TEDx: Gender Equality as an Innovation Challenge

Frustrated with the lack of progress towards gender equality in the economy, proponents of diversity are building the "business case" for action. But, the "business case" may do more harm than good by sending signals that women need to be better than men in order to be included in corporate leadership, as investors or as entrepreneurs. In this TEDx talk, Sarah Kaplan shows how the myth of meritocracy unintentionally reinforces privilege and blocks further moves towards gender equality. She also suggests that if we treat the diversity challenge as an innovation problem, we can make progress.