Equality Isn't a Policy. It's a Practice We Teach at Home. | Christina Joymon | TEDxABQ

Christina Joymon, an engineer, investor and author, questions what it will take to move the needle on gender equality, particularly in the workplace. Her TEDxABQ talk draws on a classroom moment from her time as a female engineering student. She argues that the answers may begin in the home rather than only in corporate policy. The talk connects technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and the arts, themes that reflect the speaker's background as founder and general partner of XIA Capital. It is presented as an independently organized TEDx event and is sourced from TEDx Talks.

• Reframing gender equality in the workplace
• A defining classroom moment as a female engineering student
• Why change may start at home rather than only through policy

Christina Joymon reframes gender equality in the workplace, asking if the real answer starts closer to home than we think. Christina Elizabeth Joymon is an engineer, investor, award-winning author, and global speaker bridging technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and the arts. As Founder and General Partner of XIA Capital, she has spent over a decade investing in AI, sustainability, and women-led ventures, while advocating for women in STEM through ASME's Women's Leadership Collective and Project Aspire. She's also the award-winning novelist behind Royal Planet. Sparked by a defining classroom moment as a female engineering student, Christina's talk asks what it will really take to move the needle on gender equality — and why the answer may start closer to home than we think. 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