Closing the Gap: Gender, Policy and Power | Kieran Drake | TEDxJadavpurUniversity |
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Kieran Drake speaks about the gender biases which still exist around us, and how gender inequality should be a concern for both men and women.
Kieran Drake is Minister Counsellor, Political and Press at the British High Commission in New Delhi. Kieran Drake is Minister Counsellor, Political and Press at the British High Commission in New Delhi. He took up this role in late May 2017.Kieran joined the UK Civil Service in 2005 and has previously worked at HM Treasury, the Cabinet Office, the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit and at the Department for Exiting the European Union. Kieran has an MA (Hons) in Geography from Cambridge University. Before joining the Civil Service he worked as a speech writer and researcher for an MP, and as a consultant. He has also held board level posts in the voluntary sector, including as Chair of the Board of Trustees of Thrive, a leading UK horticultural charity. 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 |