Rumaitha Al Busaidi

Adventurer, entrepreneur

Omani scientist, activist and athlete Rumaitha Al Busaidi empowers Arab women to step into spaces previously denied to them -- whether it’s a football field, volcano summit or the front line of the battle against climate change.

Why you should listen

Rumaitha Al Busaidi is the founder of WomeX, a platform teaching negotiation skills to Arab women in order to nurture a new wave of female entrepreneurs in the region.

Rumaitha Al Busaidi’s TED Talk

Rumaitha Al Busaidi
Women and girls, you are part of the climate solution
5 minutes 6 seconds
What does gender equality have to do with climate change? A lot more than you might think. Empowering women and girls around the world is one of the most important ways to combat carbon pollution and is projected to reduce CO2-equivalent gases by a total of 80 billion tons. Entrepreneur, scientist and TED Fellow Rumaitha Al Busaidi looks at why women are more likely to be impacted and displaced by climate catastrophes -- and explains why access to education, employment and family planning for all women and girls is the key to our climate future.
Posted May 2021