so we are all sitting on this in this cozy small room me and my family it was
cozy small room me and my family it was
cozy small room me and my family it was five years ago we were sitting talking
five years ago we were sitting talking
five years ago we were sitting talking about how happy we are because I got a
about how happy we are because I got a
about how happy we are because I got a thank letter from the Minister of
thank letter from the Minister of
thank letter from the Minister of Reconstruction and housing in KRG he was
Reconstruction and housing in KRG he was
Reconstruction and housing in KRG he was praising me and my work I worked as an
praising me and my work I worked as an
praising me and my work I worked as an engineer back then on a project I put
engineer back then on a project I put
engineer back then on a project I put some traffic signs and guardrails I was
some traffic signs and guardrails I was
some traffic signs and guardrails I was paving the routes so he congratulated me
paving the routes so he congratulated me
paving the routes so he congratulated me as an engineer and everyone was talking
as an engineer and everyone was talking
as an engineer and everyone was talking about it suddenly my grandmother she
about it suddenly my grandmother she
about it suddenly my grandmother she told me isn’t it enough I said what she
told me isn’t it enough I said what she
told me isn’t it enough I said what she said you’ve been working in media ten
said you’ve been working in media ten
said you’ve been working in media ten years from now and you are a successful
years from now and you are a successful
years from now and you are a successful engineer now why don’t you just leave it
engineer now why don’t you just leave it
engineer now why don’t you just leave it it’s bad for your reputation as an
it’s bad for your reputation as an
it’s bad for your reputation as an engineer people will respect you more if
engineer people will respect you more if
engineer people will respect you more if you quit this job I love my grandmother
you quit this job I love my grandmother
you quit this job I love my grandmother by the way she’s very direct and I loved
by the way she’s very direct and I loved
by the way she’s very direct and I loved her even more at that moment because the
her even more at that moment because the
her even more at that moment because the thing that she did she did say to me
thing that she did she did say to me
thing that she did she did say to me that that was on most of people’s mind
that that was on most of people’s mind
that that was on most of people’s mind but no one dared to say it to my face so
but no one dared to say it to my face so
but no one dared to say it to my face so in that room everything took me to the
in that room everything took me to the
in that room everything took me to the moment I started this work it was 1999 I
moment I started this work it was 1999 I
moment I started this work it was 1999 I started as a kid I was only 11 years old
started as a kid I was only 11 years old
started as a kid I was only 11 years old it was very cool but on the other side
it was very cool but on the other side
it was very cool but on the other side it was very difficult for me because I
it was very difficult for me because I
it was very difficult for me because I had to prove myself as a successful
had to prove myself as a successful
had to prove myself as a successful presenter for my TV station on the other
presenter for my TV station on the other
presenter for my TV station on the other hand there was my family I had to prove
hand there was my family I had to prove
hand there was my family I had to prove to them that I’m a committed member of
to them that I’m a committed member of
to them that I’m a committed member of the family and I had to prove myself to
the family and I had to prove myself to
the family and I had to prove myself to everyone to my friends to the audience
everyone to my friends to the audience
everyone to my friends to the audience to everyone so it was a large burden on
to everyone so it was a large burden on
to everyone so it was a large burden on my shoulders and I was very little
back then presenters women working in
back then presenters women working in industry in this industry media industry
industry in this industry media industry
industry in this industry media industry was very very few you could count them
was very very few you could count them
was very very few you could count them on your fingers and those who were
on your fingers and those who were
on your fingers and those who were saying they were leaving us like
saying they were leaving us like
saying they were leaving us like choosing another stable life getting
choosing another stable life getting
choosing another stable life getting married taking and other decisions and
married taking and other decisions and
married taking and other decisions and the result was there was less women
the result was there was less women
the result was there was less women faces on-screen and more pressure on us
faces on-screen and more pressure on us
faces on-screen and more pressure on us who were staying in this field everyone
who were staying in this field everyone
who were staying in this field everyone was pointing kind at us in the society
was pointing kind at us in the society
was pointing kind at us in the society you all remember they were telling us
you all remember they were telling us
you all remember they were telling us how shameful our work was so all of us
how shameful our work was so all of us
how shameful our work was so all of us decided it’s enough for me I said I have
decided it’s enough for me I said I have
decided it’s enough for me I said I have to take a degree and I have to be good
to take a degree and I have to be good
to take a degree and I have to be good so other can respect me what did I do
so other can respect me what did I do
so other can respect me what did I do I worked hard I collected my strength
I worked hard I collected my strength
I worked hard I collected my strength and I started studying when my friends
and I started studying when my friends
and I started studying when my friends were in picnics in school I was at work
were in picnics in school I was at work
were in picnics in school I was at work when I had some breaks of work I was
when I had some breaks of work I was
when I had some breaks of work I was studying my exams it was very hard but
studying my exams it was very hard but
studying my exams it was very hard but after finishing high school I got a good
after finishing high school I got a good
after finishing high school I got a good mark a really good mark and the moment I
mark a really good mark and the moment I
mark a really good mark and the moment I took my results I was like running I was
took my results I was like running I was
took my results I was like running I was crying from happiness not only because I
crying from happiness not only because I
crying from happiness not only because I took a high degree but also because I
took a high degree but also because I
took a high degree but also because I could prove to my to myself first and
could prove to my to myself first and
could prove to my to myself first and then to my family that media has a good
then to my family that media has a good
then to my family that media has a good impact on me it can take the best of me
impact on me it can take the best of me
impact on me it can take the best of me so then it was the moment when all of us
so then it was the moment when all of us
so then it was the moment when all of us we’ve always all of us experienced that
we’ve always all of us experienced that
we’ve always all of us experienced that moment when your loss you don’t know
moment when your loss you don’t know
moment when your loss you don’t know what to do what to choose which college
what to do what to choose which college
what to do what to choose which college what I’m going to be my future same for
what I’m going to be my future same for
what I’m going to be my future same for me of course but I had a stable job
me of course but I had a stable job
me of course but I had a stable job working as a presenter but then my
working as a presenter but then my
working as a presenter but then my family said you are not going to the
family said you are not going to the
family said you are not going to the media college you have to take
media college you have to take
media college you have to take a suitable college suitable for your
a suitable college suitable for your
a suitable college suitable for your degree what to do I love build I love to
degree what to do I love build I love to
degree what to do I love build I love to build
build
build it’s always about building for me so I
it’s always about building for me so I
it’s always about building for me so I me and my family negotiated what to do
me and my family negotiated what to do
me and my family negotiated what to do what not to do
what not to do
what not to do I said I’m going to engineering because
I said I’m going to engineering because
I said I’m going to engineering because it’s always about well-being I went
it’s always about well-being I went
it’s always about well-being I went there I studied engineering and then I
there I studied engineering and then I
there I studied engineering and then I became an engineer it was really good
became an engineer it was really good
became an engineer it was really good I had the school job I was working on
I had the school job I was working on
I had the school job I was working on sites people respected me more adding
sites people respected me more adding
sites people respected me more adding this small title to your name engineer
this small title to your name engineer
this small title to your name engineer added a lot of things to me but then I
added a lot of things to me but then I
added a lot of things to me but then I was not satisfied because I thought I
was not satisfied because I thought I
was not satisfied because I thought I love to build okay but I love to build
love to build okay but I love to build
love to build okay but I love to build the mentality that drove us to that
the mentality that drove us to that
the mentality that drove us to that point that working in media especially
point that working in media especially
point that working in media especially is shameful I quitted engineering I
is shameful I quitted engineering I
is shameful I quitted engineering I started to focus on media media is all
started to focus on media media is all
started to focus on media media is all about structures just like engineering
about structures just like engineering
about structures just like engineering when you want to have a good program a
when you want to have a good program a
when you want to have a good program a good structure you have to work really
good structure you have to work really
good structure you have to work really really hard harder than engineering we
really hard harder than engineering we
really hard harder than engineering we have two challenges in media first as a
have two challenges in media first as a
have two challenges in media first as a journalist you host politicians doctors
journalist you host politicians doctors
journalist you host politicians doctors engineers different experts from
engineers different experts from
engineers different experts from different fields as a good journalist
different fields as a good journalist
different fields as a good journalist you have to know more than each of your
you have to know more than each of your
you have to know more than each of your guests the knowledge and the research
guests the knowledge and the research
guests the knowledge and the research you make is the first challenge that we
you make is the first challenge that we
you make is the first challenge that we all face
all face
all face the second challenge for us specially as
the second challenge for us specially as
the second challenge for us specially as a woman luckily there’s a good number of
a woman luckily there’s a good number of
a woman luckily there’s a good number of women now working in media field but the
women now working in media field but the
women now working in media field but the challenge is to prove to the audience to
challenge is to prove to the audience to
challenge is to prove to the audience to the society that me it’s not all about
the society that me it’s not all about
the society that me it’s not all about my face it’s not all about my appeal
my face it’s not all about my appeal
my face it’s not all about my appeal I’m not a doll I’m not just talking I
I’m not a doll I’m not just talking I
I’m not a doll I’m not just talking I know I have the knowledge so this is the
know I have the knowledge so this is the
know I have the knowledge so this is the big challenge now for us women working
big challenge now for us women working
big challenge now for us women working in media we sacrificed a lot in this
in media we sacrificed a lot in this
in media we sacrificed a lot in this field just to prove this point that a
field just to prove this point that a
field just to prove this point that a woman is not only about a beautiful face
woman is not only about a beautiful face
woman is not only about a beautiful face on screen you just just don’t watch and
on screen you just just don’t watch and
on screen you just just don’t watch and then turn to another channel it’s not
then turn to another channel it’s not
then turn to another channel it’s not only about that we sacrificed a lot
only about that we sacrificed a lot
only about that we sacrificed a lot recently a superstar a beautiful young
recently a superstar a beautiful young
recently a superstar a beautiful young lady a good presenter
lady a good presenter
lady a good presenter and one of the best journalists our
and one of the best journalists our
and one of the best journalists our colleagues chief augur g-god Martin just
colleagues chief augur g-god Martin just
colleagues chief augur g-god Martin just to prove that point that it’s not only
to prove that point that it’s not only
to prove that point that it’s not only about her beautiful face she can do
about her beautiful face she can do
about her beautiful face she can do something she can make change just like
something she can make change just like
something she can make change just like men do this was the second challenge and
men do this was the second challenge and
men do this was the second challenge and still it is as I said there is a huge
still it is as I said there is a huge
still it is as I said there is a huge number of women now working in this
number of women now working in this
number of women now working in this field but we have to work really hard to
field but we have to work really hard to
field but we have to work really hard to make good journalists not only women
make good journalists not only women
make good journalists not only women working in this field so many times I
working in this field so many times I
working in this field so many times I gave up I was about to give up but then
gave up I was about to give up but then
gave up I was about to give up but then I could see some lights of hope I would
I could see some lights of hope I would
I could see some lights of hope I would say ok let me try again and after so
say ok let me try again and after so
say ok let me try again and after so many tries I think I would go back to
many tries I think I would go back to
many tries I think I would go back to the same room that I talked first last
the same room that I talked first last
the same room that I talked first last week I came back from a will I came back
week I came back from a will I came back
week I came back from a will I came back to home we are all saying people sitting
to home we are all saying people sitting
to home we are all saying people sitting in the same room talking about me and my
in the same room talking about me and my
in the same room talking about me and my work but this time luckily it was not
work but this time luckily it was not
work but this time luckily it was not about engineering only it was about one
about engineering only it was about one
about engineering only it was about one of my shows that
of my shows that
of my shows that a minister responded to the call of
a minister responded to the call of
a minister responded to the call of people we talked about it and this is
people we talked about it and this is
people we talked about it and this is the reason that we all continue if you
the reason that we all continue if you
the reason that we all continue if you want to make that change you have to
want to make that change you have to
want to make that change you have to work really hard it’s not only about
work really hard it’s not only about
work really hard it’s not only about luck thank you
luck thank you
luck thank you [Applause]
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