Clinique & TED Global Initiative to Encourage Women

Clinique is partnering with TED to launch a global search to bring the next smart idea to life, linked to the brand’s Smart Serum franchise.  Now, anyone who has ever aspired to be the next Sara Blakely, Sheryl Sandberg or Amy Cuddy – or even just had a lightbulb idea moment at their kitchen table – will have the chance to get their idea in front of some of the brightest minds in the country, and the world. 

TED & Clinique will announce a call to action for women everywhere to submit their ideas at Clinique.com through August 31st 2015.

This partnership and campaign are part of a movement to engage and encourage women all over the world to share their intelligence, ambition and creativity.  The most compelling idea will receive funding to help make it a reality.

The winner will be invited as a special guest to the Smart Women series at the TEDWomen conference in 2016, a rare opportunity to be profiled among and network with esteemed TED community members to propel her idea further through connections with like-minded women.


The winner will be announced in the fall.

They also have findings from a global survey on women’s happiness in regards to career. The survey found that 85% of women globally believe it’s important for women to be successful professionally and that 63% of US women believe that trying to “have it all” (balancing career, family life, etc.) has made women more unhappy than ever before. This new partnership between Clinique and TED is an effort to further the brand’s dedication to empowerment and supporting women’s success.

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