ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Meaghan Ramsey - Self-esteem advocate
Meaghan Ramsey believes in business growth that stems from real social change.

Why you should listen

Meaghan Ramsey helps businesses and brands shape their operations and organizations in a way that delivers both positive social change and business growth. She is a partner in the Business in Society Practice at the Brunswick Group.

With her origins in nutritional science, Ramsey has worked across FMCG, health as well as food and beverage sectors, and she has consulted to pharmaceutical, media, agricultural, tech start-ups, charities and non-government organizations.

Prior to joining Brunswick, Ramsey was the Global Director of the Dove Self-Esteem Project at Unilever in London. In her role, she developed global education programs and mass-media campaigns that encouraged the participation of millions of young girls and women around the world to improve individual confidence. Her TED Talk and speech at the UN's 59th Commission on the Status of Women helped highlight the importance of this particular work and the urgent need to address it. Ramsey speaks regularly on the role business can, and must, play in creating a sustainable, positive future.

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Meaghan Ramsey: Why thinking you're ugly is bad for you

Meaghan Ramsey: Zergatik itxusia zarela pentsatzea txarra den zuretzat.

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Hilabetero gutxi gora behera 10.000 pertsonek "itsusia al naiz?" esaldia Google-atzen dute. Dove Self-Esteem Proiektuko Meaghan Ramsey-k hauetariko asko neska nerabeak direla uste du. Hitzaldi kezkagarri honetan, gure gorputzaren eta itxuraren inguruko konfidantza baxuak gugan duen inpaktua azaltzen digu -bataz besteko kalifikazio baxuagoetatik, drogekin eta alkoholarekin jookabide arriskutsuagoak izatera. Ondoren errealitate honekin eteteko gutako bakoitzak egin ditzakegun gauzak partekatzen ditu.
- Self-esteem advocate
Meaghan Ramsey believes in business growth that stems from real social change. Full bio

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This is my niece, Stella.
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Hau nire iloba da, Stella.
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She's just turned one and started to walk.
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Urte bat dauka eta orain hasi da oinez.
00:18
And she's walking in that really cool way that
one-year-olds do,
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Urtebete duten haurren moduan egiten du oinez,
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a kind of teetering, my-body's-moving-
too-fast-for-my-legs kind of way.
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gorputza bere hankak baino azkarrago mugitzen den modu hartan.
00:26
It is absolutely gorgeous.
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Guztiz ederra da
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And one of her favorite
things to do at the moment
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Oraintxe bertan, bere burua
ispiluan ikustea gustatzen zaio
00:31
is to stare at herself in the mirror.
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Izugarri gustatzen zaio bere erreflexua.
00:33
She absolutely loves her reflection.
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Barre egiten du eta bere buruari muxu haundi eta hezeak bidaltzen dizkio.
00:36
She giggles and squeals, and gives
herself these big, wet kisses.
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It is beautiful.
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Ederra da.
00:45
Apparently, all of her friends do this and my mom
tells me that I used to do this,
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Dirudienez, bere lagun guztiek egiten dute hau
eta nere amak nik ere berdina egiten nuela esaten dit.
00:50
and it got me thinking:
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Eta zera pentsatzen dut: Noiz utzi nion hau egiteari?
00:52
When did I stop doing this?
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Noiz bihurtzen da norbaren burua maitatzea txarra?
00:55
When is it suddenly not okay to love
the way that we look?
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01:00
Because apparently we don't.
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Izan ere, ematen duenez, ez dugu gure burua maite.
Hilabetero, hamar mila pertsonek google-en zera idazten dute:
01:03
Ten thousand people every month google,
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“Itsusia al naiz?”
01:07
"Am I ugly?"
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01:09
This is Faye. Faye is 13 and she
lives in Denver.
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Hona hemen Faye. Fayek 13 urte ditu eta Denverren bizi da.
Beste edozein nerabek bezala, maitatua eta onartua sentitu nahi du.
01:13
And like any teenager, she just wants to
be liked and to fit in.
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Igande gaua da.
01:17
It's Sunday night.
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She's getting ready for the week ahead at school.
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Datorren asterako prestatzen ari da eskolara joateko.
Beldur pixka bat dauka eta zalantzatsu dago.
01:22
And she's slightly dreading it, and
she's a bit confused because
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Izan ere, bere amak behin eta berriz
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despite her mom telling her all the time
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that she's beautiful,
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polita dela esaten dion arren,
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every day at school, someone tells her
that she's ugly.
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egunero ikastolan norbaitek itsusia dela esaten dio.
Bere amak esaten diona
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Because of the difference between what her mom
tells her and what her friends
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eta bere lagun eta klasekideek esaten diotena ezberdina denez,
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at school, or her peers at school are telling her,
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Fayek ez daki nor sinistu.
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she doesn't know who to believe.
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01:43
So, she takes a video of herself.
She posts it to YouTube
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Bere burua grabatzen du eta Youtuben argitaratzen du.
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and she asks people to please leave
a comment:
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Jendeari mesedez komentario bat uzteko eskatzen dio:
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"Am I pretty or am I ugly?"
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“Polita ala itsusia naiz?”
01:52
Well, so far, Faye has received
over 13,000 comments.
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Orain arte, Fayek 13.000 komentario baino gehiago jaso ditu.
Horietako batzuk hain dira nazkagarriak, jasangaitzak direla.
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Some of them are so nasty, they don't
bear thinking about.
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This is an average, healthy-looking
teenage girl receiving this feedback
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Hau neska gazte arrunt eta osasuntsu bat da,
bere bizitzako momenturik sentikorrenetariko batean kritika zorrotzak jasotzen ari dena.
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at one of the most emotionally vulnerable
times in her life.
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Milaka pertsona horrelako bideoak argitaratzen dabiltza,
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Thousands of people are posting videos like this,
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mostly teenage girls, reaching out in this way.
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neska gazteak gehien bat, modu honetan harremanetan jarri nahian.
Baina, zerk bultzatzen ditu hau egitera?
02:18
But what's leading them to do this?
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Well, today's teenagers are rarely alone.
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Beno, gaur egungo gazteak oso bakarrik daude.
Presio askoren pean daude denbora osoan online eta eskuragarri egoteko,
02:24
They're under pressure to be online
and available at all times,
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hizketan, mezuak bidaltzen, “gustatzen zait” ematen, komentarioak egiten,
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talking, messaging, liking, commenting,
sharing, posting —
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gauzak partekatzen, argitaratzen…Ez da inoiz amaitzen.
02:34
it never ends.
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Ez gara inoiz hain konektaturik egon,
02:36
Never before have we been so connected,
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hain jarraian, bat-batekoan, hain gazte.
02:38
so continuously, so instantaneously, so young.
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Ama batek esan zidan bezala, ematen du gauero festa bat dagoela haien logelan.
02:43
And as one mom told me, it's like there's a party
in their bedroom every night.
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There's simply no privacy.
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Besterik gabe, ez dago pribatutasunik.
Gainera, horrekin batera datozen presio sozialak atergabekoak dira.
02:52
And the social pressures that go along
with that are relentless.
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Beti "on" egote honek gure haurrek beren burua
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This always-on environment is training
our kids to value themselves
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jasotzen dituzten “atsegin dut” kopuruaren
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based on the number of likes they get
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edo komentario moten arabera baloratzea eragiten du.
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and the types of comments that they receive.
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Ez dago inongo banantzerik bizitza birtual eta ez-birtualaren artean.
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There's no separation between online and offline life.
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What's real or what isn't is really
hard to tell the difference between.
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Erreala denaren eta ez denaren arteko ezberdintasuna ikustea oso zaila da.
03:16
And it's also really hard to tell the difference
between what's authentic
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Aldi berean, oso zaila da benetakoaren
eta digitalki manipulatutakoaren arteko ezberdintasuna ikustea.
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and what's digitally manipulated.
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What's a highlight in someone's life versus
what's normal in the context of everyday.
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Hau da, zer den azpimagarria eta zer arrunta norbaiten eguneroko bizitzan
03:27
And where are they looking to for inspiration?
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Norrengana jotzen dute inspirazio bila?
Gaur egungo neskek jasotzen dituzten berrien artean dauden
03:30
Well, you can see the kinds of images
that are covering the newsfeeds
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irudi motak ikustea baino ez dago.
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of girls today.
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0 taila duten modeloek menderatzen dituzte gure ibiltokiak.
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Size zero models still dominate our catwalks.
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Ukituak errutina dira gaur egun.
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Airbrushing is now routine.
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Berdin gertatzen da #argalinspirazioa, #izterartekohutsunea,
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And trends like #thinspiration, #thighgap,
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#bikinizubi eta #proana bezalako joerekin.
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#bikinibridge and #proana.
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Ez dakienarentzat, Ez dakienarentzat, #proana-k pro-anorexia esan nahi du.
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For those who don't know, #proana means pro-anorexia.
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Joera hauekin batera, gaur egungo kultura popularrean aurki daitekeen
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These trends are teamed with the
stereotyping and flagrant objectification
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emakumearen estereotipo eta objektibotasuna datoz.
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of women in today's popular culture.
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It is not hard to see what girls are
benchmarking themselves against.
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Ez da zaila ikustea zerrekin alderatzen diren neskak.
Dena dela, mutilak ez daude babes ezta ere.
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But boys are not immune to this either.
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izan ere, superheroi moduko kirolarien eta playboy musikalarien
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Aspiring to the chiseled jaw lines and ripped six packs
of superhero-like sports stars
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masailezur eta txokolatezko tabletak dituzte helburu.
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and playboy music artists.
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04:13
But, what's the problem with all of this?
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Baina, zein da guzti honen arazoa?
Argi dago gure haurrak gizabanako osasuntsu eta zentzudun moduan haztea nahi dugula.
04:16
Well, surely we want our kids to grow up as healthy,
well balanced individuals.
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Baina irudiarekin obsesionatuta dagoen kultura honetan, gure haurrek
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But in an image-obsessed culture, we are
training our kids
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denbora eta esfortzu mental gehiago ematen dute beraien irudia zaintzen
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to spend more time and mental effort on
their appearance
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beraien identitareakin erlazionatutako beste alderdietan baino.
04:31
at the expense of all of the other aspects
of their identities.
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Ondorioz, beraien erlazioek, trebetasun fisikoaren garapenak
04:36
So, things like their relationships, the development
of their physical abilities,
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and their studies and so on begin to suffer.
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ikasketek eta bestelakoek sufritzen dute.
Oraintxe bertan, 10 nesketatik 6k zerbait ez egitea erabaki dute
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Six out of 10 girls are now choosing not to do
something because they don't
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nahiko politak ez direla pentsatzen dutelako .
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think they look good enough.
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Hauek ez dira ekintza xumeak.
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These are not trivial activities.
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Hauek oinarrizko jarduerak dira beraien garapenerako, bai gizatiar bezala
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These are fundamental activities to their
development as humans
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eta baita gizarterako eta lan mundurako zergadun bezala.
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and as contributors to society and to
the workforce.
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Ehuneko 31 nerabek, ia hirutik batek,
05:03
Thirty-one percent, nearly one in
three teenagers, are withdrawing
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klaseko eztabaidetan parte hartzeari utzi dio.
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from classroom debate. They're failing
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Klaseko eztabaietan parte hartzean huts egiten ari dira
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to engage in classroom debate because
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ez dutelako arretarik deitu nahi beraien itxurari dagokionez.
05:12
they don't want to draw attention to the
way that they look.
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Bost nerabeetatik bat ez da klasera joaten
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One in five are not showing up to class at all
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ez denean ondo sentitzen.
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on days when they don't feel good about it.
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Azterketei dagokienez,
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And when it comes to exams,
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ez baduzu uste nahiko ederra zarenik,
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if you don't think you look good enough,
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batez ere ez baduzu uste nahiko argala zarenik,
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specifically if you don't think you are thin enough,
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honi garrantzirik ematen ez dioten klasekideek baino
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you will score a lower grade point average
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nota baxuagoa aterako duzu.
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than your peers who are not concerned with this.
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Hau iraunkorra da bai Finlandian, Estatu Batuetan
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And this is consistent across Finland, the U.S.
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eta Txinan ere, eta egia da zenbat pixatzen duzun aparte utzita.
05:37
and China, and is true regardless of how much
you actually weigh.
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Argi uzteko, nola ikusten zaren pentsatzen duzunari buruz ari gara hizketan,
05:43
So to be super clear, we're talking about the
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way you think you look, not how
you actually look.
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ez benetan nola ikusten zarenari buruz.
Gorputzari buruzko konfiantza baxuak arrakasta akademikoa ahultzen du.
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Low body confidence is undermining
academic achievement.
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Baina, gainera, osasunari ere egiten dio kalte.
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But it's also damaging health.
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Gorputzari dagokionez konfiantza gutxi duten gazteek ariketa fisiko gutxiago egiten dute,
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Teenagers with low body confidence
do less physical activity,
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fruta eta barazki gutxiago jaten dute,
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eat less fruits and vegetables,
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eta elikadura nahasteak eragin ditzaketen
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partake in more unhealthy weight control
practices
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pisua kontrolatzeko osasungarriak ez diren praktikak burutzen dituzte
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that can lead to eating disorders.
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Autoestimu baxuagoa daukate.
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They have lower self-esteem.
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Errazago eragiten die inguruko jendeak
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They're more easily influenced by people around them
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and they're at greater risk of depression.
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eta depresio arrisku gehiago daukate.
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And we think it's for all of these reasons
that they take more risks
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Uste dugu arrazoi guzti hauengatik arriskatzen direla gehiago,
alkohola edo drogaren kontsumoarekin adibidez,
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with things like alcohol and drug use;
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dieta intentsiboarekin, operazio estetikoekin, protekzio gabeko sexuarekin;
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crash dieting; cosmetic surgery;
unprotected, earlier sex;
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and self-harm.
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eta auto-suntsipenarekin.
Gorputz perfektua bilatzeak presioa jartzen ari da gure osasun sisteman
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The pursuit of the perfect body is putting
pressure on our healthcare systems
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eta urtero bilioika dolar kostatzen ari zaizkio gure gobernuei.
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and costing our governments billions of
dollars every year.
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And we don't grow out of it.
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Eta ez gara hazten hemendik.
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Women who think they're overweight — again,
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Gizen daudela pentsatzen duten emakumeek
—berriro ere, berdin dio gizen dauden edo ez—
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regardless of whether they are or are not —
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have higher rates of absenteeism.
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absentismo tasa altuagoak dituzte.
Emakumeen ehuneko hamazazpi
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Seventeen percent of women would
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ez lirateke lan elkarrizketa batera joango
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not show up to a job interview on
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a day when they weren't feeling confident
about the way that they look.
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beraien itxuraren inguruan seguru sentitzen ez diren egun horietako batean.
Pentsatu zein eragin duen honek
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Have a think about what this is doing
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gure ekonomian.
07:04
to our economy.
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Hau gainditu ahalko bagenu,
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If we could overcome this, what that
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Nola ikusten da aukera hori.
07:08
opportunity looks like.
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Potentzial hau askatzea
07:10
Unlocking this potential is in the interest
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gutako bakoitzaren mesederako da.
07:13
of every single one of us.
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Baina, nola egingo dugu hori?
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But how do we do that?
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07:18
Well, talking, on its own, only gets you so far.
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Hitz egitea soilik
ez da nahikoa.
07:22
It's not enough by itself.
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Benetan gauzak aldatu nahi badituzu,
07:23
If you actually want to make a difference,
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you have to do something.
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zerbait egin behar duzu.
Eta ikasi dugu horretarako hiru modu daudela:
07:27
And we've learned there are three key ways:
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Lehenengo, gorputzarekiko konfidantza izaten hazi behar ditugu pertsonak.
07:30
The first is we have to educate for body confidence.
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07:33
We have to help our teenagers develop
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Gure nerabeak lagundu behar ditugu
07:35
strategies to overcome image-related pressures
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irudiarekin erlazionatutako presioak gainditzeko estrategiak sortzen
baita beraien autoestimua eraikitzeko ere.
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and build their self-esteem.
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Orain, berri ona da
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Now, the good news is that there are
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hori egiteko programa asko daudela.
07:42
many programs out there available
to do this.
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07:46
The bad news is that most of them don't work.
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Berri txarra da, ordea, gehienek ez dutela funtzionatzen.
Harrituta geratu nintzen
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I was shocked to learn that many well-meaning
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programa askok jakin gabe egoera txartzen
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programs are inadvertently actually
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zutela jakitean.
07:57
making the situation worse.
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Horregatik, ziurtatu behar gara
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So we need to make damn sure that
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gure haurrek jasotzen dituzten programek
08:02
the programs that our kids are receiving
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inpaktu positiboa sortzen ari direla
08:05
are not only having a positive impact,
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but having a lasting impact as well.
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eta inpaktu hau iraunkorra dela.
Ikerketek diote programa onenek
08:10
And the research shows
that the best programs
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sei alderdi nagusi jorratzen dituztela:
08:13
address six key areas:
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Lehenengoa familiaren, lagunen eta erlazioen eragina da.
08:15
The first is the influence of family,
friends and relationships.
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08:19
The second is media and celebrity culture,
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Bigarrena herabideen eta jende famatuen kultura da,
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then how to handle teasing and bullying,
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ondoren, bullying-a eta bromak nola maneiatu,
besteekin nola konparatzen eta lehiatzen garen
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the way we compete and compare with
one another
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based on looks,
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itxuran oinarrituz,
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talking about appearance — some people
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irudiaren inguruan hitz egiten -batzuek
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call this "body talk" or "fat talk" —
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honi “body talk” edo “fat talk” deitzen diote-
eta azkenik, norbarekiko errespetu
08:33
and finally, the foundations of respecting
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08:35
and looking after yourself.
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eta zainketaren oinarriak.
08:37
These six things are crucial starting points
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Sei gauza hauek ezinbestekoak dira
08:39
for anyone serious about delivering
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gorputzarekiko konfidantza
08:42
body-confidence education that works.
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hedatu nahi duen edonorentzat.
08:45
An education is critical,
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Hezkuntza ezinbestekoa da,
baina arazori honi aurre egiteko
08:48
but tackling this problem is going
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to require each and everyone of us
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funtsezkoa da baita ere gutako bakoitza
eredu hobea bilakatzea
08:52
to step up and be better role models
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gure biziko emakume eta neskentzat.
08:55
for the women and girls in our own lives.
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Gure ingurugiroan emakumeei buruz hitz egiten den eta emakumeak ikusten diren
08:58
Challenging the status quo of how
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women are seen and talked about in
our own circles.
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status quo-ari aurre egin behar zaio.
09:03
It is not okay that we judge the contribution
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Ez dago ondo gure politikarien kontribuzioak
09:07
of our politicians by their haircuts
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haien ileagatik
edo bularren tamainagatik epaitzea,
09:10
or the size of their breasts,
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09:12
or to infer that the determination or the success
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edo pentsatzea kirolari olinpiko baten
arrakasta bere itxuran oinarritzen dela.
09:15
of an Olympian is down
to her not being a looker.
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09:18
We need to start judging people by what they do,
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Jendea bere ekintzengatik epaitzen hasi behar gara
ez bere itxuragatik.
09:21
not what they look like.
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09:24
We can all start by taking responsibility
for the types of pictures
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Guztiok hasi gaitezke erantzukizuna hartzen
gure sare sozialetan igotzen eta partekatzen
09:28
and comments that we post
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ditugun irudi eta komentarioengatik.
09:30
on our own social networks.
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09:32
We can compliment people based on
their effort
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Jendea bere efortzuagatik
eta ekintzengatik goraipatu dezakegu,
09:36
and their actions
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eta ez bere itxuragatik.
09:38
and not on their appearance.
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Utz iezadazue galdetzen,
09:40
And let me ask you,
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noiz muxukatu zenuten azkeneko aldiz
09:42
when was the last time that you
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ispilu bat?
09:43
kissed a mirror?
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09:45
Ultimately, we need to work together
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Azken finean, guztiok elkarrekin egin behar dugu lan,
09:47
as communities, as governments
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komunitate bezala,gobernu bezala
09:50
and as businesses to really change
this culture of ours
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eta enpresa bezala gure kultura benetan aldatzeko
09:54
so that our kids grow up valuing their
whole selves,
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gure haurrek beraien burua guztiz balioesteko,
banakotasuna, aniztasuna eta inklusioa aintzat hartuz.
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valuing individuality, diversity, inclusion.
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Gauzak benetan aldatzen ari diren pertsonak
10:03
We need to put the people that are
making a real difference
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goratu behar ditugu,
10:06
on our pedestals, making a difference
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benetako mundua aldatzen ari diren horiek.
10:10
in the real world.
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Beraiei eman behar diegu denbora hedabideetan,
10:12
Giving them the airtime, because only then
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horrela bakarrik sortuko baitugu mundu ezberdin bat.
10:14
will we create a different world.
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Mundu bat, non gure haurrak aske izango diren
10:16
A world where our kids are free to become
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beraien bertsio onena izateko,
10:20
the best versions of themselves,
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non beraien burua ikusten duten moduak
10:23
where the way they think they look
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ez dien eragotziko diren bezala izaten
10:25
never holds them back from being
who they are
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10:27
or achieving what they want in life.
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edo bizitzan nahi dutena lortzen.
10:30
Think about what this might mean
for someone in your life.
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Pentsatu zer adieraziko lukeen honek zure bizitzako norbaitengan.
10:35
Who have you got in mind?
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Nor daukazu buruan?
10:36
Is it your wife?
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Zure emaztea al da?
Zure arreba edo ahizpa?
10:37
Your sister?
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Zure alaba?
10:39
Your daughter?
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10:40
Your niece?
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Zure iloba?
10:42
Your friend? It could just be the woman
a couple of seats away
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Zure laguna? Gaur aulki batzuk haratago duzun
emakumea izan daiteke.
10:45
from you today.
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10:46
What would it mean for her
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Zer adieraziko luke berarentzat
bere barruko ahots kritiko hortatik,
10:49
if she were freed from that voice
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10:53
of her inner critic, nagging her to have
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hanka luzeagoak, izter argalagoak, tripa edo oin txikiagoa
10:56
longer legs, thinner thighs, smaller stomach,
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10:58
shorter feet?
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izatera bultzatzen duen
11:00
What could it mean for her if we overcame this
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ahots hartatik askatuko balitz?
Zer adieraziko luke berarentzat hau gaindituko bagenu
11:03
and unlocked her potential in that way?
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eta bere potentziala askatuko bagenu?
11:08
Right now, our culture's obsession
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Orain, gure kulturak irudiarekiko duen obsesioak
11:11
with image is holding us all back.
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galarazten digu hau lortzea.
11:15
But let's show our kids the truth.
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Baina erakuts iezaiegu egia gure haurrei.
Erakuts iezaiegu itxura
11:17
Let's show them that the way you look
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11:19
is just one part of your identity
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identitatearen zati bat baino ez dela
eta egia zera dela,
11:23
and that the truth is we love them
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direnagatik,
11:26
for who they are
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egiten dutenagatik eta
11:27
and what they do
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sentiarazten digutenagatik maite ditugula.
11:29
and how they make us feel.
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11:32
Let's build self-esteem into our school curriculums.
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Autoestimua eraiki dezagen gure eskoletako ikasketa planetan.
Gutako bakoitzak alda dezala gure burua
11:36
Let's each and every one of us change the way
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we talk and compare ourselves to other people.
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besteekin konparatzen dugun modua.
11:42
And let's work together as communities,
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Eta egin dezagun lana elkarrekin komunitate bezala,
11:45
from grassroots to governments,
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sustraietatik gobernuetaraino,
11:48
so that the happy little one-year-olds
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urtebete duten gaur egungo haur zoriontsu horiek
11:50
of today become the confident
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etorkizuneko aldaketa egileak
11:53
changemakers of tomorrow.
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bilakatu daitezen.
Hau egin dezagun.
11:55
Let's do this.
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(Txaloak)
11:57
(Applause)
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Translated by Naroa Puente-Ortiz
Reviewed by Jone Aliri

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Meaghan Ramsey - Self-esteem advocate
Meaghan Ramsey believes in business growth that stems from real social change.

Why you should listen

Meaghan Ramsey helps businesses and brands shape their operations and organizations in a way that delivers both positive social change and business growth. She is a partner in the Business in Society Practice at the Brunswick Group.

With her origins in nutritional science, Ramsey has worked across FMCG, health as well as food and beverage sectors, and she has consulted to pharmaceutical, media, agricultural, tech start-ups, charities and non-government organizations.

Prior to joining Brunswick, Ramsey was the Global Director of the Dove Self-Esteem Project at Unilever in London. In her role, she developed global education programs and mass-media campaigns that encouraged the participation of millions of young girls and women around the world to improve individual confidence. Her TED Talk and speech at the UN's 59th Commission on the Status of Women helped highlight the importance of this particular work and the urgent need to address it. Ramsey speaks regularly on the role business can, and must, play in creating a sustainable, positive future.

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