Meet Asha Dahya: Advisory Board Member

Asha Dahya is a TEDx Speaker, author, and producer with nearly two decades of experience creating content for major broadcast and digital platforms, including FOX, ABC, MSN, and MTV. In 2020 Asha released her first book titled ‘Today’s Wonder Women: Everyday Superheroes Who Are Changing The World’ where she interviewed 50 women and girls from around the world. Asha is also the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of GirlTalkHQ.Com: a daily female empowerment blog promoting women’s voices stories. Considered a voice of authority in the feminist media space, Asha is regularly called upon to provide commentary and expert opinions. Her keynote addresses include International Women’s Day for Accenture, March for Moms, and UCLA. She has moderated panels for UN Women, Mount Saint Mary’s University, and EmpowHer Institute.

Asha is passionate about the intersections of female representation, reproductive justice, and religion. Indian by ethnicity, she was born in the UK, raised in Australia, and has been based in Los Angeles since 2008, where she lives with her husband and two children.

From Asha: “I am thrilled to be on the board of The Collective Rising. Being part of a global community of women who are sharing their expertise, amplifying one another’s work and passions, and holding space for each other is a goal that I have worked for my whole life.”