Girls Adoption and the Role of Women in Indian Society | Jenna Skove | TEDxYouth@LAS

By sharing her personal story of being adopted from an Indian orphanage by American parents, Jenna explores the cultural challenges faced by new-born baby girls in India. In her captivating talk she shares both her personal experience of adoption while relating this to the ongoing plight some Indian women still encounter and its impact on these baby girls.

Jenna has been at LAS since 2013. She has prepared a talk examining the situation of girls in orphanages in India, including why there are so many girls for adoption and how this shows insight into the role of women in contemporary Indian society and how this is beginning to change.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx