Women from developing countries often lack knowledge surrounding financial responsibility, and this impacts their safety and ability to act independently. Gigi Tewari teaches contract and business law at Widener University Delaware Law School through an interdisciplinary lens. Tewari’s short stories and poetry have been published in literary magazines such as Granta, Epiphany Magazine, and New England Review. Her writing captures identity conflicts that many marginalized communities face, along with a myriad of life issues such as professionalism, gender equality, and domestic violence.

Gigi Tewari teaches contract and business law at Widener University Delaware Law School through an interdisciplinary lens—she holds a master of fine arts from Columbia University, a law degree from Fordham Law School, and a bachelor of arts from Cornell University. Tewari’s short stories and poetry have been published in literary magazines such as Granta, Epiphany Magazine, New England Review, The Southern Review, and she was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her writing captures identity conflicts that many marginalized communities face, along with a myriad of life issues such as professionalism, gender equality, and domestic violence. Gigi Tewari lives in New York, and she is a Margins Fellow with the Asian American Writers’ Workshop. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx