Halla Tómasdóttir: It's time for women to run for office
Halla Tómasdóttir: Käes on aeg, et naised kandideeriksid presidendiks
Icelandic entrepreneur Halla Tómasdóttir believes that if you’re going to change things, you have to do it from the inside. She infused the world of finance with “feminine values," which helped her survive the financial meltdown in Iceland and nearly made her president. Full bio
Double-click the English transcript below to play the video.
to be the best place in the world
maailma parimaks kohaks
the center of Reykjavík --
when women are not at work.
kui naised tööd ei tee.
islandlastel julgust
Icelanders had the courage
as their president.
oma presidendiks naise.
as we know her by her first name,
nagu teda eesnime pidi teame,
of her own home,
by her side as she had won.
kes seisis ta kõrval,
growing up at that time,
kes sel ajal üles kasvasid,
väikesest poisist, kes tuli ta juurde,
of how a young boy approached her
ametiaega president olnud,
really grow up to be president?"
ka suurena presidendiks saada?"
eeskujude varal,
kandideerida presidendiks
to run for president,
"Who am I to run for president?
et presidendiks kandideerida?
mõtlevad kandideerimisele
to consider running than men.
had considered running for office,
on kaalunud 62% meestest,
that existed a decade earlier.
kui oli kümme aastat varem.
is in real need for women leaders
on väga vaja naisjuhte
of creating the world
anda oma panus maailmale,
both our boys and girls
poegadel ja tütardel on võimalik
as many as 20 candidates.
potentsiaalse kandidaadiga.
nine candidates qualifying,
came down to four of us,
on valimised tõeline draama,
we had our own drama in Iceland.
olnud president esialgu teatanud,
that he was not going to run,
protest in Iceland,
they needed a trusted leader.
et rahval on vaja usaldusväärset juhti.
to his wife and her family's companies
et ta naise ja tolle pere firmad
ta taas kandideerimisest.
et teeb seda selleks,
running for office.
selles ametis hakkama saada.
in the newspaper.
ajalehes toodud pingereas.
her candidacy had earned.
kandideerimisest teatanud.
to say that I had to work extremely hard
pööraselt vaeva nägema,
that they would only include
et nad lubavad osaleda vaid neil,
or more in the polls
teledebatti vähemalt 2.5%.
of the first TV debate
teledebatti teada,
along with the three men,
on the day of the first TV debate.
oli mu toetus täpselt 2.5%.
and overcome on this journey
minu jaoks selle teekonna
kas oled mees või naine,
gender doesn't matter
to both get access and airtime in media.
meediaga suhtlemine kui eetriaja saamine.
appeared in broadcast media
oli tele- ja raadioeetris
leading up to the elections,
et meedia tegi seda teadlikult.
media is doing this consciously.
teadvustamata suhtumisega,
with unconscious bias,
much like everywhere else,
and unconscious bias,
kui teadvustamata hoiakud
to talk about it if we want to change it.
kui tahame olukorda muuta.
"Are you going to quit?"
"Kas kavatsete pooleli jätta?".
to 2.5 percent in the polls,
põhjal saadud 1- 2.5% toetus
and every time I appeared on TV,
nii et iga kord, kui ma teles esinesin,
a rise in the polls,
kinnitada, kui oluline on meedia
out of the final four candidates
pääsenud kandidaadist,
asked of all other candidates
see, mida küsiti teistestel kandidaatidelt
to compliment the Icelandic media.
about my hair and pantsuit.
mu soengu ja pükskostüümi kohta.
that's very important.
mida pean väga oluliseks.
or muscle behind me.
ega muud huvigruppi.
ja piiratud vahendid
and do politics differently.
ja tegema poliitikat teisiti kui seni.
of the election for others by doing that.
valimiste tonaalsust ka teiste jaoks.
why I had less airtime on TV,
other contenders respect.
kandidaatide suhtes lugupidavalt käituda.
proved to be so difficult,
osutus väga keerukaks,
on anything and responded on the spot.
millele kohe ka vastasin.
and all the answers on an open Facebook
jäid ka Facebookis nähtavaks,
transparency is important
proved to be challenging,
on raske jõuda,
kuidas see täpselt käib
to teach me how to do that,
during the last part of the campaign.
kõiki Snapchati filtereid.
and humility, as I was very bad at it.
ja piinlikkust tunda,
amongst young people by doing that.
nooremate valijate toetust.
a different type of campaign.
teistsugust kampaaniat.
about politics without mentioning money.
toomata sisse rahastamist.
aga midagi pole teha.
but it's true,
than the other candidates.
kui teistel kandidaatidel.
asking for financial support.
kelletki raha küsida.
to do more with less.
vähemaga rohkem ära teha.
one third the financial resources,
meediakajastustest, kolmandik eelarvest
but an amazing team,
suurepärane meeskond,
on election night,
valimiste õhtul üllatada,
as you may see in that photo.
nagu sel fotol siin näha on.
to the leading candidate.
because I didn't quite pull that,
tegelikult ma seekord ära ei teinud,
from the one percent,
ühelt protsendilt
by an unprecedented margin,
seninägemata vahemaaga
above what the last poll came in at.
viimastest küsitlusest.
of the election because of this,
tegelikuks valimiste võitjaks
who encouraged me to run again.
kannustanud uuesti kandideerima.
support from the young people,
just noorte valijate seas
my daughter to run in 2040.
kandideerima 2040 valimistel.
I observed her on TV repeatedly,
kuidas ta eetris olles käitus
supportive of her mother.
the highlight of my campaign.
valimiskampaania kõrghetk.
a poster of me on a bus stop,
bussipeatuses minu plakatit,
enough of a win for me.
tundsin end võitjana.
or the office of the president.
või riigi presidendina.
on your very own "New Yorker."
ka teie enda "New Yorkerile".
"A living emoji of sincerity."
"Elav siiruse emotikon"
mu kõige uhkem tiitel,
that women too often get penalized
hurjutatakse liiga sageli
their emotional capital,
that we become so good
et seda kasutades
on election night,
oleksime valimised võitnud,
have to reach that office.
ametipostile saada.
everyone working with you,
kõik, kellega koos töötad,
anything you will experience before.
tõusta kõrgemale, kui kunagi varem.
than I can share here
and perseverance to not quit,
et mitte pooleli jätta,
that I knew before on the one percent day,
mida teadsin juba enne 1% päeva:
listening to your own voice
and you all know this,
ja te kõik ju teate seda,
who share your values, your vision,
sarnased väärtused ja visioon,
as entrepreneurs in the political arena,
ettevõtmine poliitilisel areenil
that everyone said would be impossible.
mida kõik pidasid võimatuks.
the leading PR expert told me
üks parimaid PR spetsialiste,
because he was probably right,
sest tal võis ilmselt õiguski olla,
on valuable experience.
ta suurele kogemusele.
that he was wrong.
because I did lose a lot of sleep,
sest mul oli palju unetuid öid,
and so did the people with me.
nagu kogu mu meeskondki.
if we forget to take care of ourselves.
kui enda eest ei hoolitse.
are very important in that,
and practices that nourish you,
ja töövõtted, mis sind aitavad,
maybe even more important,
ehk veelgi olulisem on,
to get rid of people and practices
neist inimestest ja tegevustest,
and commentators.
blogijad ja kommenteerijad.
from others in doing this,
et seda teha
when others went low,
ka siis kui laskuti väga madalale.
my energy going throughout all of this.
et minna lõpuni välja.
it wasn't easy --
lihtne see polnud,
miks ma üldse otsustasin kandideerida
oma kampaaniat teha.
teenistuses olemine
and everybody else in the campaign.
ülesehituse lähtealuseks.
teekonnast rõõmu tunda.
out of the journey,
was reached or not.
jõuame sihile või mitte.
to inspire others to do so as well.
teised samamoodi tunneksid.
on Facebook and websites.
Facebookis kui veebis.
choosing your president,
oma küsimustele vastused.
will agree with me,
without saying
is ready to move to Iceland
valmis kohe Islandile kolima
can't vote there,
on inspiratsioon.
mäletan 1975. aastat,
in launching the women's movement.
tõuke naisliikumise hoogustumisele.
I'd love to bring the picture back up
ja näitaks uuesti seda fotot,
when a country came to a standstill.
kui kogu riik jäi seisma.
did not report it,
walked out again on Monday. Right?
PM: Can you tell us about that?
[PM] Räägi palun sellest.
peale seda suurt streiki
after the original strike,
in the world to be a woman,
on kõige parem elada,
they had earned their day's salary.
päevapalga välja teeninud.
that we close the pay gap.
Halla to commit right now
et ta kohe praegu lubaks,
a very large volunteer army
suur vabatahtlikke armee,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Halla Tómasdóttir - Change catalystIcelandic entrepreneur Halla Tómasdóttir believes that if you’re going to change things, you have to do it from the inside. She infused the world of finance with “feminine values," which helped her survive the financial meltdown in Iceland and nearly made her president.
Why you should listen
Tómasdóttir's philosophy is simple: (1) the challenges we're facing today won't be solved by testosterone alone; (2) the world would be a better, safer, more sustainable place if we could infuse finance, business and politics with more gender balance; and (3) it's easier to change things from the inside.
True to this philosophy, Tómasdóttir co-founded Audur Capital in 2008, the world's first investment firm based on "feminine values." Audur was one of few financial companies in Iceland to survive the crash. Tómasdóttir has since been an active change catalyst, advocating for principle-based leadership and more women around decision-making tables.
In 2016, responding to popular demand (and a viral Facebook campaign), Tómasdóttir ran for president of Iceland. A woman in a man's race. Polls initially put Tómasdóttir as an outsider, predicting 1 percent of the vote. A few weeks later, against all odds, Tómasdóttir came in second supported by 28 percent of Icelanders.
Halla Tómasdóttir | Speaker | TED.com