Womenomics | Ola Orekunrin | TEDxBerlinSalon

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Ola Orekunrin on the strength of women in business and "Womenomics". Find out more via www.tedxberlin.de!
Ola Orekunin is a medical doctor, a trainee helicopter pilot and an entrepreneur who founded West Africa’s first indigenous air ambulance service, the Flying Doctors Nigeria which saves hundreds of lives across the region every year.
She is extremely passionate about healthcare in Africa and works with various foundations, charities and governments to improve standards of healthcare. Ola was born and bred in the UK. She studied medicine and surgery at the University of York after which she worked in acute medicine across the UK. She then went on to be awarded the Japanese MEXT scholarship which allowed her to further her studies in Tokyo, Japan.
She has published two medical textbooks ‘EMQ’s in Paediatrics’ and ‘Pre-Hospital Care For Africa’ as well as articles in the British Medical Journal, New York Times and the Huffington Post. She returned to Nigeria to start the air ambulance service which uses a pool of aircrafts and doctors to save lives across West Africa.
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[@barnabasbabatunde5454]

Listening to Dr Ola Brown speak is so refreshing

[@julietallen5442]

Thanks, Dr. Orekunrin! You are speaking truth to power!

[@Jay.Laurent]

I absolutely loved her message and her astounding achievements. I just wish she had more personality on stage to invoke more emotion into the viewers. Sparking emotions in the viewers to the message leaves a greater impact on them. :)

[@ysucces]

Her message is indeed great. Standing with cross legs is not a powerful way. Having your feet together, slightly apart (below your shoulders), makes you as a speaker more connected to your surroundings, gives you more opportunities to underline your words in different ways. Gives you more opportunities to express your energy

[@shriimransonsinghu8592]

wow!!!! Just amazing woman... We need more powerful woman like her on every field and change the stereotypes!

[@panshag]

Simply beautiful, amazing and truly inspirational........Proudly Naija.....

[@AdeolaNaomiAderemi]

She is AMAZEBALLS!!! More Nigerian women like her are needed!

[@acajudi100]

Distinguished Diva Without the maggots and lice infested fake hair. Men nag, but tune them out or get a divorce.

[@loverules965]

Great speech. So much truth in it it's almost scary. This world needs that sort of intelligence and power. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@smangasanga8693]

I'm amazed by what she has achieved... Wow!

[@frederickharding6446]

inspirational videos

[@olaniyiola3828]

Thought-provoking... Completely on point!

[@sagebrawlin5264]

Getting goosebumps watching this African Queen speak. Total package!!! Wow!

[@aaamazing26]

She's amazing!

[@lavieestbelle6068]

Loved it!

[@arseneousmanemethods]

Appreciated!

[@Doctor_Boy-01]

Great talk

[@tenanefaotu1065]

Apt! This was seven years ago? I love how she's such a smart person and soooooo good at presentation/public speaking.

[@jeromepayne8291]

Great presentation

[@dezistorm5228]

Helllllooo where is that movie about her ... this is an actual superheroin

[@suzanmaepe9778]

I love her

[@chamilton3329]

Inspirational #keepitup

[@elizabethnguyo2774]

She is my role model

[@lifelib]

omg amazing.

[@stevenmoore4610]

Thank you!

[@Laitalafraise]

Great talk !

[@fitnessgirl10]

Great!

[@victoriaz4790]

Fresh way to look at this problem. Definitely awesome speech. However it is not worth to drink alcohol for, I am not poisoning myself for no reason.

[@Hlobiful]

The accent 😊😊

[@susuilu]

???? any one in their right mind will call it British, so whats your point?

[@preyeketebu-brown3362]

Nice one! Women are the best any day!! I know so cos they brought me forth in the first place...

[@Hlobiful]

@@susuilu 🤦‍♀️

[@everythinghomegadgetsinnig2331]

😍😍😍

[@EverythingsNgyeania]

I clap, and my roommate is confuse. lol

[@g4do]

This woman is so fine... incredible intelligent, physically fit and so easy on the eyes

[@TheBlackAmourMagazine]

i am not actually sure that this girl has actually said anything new or brought a new insight into an ongoing debate ...... the whole thing sounded like a permission to land rhetoric .... a debutante ball.

[@godzzzsun]

I can see from some of the comments that you don't understand what she is talking about. Her conversation is very relevant if you care about womens rights. She is talking about the overwhelming influence of men in all areas of life even the 5 men sworn in for the committee on contraception. I kinda think women have a say in something like that also. The world is very imbalanced in the area of the male/female leadership and/or influence. Look how long it took for the Black vote to become relevant. Not signed until 1965. Set to expire (like it was an afterthought) in 2007. And then extended for another 25 years. Why do we Americans (who happen to be Black) have to have our right to vote given to us by a piece of paper when the piece of paper called the birth certificate says we were born in this country like every other American with the same rights. I already know the answer, just venting.......

[@pillarispillar7717]

Iam trying to get it but it doesn't make sense to me

[@londz1987]

She's 28????? Over achiever much? I have so long to go

[@angiexo4136]

so sad that with everything she said, you could only focus on her appearance

[@rebeccaclarke2882]

I think the fact that she's beautiful just helps the point come through more clearly.

[@nicolemccray8095]

You are proving the point she's making. Because of a patriarchal society, women are seen before they are heard. No one ever listens to a bald white man give a speech and say "wow, his unattractiveness is really distracting".

[@NiaMSnow]

Dont compare youself.

[@JasonfromMinnesota]

ouch

[@tackodiouf4302]

He my name is tacko I want to work in your team I have nothing afraid

[@billdollarmovie140]

She is 30 right now, I wonder if she is still single

[@wifimoney7240]

she is married now

[@crawslanshowman2084]

Good Information and research!! Listen to Your mom she is right. Your people brought you into this world; use your resources and talent to progress your people not just your personal issues with Men Vs Women..

[@dreamtof9423]

People are to intellectual for me I just keep away.

[@plusthil3159]

I agree with a fairer world, but i think it sounds like an abstract idea.A fairer world is only found in the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Kingdom of GOD. I will prefer directing people to live according to the will of GOD and the message of the Lord Jesus Christ.

[@billdollarmovie140]

I'll drink to that, she is beautiful and has substance,

[@RosellArriolaEvangelist]

You made me do this, so if it comes out all wrong you will need to apologize to me ;-) being so damn influential and all. #getatme I'm really into you 'fo sure!

[@JasonfromMinnesota]

who spends all that money?

[@svenlima]

Regarding political power: As more than 50% of the population are women, they easily could outvote men on the political level. But it seems that also women vote for men and not for women. So at least this is their own fault. Speaking of western countries of course and not of countries where women don't have any rights at all.

[@diannalovesfood]

Lots of women don't get to the level where they run for offices. So we can't vote for some thing that's not there...

[@svenlima]

diannalovesfood In most countries everybody has the right to subscribe for a political position. Usually people start on low levels like a village or a small town. Not men's fault if women don't do it.

[@diannalovesfood]

There are biases and discriminatory practices that compound on top of each other that makes women and other minorities have a few more obstacles than their counterparts. I'm not saying it only men's fault but they don't usually try and help the issues either. We are seeing a change though but we can agree to disagree. Have a good day :)

[@RukiaBlackBlazer]

IF YOU'RE DEMONIZE & VILLAINIZE THE SMALL NUMBER OF THE ONES THAT DO, WHY WOULD MORE TRY..? THE ENVIRONMENTS WHERE WE DO MATTERS ALSO.

[@svenlima]

RukiaBlack Blazer You're right. This is why I wrote: "in most! countries". PS: Please do NOT write in capital letters. Thank you.

[@olaoluwaogunsola7539]

No/poor references for her facts. she has some valid points but the issues she spoke about run way deeper than she presented them. she failed to consider the full spectrum.

[@ImadeIyamu]

it's called petty when women do it because they usually do it based on petty reasons eg physical appearance, clothes, boyfriends, etc. Men usually compete for political power, money or success, which are more useful things in society.

[@whisper2284]

@Imade...A girl raised by a narcissistic and unloving mother or a father who left her family to be with another one grows up to hate other women. Every female is the enemy and men are absolved of responsibility. Your definition of petty demonstrates a misunderstanding of how definitions work. In Oxford dictionary a definition applies as stated irrespective of gender. Petty is defined as “of little importance; trivial.” So both men and women can be petty. Your definition of the word Petty demonstrates bias against your own gender. We must work diligently at removing this self hatred in our girls and society. My sincere hope is that you realize how your behavior hinders your ability to heal, grow and to be whole.

[@tpxly6671]

everytime i hear talk about men women thing or about women right the question i keep asking myself is does this people only see the happenings at the top and never see the happens at the bottom, there are hundreds and thousands of men going through hell in the hands of women especially in europe people don't talk about them yet the keep talking and insisting that women should take over the positions of authority, if they do where would the men occupy, who will take care of the kids and worst of all they no longer have respect for whom so ever no wonder the rate of single mother are growing so fast everyday we should look at the other side of the coin the effect of women pursuing place of authority and so on...

[@fandju111]

*_Animal porn?_*

[@Mac10655]

I wonder why you travel from Nigeria all the way to Germany to speak about something as petty as this. Of all you have achieved at your young age, is this discussion even relevant? I guess it says a lot about Tedx for giving you the platform to run Nigeria down. Please watch people like Mallence Bart-Williams who talk about real issues.

[@TheBabane02]

+Bamnan Maclean Thank you very much. She opens her mouth to say bad things about the society that ha produced her and given her the opportunities to be a female entrepreneur. Perhaps she can move to Saudi Arabia where she will not be allowed to drive or the United States where most black women are Sheparded into prisons or drug addiction. She is just trying to position herself in the light of the western Feminist. I am afraid that wont take her far in liberated Yoruba land where women are already allowed by culture to become all things and have full rights of inheritance just like their male counterparts.

[@Gao_Phala]

+Bamnan Maclean Such rubbish

[@sylviasworld993]

Kent Academic Exchange but us what she said a lie? If not then maybe you need to ask yourself why you really have an issue with what she said.

[@mekings0422]

you just wasted a lot of data ... telling us your problems instead of proffering solutions to how to sort your self out... i still suggest you go to Ado Ekiti and find solutions... i pity your male Employees!!!!!

[@AdeolaNaomiAderemi]

Really?

[@sallyhealthclinic3634]

Exactly really