Let's stop feeling sorry for single people! | Gabriela Kajtárová | TEDxTrencin

Gabriela talks from the first experience what it is to be like single woman in mid-thirties and the social stigma associated with single people that we shall try to overcome. Gabriela Kajtárová is the reporter of the television news at TV Markíza, where she deals with politics and reporter work in the field - she won a journalistic award in 2022 for her reports from the COVID department, and in March she followed the events directly from Ukraine. She studied journalism and translation, worked at the TASR agency, later became an reporter and presenter for Slovak Radio and Television. During her career, she also spent a year in Brussels as a correspondent for RTVS television and radio news, where she covered terrorist attacks, the Slovak presidency, the Brexit referendum, and summits. Why Gabriela:Currently, she is one of the well-known faces of Slovak journalism and uses her influence on social networks, showing behind-the-scenes reports and real journalistic work. In addition, she speaks publicly about society's pressure on women without a partner or children and breaks down stereotypes about "old maids/spinsters".
Gabriela Kajtárová je redaktorka Televíznych novín TV Markíza, kde sa venuje politike a reportérskej práci v terene - za reportáže z COVID oddelení získala tento rok novinársku cenu a v marci sledovala dianie priamo z Ukrajiny. Vyštudovala žurnalistiku a prekladateľstvo, pôsobila v agentúre TASR a neskôr sa stala redaktorkou a moderátorkou Rozhlasu a televízie Slovenska. Počas svojej kariéry strávila rok aj v Bruseli ako korešpondentka pre televízne a rozhlasové spravodajstvo RTVS ,kde pokrývala teroristické útoky, slovenské predsedníctvo, referendum o Brexite, summity.Prečo Gabriela: V súčasnosti patrí medzi známe tváre slovenskej žurnalistiky a svoj vplyv využíva aj na sociálnych sieťach. Ukazuje zákulisie reportáží a pravú novinársku prácu. Okrem toho verejne rozpráva o tlaku spoločnosti na ženy bez partnera alebo detí a búra predsudky o „starých dievkach“ This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx