Snow White, Gender, and Power | Alyce LaViolette | TEDxCSULB

We’ve all heard of the famous “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” But what do the characters we chose to portray when we were little say about our perceptions of gender? In her TEDx Talk, Alyce LaViolette addresses the issues of power and gender in relation to the popular fairy-tale. Alyce LaViolette has worked with survivors of intimate partner violence since 1978 and with perpetrators since 1979. She is currently in private practice in Long Beach and West L.A.. Ms. LaViolette speaks nationally and internationally and has spoken for the Department of State (USA). She has developed training programs for the Los Angeles County and State of California Probation Departments and the Orange County and Los Angeles County Departments of Children and Family Services. Alyce has appeared on local, national and international television and radio. She provides expert testimony for criminal, family law, civil and federal court cases involving domestic violence. Alyce has received numerous awards for her work including the outstanding alumni award from California State University at Long Beach. 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