Lectures on Tap -"The Princess Paradox: How Disney Portrays Powerful Women"

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🧠 Lecture: "The Princess Paradox: How Disney Portrays Powerful Women"

🎤 Speaker: Founder and Researcher, Zara Brownless

Ever noticed how Disney princesses all look strikingly similar, appear on everything from cereal boxes to sneakers, and dominate the box office every time they hit the screen? These characters are among cinema’s most powerful depictions of women—but that power isn’t always used for good.

On this lively journey through behavioral science, sociolinguistics, and economics, Zara Brownless unpacks the unparalleled success, hidden vulnerabilities, and untapped potential of Disney’s most famous heroines. Part love letter, part call-to-action, this talk reveals how subtle stereotypes about women are baked into the stories we grew up with—and how they still shape how we see ourselves and each other today.

Zara’s own story began at 16, when she was thrust into the spotlight after winning the junior version of The Apprentice. Now a TED speaker, Google researcher, and founder of That’s Just BS, her eye-opening, straight-talking, and laugh-out-loud approach will ensure you never watch a princess movie the same way again.

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Agenda

6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.

6:55 PM – Host introduction

7:00 PM – Lecture begins

7:45 PM – Audience Q&A

8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round

8:30 PM – Wrap up.