Host Pat Mitchell, Curator of TEDWomen, interviews Carol Gilligan, Author and NYU Professor. They discuss how Carol's breakthrough work, "In a Different Voice," changed the way the world values women's voices and how incorporating the human voice is essential in tackling poverty.
Carol Gilligan, Ph.D. is a writer, activist, NYU Professor, and the author of "In a Different Voice." As a member of the Harvard faculty for over 30 years, she held the university's first chair in Gender Studies. In 1996, Time magazine named her one of the 25 most influential Americans. Her most recent book, "Why Does Patriarchy Persist?," was published last Fall.