TEDxDoncaster Women

Doncaster’s story has always been one of transformation. From coal seams and steelworks to logistics, creativity, and digital innovation, this city has constantly reinvented what power means and who holds it. TEDxDoncasterWomen 2026 brings that story into the present moment, spotlighting the women who are shaping Doncaster’s next chapter in an age defined by technology, care, and community. This event asks a bold question: What does progress look like when women design it? As algorithms influence our choices, as care becomes an economic force, and as cities rethink how people live and work, women across Doncaster and South Yorkshire are challenging old assumptions and building new systems from grassroots community leadership to cutting-edge AI research. “Undermined” speaks to more than our mining past. It reflects the hidden labour women carry, the invisible systems they navigate, and the ways their ideas are too often underestimated. It also signals a powerful shift a commitment to elevating voices that have always been there, waiting to reshape the world. Through a mix of talks, performances, and deeply human stories, TEDxDoncasterWomen will explore: Intersectional health and what it means to design maternity care for every woman. How AI, data, and digital spaces can empower or exclude women and girls. The future of work when care becomes recognised as infrastructure. Creativity, resilience, leadership, and the courage to imagine more. This is a gathering for thinkers and doers, allies and advocates, founders, learners, and leaders anyone who believes that a fairer future is a smarter one. Join us as we celebrate ideas worth spreading from the women redefining Doncaster and reimagining the future from coal to code to AI.