Girls Need to Run the World | Mariana Gutierrez | TEDxCarverMilitaryAcademy

just a young woman but as I grew up I

just a young woman but as I grew up I realized

realized

realized not easy to find success and create my

not easy to find success and create my

not easy to find success and create my persona what do I do about this issue I

persona what do I do about this issue I

persona what do I do about this issue I find that it helps to find a role model

find that it helps to find a role model

find that it helps to find a role model or someone who we can look up to a

or someone who we can look up to a

or someone who we can look up to a family member a friend or even a famous

family member a friend or even a famous

family member a friend or even a famous person usually this day and age we do

person usually this day and age we do

person usually this day and age we do that by going on social media or looking

that by going on social media or looking

that by going on social media or looking at a magazine and saying I want to be

at a magazine and saying I want to be

at a magazine and saying I want to be successful too or I also want to be rich

successful too or I also want to be rich

successful too or I also want to be rich famous and successful we obviously

famous and successful we obviously

famous and successful we obviously cannot blame ourselves for thinking that

cannot blame ourselves for thinking that

cannot blame ourselves for thinking that we are human but the key is to find the

we are human but the key is to find the

we are human but the key is to find the right person who we can look up to

right person who we can look up to

right person who we can look up to you see the trouble for me is how the

you see the trouble for me is how the

you see the trouble for me is how the media treats the females that I can look

media treats the females that I can look

media treats the females that I can look up to when it comes up artists and

up to when it comes up artists and

up to when it comes up artists and actresses on the media there is

actresses on the media there is

actresses on the media there is something very unjust on how we are

something very unjust on how we are

something very unjust on how we are portrayed my research showed how

portrayed my research showed how

portrayed my research showed how inequitable these portrayals are when I

inequitable these portrayals are when I

inequitable these portrayals are when I searched take Google for example when I

searched take Google for example when I

searched take Google for example when I searched out famous female artists and

searched out famous female artists and

searched out famous female artists and actresses on the medium the words nude

actresses on the medium the words nude

actresses on the medium the words nude sex and sexy stood out I wanted to see

sex and sexy stood out I wanted to see

sex and sexy stood out I wanted to see if the same thing was happening for

if the same thing was happening for

if the same thing was happening for males

males

males I only removed those two letters off it

I only removed those two letters off it

I only removed those two letters off it female to create the word male the words

female to create the word male the words

female to create the word male the words I came up with lady legendary and

I came up with lady legendary and

I came up with lady legendary and lifestyle keep in mind that these

lifestyle keep in mind that these

lifestyle keep in mind that these pictures do not come from provocative

pictures do not come from provocative

pictures do not come from provocative magazines but from a magazine that you

magazines but from a magazine that you

magazines but from a magazine that you can buy in your local grocery store but

can buy in your local grocery store but

can buy in your local grocery store but we should be asking ourselves is it why

we should be asking ourselves is it why

we should be asking ourselves is it why is it okay for females to be portrayed

is it okay for females to be portrayed

is it okay for females to be portrayed this way over males to be portrayed

this way over males to be portrayed

this way over males to be portrayed fully dressed if we are both successful

fully dressed if we are both successful

fully dressed if we are both successful enough to be to be shown like this why

enough to be to be shown like this why

enough to be to be shown like this why is it okay for females to be it’s some

is it okay for females to be it’s some

is it okay for females to be it’s some sort of naked if not fully naked in

sort of naked if not fully naked in

sort of naked if not fully naked in magazine covers but men fully dressed

magazine covers but men fully dressed

magazine covers but men fully dressed and 16a successful now only is there a

and 16a successful now only is there a

and 16a successful now only is there a difference in how we are portrayed there

difference in how we are portrayed there

difference in how we are portrayed there is a difference in how we are paid

is a difference in how we are paid

is a difference in how we are paid although females and male athletes play

although females and male athletes play

although females and male athletes play the same sports in the college and

the same sports in the college and

the same sports in the college and professional level there is a drastic

professional level there is a drastic

professional level there is a drastic change in how we are paid and 2015 the

change in how we are paid and 2015 the

change in how we are paid and 2015 the u.s. female soccer team took home

u.s. female soccer team took home

u.s. female soccer team took home two million dollars for winning the

two million dollars for winning the

two million dollars for winning the World Cup but in 2014 the male soccer

World Cup but in 2014 the male soccer

World Cup but in 2014 the male soccer team the Germany male soccer team took

team the Germany male soccer team took

team the Germany male soccer team took home 35 million dollars for winning the

home 35 million dollars for winning the

home 35 million dollars for winning the World Cup Tamika Catchings is one of the

World Cup Tamika Catchings is one of the

World Cup Tamika Catchings is one of the best female basketball players on the

best female basketball players on the

best female basketball players on the decade and even has three Olympic gold

decade and even has three Olympic gold

decade and even has three Olympic gold medals

medals

medals she makes three to four million dollars

she makes three to four million dollars

she makes three to four million dollars off of endorsements and is currently on

off of endorsements and is currently on

off of endorsements and is currently on court

court

court Kevin Garnett a player like Tamika makes

Kevin Garnett a player like Tamika makes

Kevin Garnett a player like Tamika makes ten million dollars of off of just 19

ten million dollars of off of just 19

ten million dollars of off of just 19 Dortmund and is currently off court why

Dortmund and is currently off court why

Dortmund and is currently off court why is it okay for females to be paid less

is it okay for females to be paid less

is it okay for females to be paid less than males even though they’re both

than males even though they’re both

than males even though they’re both playing in the same sport in the same

playing in the same sport in the same

playing in the same sport in the same level why is it okay for females to be

level why is it okay for females to be

level why is it okay for females to be represented as less than males even

represented as less than males even

represented as less than males even though they’re both successful enough to

though they’re both successful enough to

though they’re both successful enough to win and they’re both successful enough

win and they’re both successful enough

win and they’re both successful enough to be really famous and well-known

to be really famous and well-known

to be really famous and well-known female politicians have to endure the

female politicians have to endure the

female politicians have to endure the same in justices female politicians are

same in justices female politicians are

same in justices female politicians are seen as too Stern if their political

seen as too Stern if their political

seen as too Stern if their political views are too strong or as too soft or

views are too strong or as too soft or

views are too strong or as too soft or as too weak if their political views are

as too weak if their political views are

as too weak if their political views are not strong enough and to the underneat

not strong enough and to the underneat

not strong enough and to the underneat Michelle Obama was was named the seventh

Michelle Obama was was named the seventh

Michelle Obama was was named the seventh least influential people selfless

least influential people selfless

least influential people selfless influential people and in 2012 GQ

influential people and in 2012 GQ

influential people and in 2012 GQ magazine pictured her with a big head

magazine pictured her with a big head

magazine pictured her with a big head getting ice cream as a midnight snack

getting ice cream as a midnight snack

getting ice cream as a midnight snack Michelle Obama then went on to seem to

Michelle Obama then went on to seem to

Michelle Obama then went on to seem to make herself seem more likable why

make herself seem more likable why

make herself seem more likable why should our political leaders have to

should our political leaders have to

should our political leaders have to change their opinions some people like

change their opinions some people like

change their opinions some people like to blame it on the fact that we have

to blame it on the fact that we have

to blame it on the fact that we have very few female politician leaders but

very few female politician leaders but

very few female politician leaders but why should that matter when we are both

why should that matter when we are both

why should that matter when we are both when we were all successful genders but

when we were all successful genders but

when we were all successful genders but we are all successful enough to state

we are all successful enough to state

we are all successful enough to state our own opinion and want to make a

our own opinion and want to make a

our own opinion and want to make a change for our people

change for our people

change for our people like I said before this all relates back

like I said before this all relates back

like I said before this all relates back to teenagers and the media we as

to teenagers and the media we as

to teenagers and the media we as teenagers are always on the media and

teenagers are always on the media and

teenagers are always on the media and when we see our role models being

when we see our role models being

when we see our role models being portrayed this way it makes us confused

portrayed this way it makes us confused

portrayed this way it makes us confused on who to rely on we should be seen as

on who to rely on we should be seen as

on who to rely on we should be seen as the equal successful human beings that

the equal successful human beings that

the equal successful human beings that we can be female should be as successful

we can be female should be as successful

we can be female should be as successful as males can be on the media the

as males can be on the media the

as males can be on the media the misrepresentation projects envisions a

misrepresentation projects envisions a

misrepresentation projects envisions a project where all genders and minorities

project where all genders and minorities

project where all genders and minorities are seen as equal and represented as

are seen as equal and represented as

are seen as equal and represented as equals on the media we should be able to

equals on the media we should be able to

equals on the media we should be able to take something like the media that we

take something like the media that we

take something like the media that we created change and make yourself seem

created change and make yourself seem

created change and make yourself seem more successful so we can show that we

more successful so we can show that we

more successful so we can show that we can all do the same job and we can all

can all do the same job and we can all

can all do the same job and we can all be equals we should take something like

be equals we should take something like

be equals we should take something like the media change it for the better and

the media change it for the better and

the media change it for the better and not make yourself seem be seen as less

not make yourself seem be seen as less

not make yourself seem be seen as less not for just females but for all genders

not for just females but for all genders

not for just females but for all genders and minorities which we should all be

and minorities which we should all be

and minorities which we should all be equally represented not misrepresented

equally represented not misrepresented

equally represented not misrepresented thank you

thank you

thank you [Applause]