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Girls Confidence | Melia Collins | TEDxYouth@AcademiaBC


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[Applause] what is confidence confidence is a

what is confidence confidence is a

what is confidence confidence is a feeling or self assuring arising from

feeling or self assuring arising from

feeling or self assuring arising from one appreciation of one’s own abilities

one appreciation of one’s own abilities

one appreciation of one’s own abilities or qualities

are there any problems with girls not

are there any problems with girls not having confidence today yes all the time

having confidence today yes all the time

having confidence today yes all the time around the world

what types of problems are there there

what types of problems are there there are many types of problems in the world

are many types of problems in the world

are many types of problems in the world but one common problem is under

but one common problem is under

but one common problem is under estimating girls

estimating girls

estimating girls for example people say that girls can’t

for example people say that girls can’t

for example people say that girls can’t play some sports they also are not very

play some sports they also are not very

play some sports they also are not very confident in math an article that I saw

confident in math an article that I saw

confident in math an article that I saw said that one little girl thought she

said that one little girl thought she

said that one little girl thought she was too stupid to do a math problem but

was too stupid to do a math problem but

was too stupid to do a math problem but then she managed to do it but that is an

then she managed to do it but that is an

then she managed to do it but that is an example of how low self-esteem girls can

example of how low self-esteem girls can

example of how low self-esteem girls can be my name is Malia and I’m 11 years old

be my name is Malia and I’m 11 years old

be my name is Malia and I’m 11 years old and today I’m going to be talking to you

and today I’m going to be talking to you

and today I’m going to be talking to you about gender stereotypes and confidence

what can we do to help girls confidence

what can we do to help girls confidence we can help by encouraging girls to take

we can help by encouraging girls to take

we can help by encouraging girls to take to be part of a team research shows

to be part of a team research shows

to be part of a team research shows girls that are in a team have more

girls that are in a team have more

girls that are in a team have more self-esteem you could be in a robotics

self-esteem you could be in a robotics

self-esteem you could be in a robotics team just a team to boost up your

team just a team to boost up your

team just a team to boost up your confidence other way to help girls 1

confidence other way to help girls 1

confidence other way to help girls 1 play let her play how she wants let her

play let her play how she wants let her

play let her play how she wants let her pick her own choice to talk let her talk

pick her own choice to talk let her talk

pick her own choice to talk let her talk to you you listen 3 celebrate let her

to you you listen 3 celebrate let her

to you you listen 3 celebrate let her celebrate her achievements for

celebrate her achievements for

celebrate her achievements for resilience let her have her own bad

resilience let her have her own bad

resilience let her have her own bad times 5 say more tell her more than just

times 5 say more tell her more than just

times 5 say more tell her more than just you look pretty

why should you care about this topic you

why should you care about this topic you should care about girls confidence

should care about girls confidence

should care about girls confidence because one study shows than Britain

because one study shows than Britain

because one study shows than Britain they can lose three thousand nineteen

they can lose three thousand nineteen

they can lose three thousand nineteen hundred nineteen thousand future

hundred nineteen thousand future

hundred nineteen thousand future businesswomen lawyers and doctors unless

businesswomen lawyers and doctors unless

businesswomen lawyers and doctors unless young women get some help to be

young women get some help to be

young women get some help to be confident unless we help and soon if we

confident unless we help and soon if we

confident unless we help and soon if we do not help this problem will spread all

do not help this problem will spread all

do not help this problem will spread all around the globe would you like to live

around the globe would you like to live

around the globe would you like to live without someone to to friend your

without someone to to friend your

without someone to to friend your battles or what you like to live without

battles or what you like to live without

battles or what you like to live without someone to protect you and make sure you

someone to protect you and make sure you

someone to protect you and make sure you were alive and healthy or would you like

were alive and healthy or would you like

were alive and healthy or would you like to live without someone to give you a

to live without someone to give you a

to live without someone to give you a job to keep your family surviving are

job to keep your family surviving are

job to keep your family surviving are there any gender stereotypes yes a lot

what are some gender stereotypes some

what are some gender stereotypes some stereotypes are women have to be weak

stereotypes are women have to be weak

stereotypes are women have to be weak not like men women are supposed to make

not like men women are supposed to make

not like men women are supposed to make less money than men when they work women

less money than men when they work women

less money than men when they work women are not allowed to say what they want to

are not allowed to say what they want to

are not allowed to say what they want to and men are better at math and science

and men are better at math and science

and men are better at math and science while women are better at nurturing

while women are better at nurturing

while women are better at nurturing careers don’t you think that is unfair

careers don’t you think that is unfair

careers don’t you think that is unfair to CL to say all these stereotypes when

to CL to say all these stereotypes when

to CL to say all these stereotypes when men and women are the state are equal

can women be greater people of course we

can women be greater people of course we can we can be basketball players lawyers

can we can be basketball players lawyers

can we can be basketball players lawyers doctors and much more we are unlimited

doctors and much more we are unlimited

doctors and much more we are unlimited we can do anything we can also change

we can do anything we can also change

we can do anything we can also change the world

what can girls do to be more confident

what can girls do to be more confident girls can be confident and trying

girls can be confident and trying

girls can be confident and trying anything like play sports and be

anything like play sports and be

anything like play sports and be academic or just being you what is helps

academic or just being you what is helps

academic or just being you what is helps me to be more confident

I think what helped me a lot was being

I think what helped me a lot was being in a basketball team when they receive

in a basketball team when they receive

in a basketball team when they receive the basketball team boosted up my

the basketball team boosted up my

the basketball team boosted up my confidence basketball players has to be

confidence basketball players has to be

confidence basketball players has to be very aggressive but to be aggressive you

very aggressive but to be aggressive you

very aggressive but to be aggressive you have to have self esteem and confidence

have to have self esteem and confidence

have to have self esteem and confidence and I did it exactly that so it helped

and I did it exactly that so it helped

and I did it exactly that so it helped me a lot in school and at home when I

me a lot in school and at home when I

me a lot in school and at home when I first started in a basketball team I was

first started in a basketball team I was

first started in a basketball team I was really shy in game sight in games I

really shy in game sight in games I

really shy in game sight in games I never shot I only pass to the best

never shot I only pass to the best

never shot I only pass to the best players on the team but as days passed I

players on the team but as days passed I

players on the team but as days passed I started to shoot more often and I

started to shoot more often and I

started to shoot more often and I started to go to basketball practice

started to go to basketball practice

started to go to basketball practice more I did not fear that I was going to

more I did not fear that I was going to

more I did not fear that I was going to fail I only cared that I was trying I

fail I only cared that I was trying I

fail I only cared that I was trying I just focused on doing my best and soon

just focused on doing my best and soon

just focused on doing my best and soon enough I started to scoring games I was

enough I started to scoring games I was

enough I started to scoring games I was so proud of myself although that burns

so proud of myself although that burns

so proud of myself although that burns down his fun not always fun when I went

down his fun not always fun when I went

down his fun not always fun when I went to my first practice I did not know what

to my first practice I did not know what

to my first practice I did not know what they were saying because I didn’t speak

they were saying because I didn’t speak

they were saying because I didn’t speak or understand Spanish so I did

or understand Spanish so I did

or understand Spanish so I did everything wrong but my teammates helped

everything wrong but my teammates helped

everything wrong but my teammates helped me and my effort led to my success she

me and my effort led to my success she

me and my effort led to my success she needed a hero so that’s what she became

needed a hero so that’s what she became

needed a hero so that’s what she became thank you for listening I hope all the

thank you for listening I hope all the

thank you for listening I hope all the girls out there listen to

girls out there listen to

girls out there listen to [Applause]

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