Halla Tómasdóttir: It's time for women to run for office
哈拉·投馬斯豆提爾: 這是女性參選的時機
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
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to be the best place in the world
進行遊行示威,
the center of Reykjavík --
when women are not at work.
沒有任何事會有成效。
Icelanders had the courage
來擔任他們總統的國家。
as their president.
我們都直接稱呼她的名字,
as we know her by her first name,
of her own home,
她走出來到她自己家的陽台上,
身邊是她的女兒。
by her side as she had won.
growing up at that time,
成長在那個年代的人,
of how a young boy approached her
是關於一個年輕的男孩
長大後成為一位總統嗎?」
really grow up to be president?"
to run for president,
「我是能競選總統的人嗎?」
"Who am I to run for president?
to consider running than men.
had considered running for office,
that existed a decade earlier.
急需女性領袖,
is in real need for women leaders
更多有原則的領導。
of creating the world
both our boys and girls
as many as 20 candidates.
我有 20 位可能的對手。
nine candidates qualifying,
came down to four of us,
we had our own drama in Iceland.
20 年的總統,
that he was not going to run,
有那麼多人考慮參選的原因。
備受關注的抗議遊行。
protest in Iceland,
they needed a trusted leader.
人民需要一位他們信任的領袖。
舆其家族企業之間的關係
to his wife and her family's companies
去維持政府的運作。
running for office.
選舉的 45 天前,
in the newspaper.
没有我的蹤影。
女性候選人中最高的。
her candidacy had earned.
但我必須付出萬分的努力
to say that I had to work extremely hard
that they would only include
2.5% 的候選人
or more in the polls
of the first TV debate
一同參與辫論,
along with the three men,
剛好達到 2.5%。
on the day of the first TV debate.
and overcome on this journey
gender doesn't matter
to both get access and airtime in media.
appeared in broadcast media
一直在媒體上曝光,
leading up to the elections,
他曝光了 87 次,
media is doing this consciously.
with unconscious bias,
much like everywhere else,
and unconscious bias,
to talk about it if we want to change it.
我們必須有談論這現狀的勇氣。
「你會不會退出?」
"Are you going to quit?"
1% 到 2.5% 的情況下,
to 2.5 percent in the polls,
and every time I appeared on TV,
a rise in the polls,
媒體的影響力有多大,
out of the final four candidates
asked of all other candidates
關於選舉的報導上。
to compliment the Icelandic media.
被大肆評頭品足。
about my hair and pantsuit.
that's very important.
or muscle behind me.
以不一樣的形式參舆政治。
and do politics differently.
of the election for others by doing that.
我們或許改變了整個選舉的格調。
why I had less airtime on TV,
向其他候選人表示尊重。
other contenders respect.
proved to be so difficult,
並做即時回應。
on anything and responded on the spot.
and all the answers on an open Facebook
及答覆在臉書上公開。
transparency is important
proved to be challenging,
to teach me how to do that,
我用遍了所有 Snapchat 上的濾鏡。
during the last part of the campaign.
我必須表現出相當的幽默和人性化。
and humility, as I was very bad at it.
我們獲得了年輕人的關注。
amongst young people by doing that.
並非只是紙上談兵。
a different type of campaign.
about politics without mentioning money.
but it's true,
我們的經濟來源明顯不足。
than the other candidates.
我感到相當的尷尬。
asking for financial support.
to do more with less.
one third the financial resources,
三分之一的經濟資源,
但它是一個很棒的團隊,
but an amazing team,
為大家帶來驚喜。
on election night,
as you may see in that photo.
連我自己也被自己嚇到了。
to the leading candidate.
幾乎不分軒輊。
because I didn't quite pull that,
我們走了很長的一條路,
from the one percent,
擊敗了民意調查,
by an unprecedented margin,
above what the last poll came in at.
of the election because of this,
我是這個選舉的真正的贏家,
who encouraged me to run again.
support from the young people,
my daughter to run in 2040.
我一直在電視上看著她,
I observed her on TV repeatedly,
supportive of her mother.
the highlight of my campaign.
a poster of me on a bus stop,
enough of a win for me.
or the office of the president.
on your very own "New Yorker."
"A living emoji of sincerity."
「真誠的活代表符號」
最讓我自豪的頭銜,
that women too often get penalized
their emotional capital,
that we become so good
on election night,
have to reach that office.
與你一起工作的每一個人,
everyone working with you,
並超越所有你曾體驗過的。
anything you will experience before.
than I can share here
and perseverance to not quit,
that I knew before on the one percent day,
我再度了解到我以前就知道的,
聽你自己的聲音,
listening to your own voice
and you all know this,
who share your values, your vision,
as entrepreneurs in the political arena,
that everyone said would be impossible.
the leading PR expert told me
because he was probably right,
因為他可能是對的,
on valuable experience.
that he was wrong.
because I did lose a lot of sleep,
因為我真的睡很少,
and so did the people with me.
if we forget to take care of ourselves.
我們永遠不能走得遠。
are very important in that,
and practices that nourish you,
圍繞著你是很重要,
maybe even more important,
讓你消耗能量的人和做法,
to get rid of people and practices
and commentators.
from others in doing this,
使用不當手段時反向而行,
when others went low,
度過這一切的部分原因。
my energy going throughout all of this.
因為參選實在不容易──
it wasn't easy --
and everybody else in the campaign.
out of the journey,
was reached or not.
鼓舞其他人也如此做。
to inspire others to do so as well.
on Facebook and websites.
choosing your president,
will agree with me,
很棒的一群聽眾。
without saying
is ready to move to Iceland
can't vote there,
in launching the women's movement.
引發了婦女運動。
I'd love to bring the picture back up
我想要再亮出這個相片
when a country came to a standstill.
did not report it,
walked out again on Monday. Right?
PM: Can you tell us about that?
(PM)你可以和我們分享嗎?
after the original strike,
in the world to be a woman,
世界上對女人最好的地方,
they had earned their day's salary.
that we close the pay gap.
Halla to commit right now
a very large volunteer army
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.
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