Chelsea Shields

Change Agent, Connector, Educator/Teacher, Explorer, Idea generator, Life mentor, Scientist, Social entrepreneur, Student, World traveler

Big, bold gender activism w/ serious business & academic chops. TED fellow. Kick-ass consultant. Mom. Applied anthropologist and Placebo expert. Speaking of.....want a pill?

Evolutionary medicine, religious activism, evidence-based business strategy, person-centered design, learning.

Human bodies evolved to be physically susceptible to social interaction. Our bodies evolved in environments very different that the ones we live in now. This affects our health in some pretty significant ways! We can and should respect religious beliefs, while still holding people accountable for the harm that those beliefs may cause others. Religious gender inequality is unacceptable and must change because religions don't just plant the seeds of morality, they plant the seeds of normality. How can we ever expect a more equal world when we let our biggest worldwide religions and our most powerful religious leaders perpetuate rampant structural gender discrimination.

activism, Anthropology, business, consulting, evidence-based strategy, evolution, learning, medicine, person-centered design, placebo effects, religion, religious gender inequality, speaking, women's rights

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