TEDxSantaCruz: Riane Eisler - Building A Caring Economy

Riane Eisler is a social scientist, attorney, and author whose work on cultural transformation has inspired both scholars and social activists. Her research has impacted many fields, including history, economics, psychology, sociology, and education. She has been a leader in the movement for peace, sustainability, and economic equity, and her pioneering work in human rights has expanded the focus of international organizations to include the rights of women and children.

Dr. Eisler is President of the Center for Partnership Studies and internationally known for her bestseller The Chalice and The Blade: Our History, Our Future, now in 25 languages. Her newest book, The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics proposes a new approach to economics that gives visibility and value to the most essential human work: the work of caring for people and nature.

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[Mutantslugprincess]

Such a marvelous thinker and important figure. Why is she speaking at a TEDx and not an actual TED conference?

[MamaZShaman]

I am a Santa Cruz Native, a Shaman, Healer and I have strongly supported, and passionately followed your works Riane since finding your book in 1987. After my Grandmother instilled many of the "old ways, " and her passing down her copy of Merlin Stone's book, When God Was a Woman, which I was gifted by her in 1976, then finding yours, The Chalice & The Blade, I RECOGNIZE your Heart, Passion, your Wise Woman Wisdom and knowledge! You are a Model Worthy of Imitation! I am so thankful for your wisdom, your books, your ways, and, I have often thought about your Courage! It took courage that many young women of today have never experienced what we encountered even mentioning intuitive intelligences and more! I am so thankful for you! I cherish having Wise Woman like you!

[mistmaiden]

Thank you for imparting your wisdom by sharing your passion. I am a dedicated, committed Tūhoe tribeswoman from New Zealand and my eyes are now wide open. Thank you for turning on the light!!

[KathrynDavison]

This is a beautiful articulation of the work Hazel Henderson has done for the past 30 years or more, as seen in the Calvert Economic indicators, her books "Building a win-win world, " etc. Thanks for carrying her flag. Her work has been adopted by third world leaders and intelligent organizations for needed shift. The most threatening idea in the world is the FACT that the well-being of the planet is inextricably linked to the well-being of women. Women are EXHAUSTED due to the demands of caring, unpaid work for which there are no raises, titles, or rewards other than the next day of caring. Our whole US economy is organized around the lucrative fields of weapons, pharmaceuticals, and petrochemicals for export.

[HelmoPape]

Very well delivered. We will emerge from competition to cooperation as the key economic indicator or we will not be able to sustain society. So caring is front and center as a motive to do work, any kind of work.

[julianfranco]

A crucial ted talk. Grateful for its existence

[esperanzacastillo]

Dear TEDx Talks, why is that you don´t have Mrs Eisler on main TED´s web and get her talk properly translated? I can help with the spanish translation, in case you need it, just let me know ; )

[carolinalluhi]

Qué maravillosa plática, gracias por su claridad!
It is wonderful to listen with so much clarity wath should be the economic priority, thank you for your work Mme Riane!

[MamaZShaman]

Yes, both, caring for our children and Mother Earth! I love you! Equal partnership and yet look at where we have happening today, as if so many want to take us backwards? Covering Her up, minimizing Her, reducing Her, many many ways! Mothers at home, & hearth is crucial! Right on, economics is "human invented!"

[MrThastik]

Not only is combining economic health to the status of women beneficial but it is absolutley necessary. You simply cannot have a long lasting society with one half of humanity oppresing and refusing the participation of the other half in domestic affairs. Crete lived for 1500 years in peace because it was a matrifocal society. Our patriarchal society (US) has been in place for how long?? ( 235 years) and how many wars have we had??

[galahadthreepwood]

How about non-debt-based money? That's the first step in ending the current system of servitude in which taxes pay interest on our own currencies to criminal banks..

[AdrianPereira]

Where can we find the report or recommendation please?

[Gwalsummit]

It's time for men to take responsibility for this! At least for the sake of our daughters (and sons).

[PreciousBoxer]

Take into consideration that compassion isn't physiological. The same with the difference between the spirit of a law and the letter of one. You can't see the spirit, but you can visualize the letter easy enough.

People in America, from the viewpoint of someone who has lived on the west coast for a few decades, can be quite quick in judging a book by it's cover, so to speak. Both genders work far too much and "people" don't normally have a enough time to research a thing before coming to a conclusion. We punish pretty painfully in my country too. In some parts far worse than others. Capital punishment just kicked back into gear in Arkansas, and I couldn't be more disappointed. I don't think that would have happened under a Stein administration, or maybe even under a Hillary one, but she refuses to own up to her role in my society today.

Just my thoughts. Thanks for the video :-)

[NewEarth]

Yes real wealth of world is not financial. We need debt-free money system and universal basic income or what I call basic social grant based on debt-free social currency based on public-private partnership. Social wealth Indicators are first step to long-term economic success. Love the full spectrum economic map and social currency would honor volunteer care giving household work, gender equality and preservation of nature.

[ShiverHinge]

Less gender gap among Vikings! If they can do it so can the rest of us!

[Avalone]

Wow... I just saw a recent video of her with strong Austrian accent but in this video I dont hear an accent at all

[TheRealValus]

Has Eisler ever debated anyone? Would she? Or is debate inherently a construct of dominator culture? I'd like to see her vision challenged, and how it holds up against a real-time critique. I recently heard Jordan Peterson make an off-hand, dismissive reference to Marija Gimbutas's theory of matriarchal or partnership societies in the ancient past, which he claims is founded on dubious scholarship. How awesome would it be to see Eisler and Peterson in an open dialogue about "primitive" cultures, social hierarchies, etc.? QUESTION: If those cultures existed and were so idyllic, why did they perish? I know some would say they were internally sound and were compromised by interference from other cultures, but I don't find this dichotomy convincing. It seems to me, there must be some fatal flaw, some lack of realism, and preparedness, in order for a society to be vulnerable to external threats.

[savvyjd]

Tried to listen but my psuedo-misophonia kicked in. :(

[farnhoune]

I want to hear @jordanpetersons opinion about that