athlete our very own president in Rye Nui former Indian team cricket
Rye Nui former Indian team cricket
Rye Nui former Indian team cricket player and then went on playing baseball
player and then went on playing baseball
player and then went on playing baseball for the US what is for doing
India and China have a billion plus
India and China have a billion plus people each but equally significant is
people each but equally significant is
people each but equally significant is what strategy and calls the third
what strategy and calls the third
what strategy and calls the third billion the billion women set to enter
billion the billion women set to enter
billion the billion women set to enter the global workforce in the next decade
the global workforce in the next decade
the global workforce in the next decade talk about China and each other what is
talk about China and each other what is
talk about China and each other what is the 1 billion opportunity well there’s
the 1 billion opportunity well there’s
the 1 billion opportunity well there’s another one being opportunity today that
another one being opportunity today that
another one being opportunity today that sits in front of all of us and has to do
sits in front of all of us and has to do
sits in front of all of us and has to do with all those women who are disengaged
with all those women who are disengaged
with all those women who are disengaged from mainstream society and come and we
from mainstream society and come and we
from mainstream society and come and we have to find a way to engage them even
have to find a way to engage them even
have to find a way to engage them even small increases and empowering women can
small increases and empowering women can
small increases and empowering women can lead to dramatic economic and social
lead to dramatic economic and social
lead to dramatic economic and social benefits government and business leaders
benefits government and business leaders
benefits government and business leaders need to start paying attention because
need to start paying attention because
need to start paying attention because they are missing a powerful engine for
they are missing a powerful engine for
they are missing a powerful engine for social and economic growth to look at
social and economic growth to look at
social and economic growth to look at what needs to happen and understand the
what needs to happen and understand the
what needs to happen and understand the impact of empowering more women workers
impact of empowering more women workers
impact of empowering more women workers strategy and created the third billion
strategy and created the third billion
strategy and created the third billion index ranking 128 countries the
index ranking 128 countries the
index ranking 128 countries the countries are clustered in five groups
countries are clustered in five groups
countries are clustered in five groups from those on the path to success to
from those on the path to success to
from those on the path to success to others just at the starting 8 this data
others just at the starting 8 this data
others just at the starting 8 this data provides real insights into what works
provides real insights into what works
provides real insights into what works and it proves that the impact of
and it proves that the impact of
and it proves that the impact of empowering women is exponential to the
empowering women is exponential to the
empowering women is exponential to the investment it takes empowering women
investment it takes empowering women
investment it takes empowering women creates a powerful ripple effect that
creates a powerful ripple effect that
creates a powerful ripple effect that improves GDP literacy education and even
improves GDP literacy education and even
improves GDP literacy education and even lowers infant mortality the bottom line
lowers infant mortality the bottom line
lowers infant mortality the bottom line if governments and companies make the
if governments and companies make the
if governments and companies make the right decisions and investments it will
right decisions and investments it will
right decisions and investments it will change the world one woman at a time
change the world one woman at a time
change the world one woman at a time that’s the idea in 90 seconds
that’s the idea in 90 seconds
that’s the idea in 90 seconds [Music]
[Music]
[Music] this is something very interesting to me
this is something very interesting to me
this is something very interesting to me and a lot of you girls are there would
and a lot of you girls are there would
and a lot of you girls are there would relate to it growing up there is this
relate to it growing up there is this
relate to it growing up there is this constant idea of the type of girl or
constant idea of the type of girl or
constant idea of the type of girl or woman the society wants you to be
woman the society wants you to be
woman the society wants you to be creates self-doubt and an image that
creates self-doubt and an image that
creates self-doubt and an image that you’re constantly trying to fit in I too
you’re constantly trying to fit in I too
you’re constantly trying to fit in I too went through such one-one such feeling I
went through such one-one such feeling I
went through such one-one such feeling I was always told I had a very thick voice
was always told I had a very thick voice
was always told I had a very thick voice and I somehow internalized it and grew
and I somehow internalized it and grew
and I somehow internalized it and grew up with the feeling that my voice was
up with the feeling that my voice was
up with the feeling that my voice was less feminine until last year
less feminine until last year
less feminine until last year ESPN broadcasted the table-tennis
ESPN broadcasted the table-tennis
ESPN broadcasted the table-tennis Women’s World Cup for the first time in
Women’s World Cup for the first time in
Women’s World Cup for the first time in the u.s. at primetime for three
the u.s. at primetime for three
the u.s. at primetime for three consecutive days and I was the lead
consecutive days and I was the lead
consecutive days and I was the lead commentator there just last two weeks
commentator there just last two weeks
commentator there just last two weeks back two weeks back Star Sports for the
back two weeks back Star Sports for the
back two weeks back Star Sports for the first time in India broadcasted the
first time in India broadcasted the
first time in India broadcasted the table tennis in you know film and I was
table tennis in you know film and I was
table tennis in you know film and I was a commentator and anchor out there and I
a commentator and anchor out there and I
a commentator and anchor out there and I did not understand what was I doing my
did not understand what was I doing my
did not understand what was I doing my voice which I thought was out there on
voice which I thought was out there on
voice which I thought was out there on Indian television for four consecutive
Indian television for four consecutive
Indian television for four consecutive days the producer after the show came
days the producer after the show came
days the producer after the show came back to me and said Neha when you held
back to me and said Neha when you held
back to me and said Neha when you held the mic we were called friend we didn’t
the mic we were called friend we didn’t
the mic we were called friend we didn’t know what will you do before this
know what will you do before this
know what will you do before this because we had not worked with you
because we had not worked with you
because we had not worked with you before this but when you held the mic
before this but when you held the mic
before this but when you held the mic your voice felt so crisp and commanding
your voice felt so crisp and commanding
your voice felt so crisp and commanding this day and that day I look back and I
this day and that day I look back and I
this day and that day I look back and I wonder surely I did it and then I
wonder surely I did it and then I
wonder surely I did it and then I thought to myself where did this
thought to myself where did this
thought to myself where did this confidence come from the years and years
confidence come from the years and years
confidence come from the years and years of hard work traveling representing the
of hard work traveling representing the
of hard work traveling representing the country at the highest stage the Olympic
country at the highest stage the Olympic
country at the highest stage the Olympic Games
and this is I think what sport imbibes
and this is I think what sport imbibes into you the confidence to move ahead a
into you the confidence to move ahead a
into you the confidence to move ahead a founding fathers of the Constitution did
founding fathers of the Constitution did
founding fathers of the Constitution did something really nice to women out there
something really nice to women out there
something really nice to women out there they had the right to equality and the
they had the right to equality and the
they had the right to equality and the articles and the directors principles of
articles and the directors principles of
articles and the directors principles of state policy that protect us from any
state policy that protect us from any
state policy that protect us from any kind of equality but socially not yet
kind of equality but socially not yet
kind of equality but socially not yet acceptable I say all this but now I
acceptable I say all this but now I
acceptable I say all this but now I wonder it wouldn’t have been possible
wonder it wouldn’t have been possible
wonder it wouldn’t have been possible through the support of the family as I
through the support of the family as I
through the support of the family as I said I come from a very traditional
said I come from a very traditional
said I come from a very traditional family and then at every step my parents
family and then at every step my parents
family and then at every step my parents were told don’t put her into sport what
were told don’t put her into sport what
were told don’t put her into sport what is going on here but then we fought we
is going on here but then we fought we
is going on here but then we fought we fought together we went around and we
fought together we went around and we
fought together we went around and we felt that by mere putting your girls and
felt that by mere putting your girls and
felt that by mere putting your girls and women into sport exposes them to a lot
women into sport exposes them to a lot
women into sport exposes them to a lot of different areas in life that by mere
of different areas in life that by mere
of different areas in life that by mere sitting in a classroom cannot it is an
sitting in a classroom cannot it is an
sitting in a classroom cannot it is an equal level playing field that we all
equal level playing field that we all
equal level playing field that we all achieve and that we all are striving for
achieve and that we all are striving for
achieve and that we all are striving for and all I have to say here is that we
and all I have to say here is that we
and all I have to say here is that we need that one belief that message that I
need that one belief that message that I
need that one belief that message that I want to say to not only the audience
want to say to not only the audience
want to say to not only the audience here but the girls around the world that
the society is changing and I am a
the society is changing and I am a product of that change the power of
product of that change the power of
product of that change the power of belief the power of telling those young
belief the power of telling those young
belief the power of telling those young girls that yes they matter and that they
girls that yes they matter and that they
girls that yes they matter and that they should not give up on themselves because
should not give up on themselves because
should not give up on themselves because we are not going to do it because the
we are not going to do it because the
we are not going to do it because the times are changing thank you
times are changing thank you
times are changing thank you you
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