Through her inspiring talk, Aashna tries to throw light on the fact that one does not have to judge a person's ability, aspirations and desires by gender. She highlights the stereotypes that exist in the society against women.

Aashna Jalan is a Chemical Engineering Undergrad in the Institute of Chemical Technology. She believes in the embracing her inner nerd but does not let that restrict her from exploring new avenues. She is also passionate about the performing and fine arts. However, her staunch feminism stems from classes which almost always had more boys than girls and career conversations which constantly revolved marriage. She would like to share her experiences as a teenager growing up in a genderstereotyped society working her way through a maledominated field.


This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx