TEDx Talks: I've lived as a man & a woman -- here's what I learned

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2 related short and easy-to-watch videos by Paula Stone Williams. One is about understanding what being female is like and the second one is about understanding what male privilege is. Watching these has gotten me to realize what I may have been unintentionally doing in my own personal and professional life.

Video 1: https://youtu.be/lrYx7HaUlMY?si=1HeI1rzXVvhdId87

If you’re a man, at one point or another you’ve probably thought to yourself, “I will never understand women!” And if you’re a woman, “what's wrong with men?!” But your gender is all you've ever known, so how could you understand? As a transgender woman, Paula Stone Williams has lived on both sides, “and the differences are massive!” In this funny and insightful talk, Paula shares her wisdom for all.

Video 2: https://youtu.be/edLQdf4o0cg?si=AMXeNMXy0e5SoyaK

Privilege is all-too-often invisible. In this fascinating follow-up to her 2017 TEDx Talk, transgender pastor Paula Stone Williams explains what her life was like before transitioning -- as a successful white male CEO. "I've learned lessons that, men, I don't think there's any other way to learn unless you also transition genders." If you want to know what life is like on both sides, and what we can do to close the gap, have a watch,

About the presenter:

Paula Stone Williams is an internationally known speaker on gender equity, LGBTQ advocacy, and religious tolerance. She is the Teaching Pastor at Left Hand Church in Longmont, Colorado and a Pastoral Counselor with RLT Pathways. Paula has been featured in The New York Times, Red Table Talk, the Denver Post, The New York Post and NPR. Her TEDWomen and TEDxMileHigh talks have had over 3.5 million views. She is an avid runner and mountain biker. She has three adult children and five granddaughters.