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Emmaspeechforgenderequality
EmmaWatson:
Genderequalityisyourissuetoo
Date:
20Sep2014
SpeechbyUNWomenGoodwillAmbassadorEmmaWatsonataspecialeventfortheHeForShecampaign,UnitedNationsHeadquarters,NewYork,20September2014
Todaywearelaunchingacampaigncalled“HeForShe.”
IamreachingouttoyoubecauseIneedyourhelp. Wewanttoendgenderinequality—andtodothatweneedeveryonetobeinvolved.
ThisisthefirstcampaignofitskindattheUN:
wewanttotryandgalvanize激励asmanymenandboysaspossibletobeadvocatesforgenderequality.Andwedon’tjustwanttotalkaboutit,butmakesureitistangible真实的.
IwasappointedsixmonthsagoandthemoreIhavespokenaboutfeminismthemoreIhaverealizedthatfightingforwomen’srightshastoooftenbecomesynonymouswithman-hating.IfthereisonethingIknowforcertain,itisthatthishastostop.
Fortherecord,feminismbydefinitionis:
“Thebeliefthatmenandwomenshouldhaveequalrightsandopportunities.Itisthetheoryofthepolitical,economicandsocialequalityofthesexes.”
Istartedquestioninggender-basedassumptionswhenateightIwasconfusedatbeingcalled“bossy,”becauseIwantedtodirecttheplayswewouldputonforourparents—buttheboyswerenot.
Whenat14Istartedbeingsexualizedbycertainelementsofthepress.
Whenat15mygirlfriendsstarteddroppingoutoftheirsportsteamsbecausetheydidn’twanttoappear“muscly.”
Whenat18mymalefriendswereunabletoexpresstheirfeelings.
IdecidedIwasafeministandthisseemeduncomplicatedtome.Butmyrecentresearchhasshownmethatfeminismhasbecomeanunpopularword.
ApparentlyIamamongtheranksofwomenwhoseexpressionsareseenastoostrong,tooaggressive,isolating,anti-menand,unattractive.
Whyisthewordsuchanuncomfortableone?
IamfromBritainandthinkitisrightthatasawomanIampaidthesameasmymalecounterparts.IthinkitisrightthatIshouldbeabletomakedecisionsaboutmyownbody.Ithinkitisrightthatwomenbeinvolvedonmybehalfinthepoliciesanddecision-makingofmycountry.IthinkitisrightthatsociallyIamaffordedthesamerespectasmen.ButsadlyIcansaythatthereisnoonecountryintheworldwhereallwomencanexpecttoreceivetheserights.
Nocountryintheworldcanyetsaytheyhaveachievedgenderequality.
TheserightsIconsidertobehumanrightsbutIamoneoftheluckyones.Mylifeisasheerprivilegebecausemyparentsdidn’tlovemelessbecauseIwasbornadaughter.MyschooldidnotlimitmebecauseIwasagirl.Mymentorsdidn’tassumeIwouldgolessfarbecauseImightgivebirthtoachildoneday.TheseinfluencerswerethegenderequalityambassadorsthatmadewhoIamtoday.Theymaynotknowit,buttheyaretheinadvertent不经意的feministswhoare.Andweneedmoreofthose.
Andifyoustillhatetheword—itisnotthewordthatisimportantbuttheideaandtheambitionbehindit.BecausenotallwomenhavebeenaffordedthesamerightsthatIhave.Infact,statistically,veryfewhavebeen.
In1997,HilaryClintonmadeafamousspeechinBeijingaboutwomen’srights.Sadlymanyofthethingsshewantedtochangearestillarealitytoday.
Butwhatstoodoutformethemostwasthatonly30percentofheraudienceweremale.Howcanweaffectchangeintheworldwhenonlyhalfofitisinvitedorfeelwelcometoparticipateintheconversation?
Men—Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoextendyourformalinvitation.Genderequalityisyourissuetoo.
Becausetodate迄今,I’veseenmyfather’sroleasaparentbeingvaluedlessbysocietydespitemyneedinghispresenceasachildasmuchasmymother’s.
I’veseenyoungmensufferingfrommentalillnessunabletoaskforhelpforfearitwouldmakethemlookless“macho”男子汉—infactintheUKsuicideisthebiggestkillerofmenbetween20-49yearsofage;eclipsing重叠roadaccidents,cancerandcoronary冠状的heartdisease.I’veseenmenmadefragileandinsecurebyadistorted歪曲senseofwhatconstitutes设立malesuccess.Mendon’thavethebenefitsofequalityeither.
Wedon’toftentalkaboutmenbeingimprisonedbygenderstereotypes陈规旧习butIcanseethatthattheyareandthatwhentheyarefree,thingswillchangeforwomenasanaturalconsequence.
Ifmendon’thavetobeaggressiveinordertobeacceptedwomenwon’tfeelcompelled强迫的tobesubmissive顺从的.Ifmendon’thavetocontrol,womenwon’thavetobecontrolled.
Bothmenandwomenshouldfeelfreetobesensitive.Bothmenandwomenshouldfeelfreetobestrong…Itistimethatweallperceivegenderonaspectrum范围notastwoopposingsetsofideals.
Ifwestopdefiningeachotherbywhatwearenotandstartdefiningourselvesbywhatweare—wecanallbefreerandthisiswhatHeForSheisabout.It’saboutfreedom.
Iwantmentotakeupthismantle责任.Sotheirdaughters,sistersandmotherscanbefreefromprejudicebutalsosothattheirsonshavepermissiontobevulnerable易受伤的andhumantoo—reclaim取回thosepartsofthemselvestheyabandonedandindoingsobeamoretrueandcompleteversionofthemselves.
YoumightbethinkingwhoisthisHarryPottergirl?
AndwhatisshedoinguponstageattheUN.It’sagoodquestionandtrustme,Ihavebeenaskingmyselfthesamething.Idon’tknowifIamqualifiedtobehere.AllIknowisthatIcareaboutthisproblem.AndIwanttomakeitbetter.
AndhavingseenwhatI’veseen—andgiventhechance—Ifeelitismydutytosaysomething.EnglishStatesmanEdmundBurkesaid:
“Allthatisneededfortheforcesofeviltotriumphisforenoughgoodmenandwomentodonothing.”好人袖手旁观,恶魔就高唱凯歌。
InmynervousnessforthisspeechandinmymomentsofdoubtI’vetoldmyselffirmly—ifnotme,who,ifnotnow,when.IfyouhavesimilardoubtswhenopportunitiesarepresentedtoyouIhopethosewordsmightbehelpful.
Becausetherealityisthatifwedonothingitwilltake75years,orformetobenearlyahundredbeforewomencanexpecttobepaidthesameasmenforthesamework.15.5milliongirlswillbemarriedinthenext16yearsaschildren.Andatcurrentratesitwon’tbeuntil2086beforeallruralAfricangirlswillbeabletoreceiveasecondaryeducation.
Ifyoubelieveinequality,youmightbeoneofthoseinadvertentfeministsIspokeofearlier.
AndforthisIapplaudyou.
Wearestrugglingforauniting合并的wordbutthegoodnewsiswehaveaunitingmovement.ItiscalledHeForShe.Iaminvitingyoutostepforward,tobeseentospeakup,tobethe"he"for"she".Andtoaskyourselfifnotme,who?
Ifnotnow,when?
Thankyou.
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