[Iris English Speech]Emma Watson艾玛沃森在联合国女权主义演讲-IrisVoiceTube

Emma Watson's moving speech about genderequality and the he for she campaign

艾玛沃森关于性别平等的感人演讲以及他的竞选活动

EmmaWatson, British actress, and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador co-host a specialevent for UN Women’s HeForShe campaign.

英国女演员艾玛沃特森和联合国妇女亲善大使共同主持了一场联合国妇女HeForShe运动的特别活动。

Emma Watson:Gender equality is your issue too

Date: Saturday, September 20, 2014

Speech by UN Women Goodwill Ambassador EmmaWatson at a special event for the HeForShe campaign, United NationsHeadquarters, New York, 20 September 2014

[Check against delivery.]

Today we are launching a campaign called “HeForShe.”

I am reachingout to you because I need your help. We want to end gender inequality—andto do that we need everyone to be involved.

This is thefirst campaign of its kind at the UN: we want to try and galvanize as many menand boys as possible to be advocates for gender equality. And we don’t justwant to talk about it, but make sure it is tangible.

I was appointed six months ago and the more I have spokenabout feminism the more I have realized that fighting for women’s rights hastoo often become synonymous with man-hating. If there is one thing I know forcertain, it is that this has to stop.

For the record,feminism by definition is: “The belief that men and women should have equalrights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic andsocial equality of the sexes.”

I startedquestioning gender-based assumptions long time ago. When at eight I wasconfused at being called “bossy,” because I wanted to direct the plays we wouldput on for our parents—but the boys were not.

When at 14 Istarted being sexualized by certain elements of the press.

When at 15 mygirlfriends started dropping out of their sports teams because they didn’t wantto appear “muscly.”

When at 18 mymale friends were unable to express their feelings.

I decided I wasa feminist and this seemed uncomplicated to me. But my recent research hasshown me that feminism has become an unpopular word.

Apparently I amamong the ranks of women whose expressions are seen as too strong, tooaggressive, isolating, anti-men and, unattractive.

Why is the wordsuch an uncomfortable one?

I am fromBritain and think it is right that as a woman I am paid the same as my malecounterparts. I think it is right that I should be able to make decisions aboutmy own body. I think it is right that women be involved on my behalf in thepolicies and decision-making of my country. I think it is right that socially Iam afforded the same respect as men. But sadly I can say that there is no onecountry in the world where all women can expect to receive these rights.

No country inthe world can yet say they have achieved gender equality.

These rights Iconsider to be human rights but I am one of the lucky ones. My life is a sheerprivilege because my parents didn’t love me less because I was born a daughter.My school did not limit me because I was a girl. My mentors didn’t assume Iwould go less far because I might give birth to a child one day. Theseinfluencers were the gender equality ambassadors that made me who I am today.They may not know it, but they are the inadvertent feminists who are changingthe world today. And we need more of those.

And if you stillhate the word—it is not the word that is important but the idea and theambition behind it. Because not all women have been afforded the same rightsthat I have. In fact, statistically, very few have been.

In 1995, HilaryClinton made a famous speech in Beijing about women’s rights. Sadly many of thethings she wanted to change are still a reality today.

But what stoodout for me the most was that only 30 per cent of her audience were male. Howcan we affect change in the world when only half of it is invited or feelwelcome to participate in the conversation?

Men—I would liketo take this opportunity to extend your formal invitation. Gender equality isyour issue too.

Because to date,I’ve seen my father’s role as a parent being valued less by society despite myneeding his presence as a child as much as my mother’s.

I’ve seen youngmen suffering from mental illness unable to ask for help for fear it would makethem look less “macho”—in fact in the UK suicide is the biggest killer of menbetween 20-49 years of age; eclipsing road accidents, cancer and coronary heartdisease. I’ve seen men made fragile and insecure by a distorted sense of whatconstitutes male success. Men don’t have the benefits of equality either. 

We don’t oftentalk about men being imprisoned by gender stereotypes but I can see that thatthey are and that when they are free, things will change for women as a naturalconsequence.

If men don’thave to be aggressive in order to be accepted women won’t feel compelled to besubmissive. If men don’t have to control, women won’t have to be controlled.

Both men andwomen should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free tobe strong… It is time that we all perceive gender on a spectrum not as twoopposing sets of ideals.

If we stopdefining each other by what we are not and start defining ourselves by what weare—we can all be freer and this is what HeForShe is about. It’s aboutfreedom. 

I want men totake up this mantle. So their daughters, sisters and mothers can be free fromprejudice but also so that their sons have permission to be vulnerable andhuman too—reclaim those parts of themselves they abandoned and in doing so be amore true and complete version of themselves.

You might bethinking who is this Harry Potter girl? And what is she doing up on stage atthe UN. It’s a good question and trust me, I have been asking myself the samething. I don’t know if I am qualified to be here. All I know is that I careabout this problem. And I want to make it better.

And having seenwhat I’ve seen—and given the chance—I feel it is my duty to say something.English Statesman Edmund Burke said: “All that is needed for the forces of evilto triumph is for enough good men and women to do nothing.”

In mynervousness for this speech and in my moments of doubt I’ve told myselffirmly—if not me, who, if not now, when. If you have similar doubts whenopportunities are presented to you I hope those words might be helpful.

Because thereality is that if we do nothing it will take 75 years, or for me to be nearlya hundred before women can expect to be paid the same as men for the same work.15.5 million girls will be married in the next 16 years as children. And atcurrent rates it won’t be until 2086 before all rural African girls will beable to receive a secondary education.

If you believein equality, you might be one of those inadvertent feminists I spoke of earlier.

And for this Iapplaud you.

We arestruggling for a uniting word but the good news is we have a uniting movement.It is called HeForShe. I am inviting you to step forward, to be seen to speakup, to be the "he" for "she". And to ask yourself if notme, who? If not now, when?

Thank you.

Emma Watson's moving speech about genderequality and the he for she campaign

艾玛沃森关于性别平等的感人演讲以及他的竞选活动

EmmaWatson, British actress, and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador co-host a specialevent for UN Women’s HeForShe campaign.

英国女演员艾玛沃特森和联合国妇女亲善大使共同主持了一场联合国妇女HeForShe运动的特别活动。

Emma Watson:Gender equality is your issue too

Date: Saturday, September 20, 2014

Speech by UN Women Goodwill Ambassador EmmaWatson at a special event for the HeForShe campaign, United NationsHeadquarters, New York, 20 September 2014

[Check against delivery.]

Today we are launching a campaign called “HeForShe.”

I am reachingout to you because I need your help. We want to end gender inequality—andto do that we need everyone to be involved.

This is thefirst campaign of its kind at the UN: we want to try and galvanize as many menand boys as possible to be advocates for gender equality. And we don’t justwant to talk about it, but make sure it is tangible.

I was appointed six months ago and the more I have spokenabout feminism the more I have realized that fighting for women’s rights hastoo often become synonymous with man-hating. If there is one thing I know forcertain, it is that this has to stop.

For the record,feminism by definition is: “The belief that men and women should have equalrights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic andsocial equality of the sexes.”

I startedquestioning gender-based assumptions long time ago. When at eight I wasconfused at being called “bossy,” because I wanted to direct the plays we wouldput on for our parents—but the boys were not.

When at 14 Istarted being sexualized by certain elements of the press.

When at 15 mygirlfriends started dropping out of their sports teams because they didn’t wantto appear “muscly.”

When at 18 mymale friends were unable to express their feelings.

I decided I wasa feminist and this seemed uncomplicated to me. But my recent research hasshown me that feminism has become an unpopular word.

Apparently I amamong the ranks of women whose expressions are seen as too strong, tooaggressive, isolating, anti-men and, unattractive.

Why is the wordsuch an uncomfortable one?

I am fromBritain and think it is right that as a woman I am paid the same as my malecounterparts. I think it is right that I should be able to make decisions aboutmy own body. I think it is right that women be involved on my behalf in thepolicies and decision-making of my country. I think it is right that socially Iam afforded the same respect as men. But sadly I can say that there is no onecountry in the world where all women can expect to receive these rights.

No country inthe world can yet say they have achieved gender equality.

These rights Iconsider to be human rights but I am one of the lucky ones. My life is a sheerprivilege because my parents didn’t love me less because I was born a daughter.My school did not limit me because I was a girl. My mentors didn’t assume Iwould go less far because I might give birth to a child one day. Theseinfluencers were the gender equality ambassadors that made me who I am today.They may not know it, but they are the inadvertent feminists who are changingthe world today. And we need more of those.

And if you stillhate the word—it is not the word that is important but the idea and theambition behind it. Because not all women have been afforded the same rightsthat I have. In fact, statistically, very few have been.

In 1995, HilaryClinton made a famous speech in Beijing about women’s rights. Sadly many of thethings she wanted to change are still a reality today.

But what stoodout for me the most was that only 30 per cent of her audience were male. Howcan we affect change in the world when only half of it is invited or feelwelcome to participate in the conversation?

Men—I would liketo take this opportunity to extend your formal invitation. Gender equality isyour issue too.

Because to date,I’ve seen my father’s role as a parent being valued less by society despite myneeding his presence as a child as much as my mother’s.

I’ve seen youngmen suffering from mental illness unable to ask for help for fear it would makethem look less “macho”—in fact in the UK suicide is the biggest killer of menbetween 20-49 years of age; eclipsing road accidents, cancer and coronary heartdisease. I’ve seen men made fragile and insecure by a distorted sense of whatconstitutes male success. Men don’t have the benefits of equality either. 

We don’t oftentalk about men being imprisoned by gender stereotypes but I can see that thatthey are and that when they are free, things will change for women as a naturalconsequence.

If men don’thave to be aggressive in order to be accepted women won’t feel compelled to besubmissive. If men don’t have to control, women won’t have to be controlled.

Both men andwomen should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free tobe strong… It is time that we all perceive gender on a spectrum not as twoopposing sets of ideals.

If we stopdefining each other by what we are not and start defining ourselves by what weare—we can all be freer and this is what HeForShe is about. It’s aboutfreedom. 

I want men totake up this mantle. So their daughters, sisters and mothers can be free fromprejudice but also so that their sons have permission to be vulnerable andhuman too—reclaim those parts of themselves they abandoned and in doing so be amore true and complete version of themselves.

You might bethinking who is this Harry Potter girl? And what is she doing up on stage atthe UN. It’s a good question and trust me, I have been asking myself the samething. I don’t know if I am qualified to be here. All I know is that I careabout this problem. And I want to make it better.

And having seenwhat I’ve seen—and given the chance—I feel it is my duty to say something.English Statesman Edmund Burke said: “All that is needed for the forces of evilto triumph is for enough good men and women to do nothing.”

In mynervousness for this speech and in my moments of doubt I’ve told myselffirmly—if not me, who, if not now, when. If you have similar doubts whenopportunities are presented to you I hope those words might be helpful.

Because thereality is that if we do nothing it will take 75 years, or for me to be nearlya hundred before women can expect to be paid the same as men for the same work.15.5 million girls will be married in the next 16 years as children. And atcurrent rates it won’t be until 2086 before all rural African girls will beable to receive a secondary education.

If you believein equality, you might be one of those inadvertent feminists I spoke of earlier.

And for this Iapplaud you.

We arestruggling for a uniting word but the good news is we have a uniting movement.It is called HeForShe. I am inviting you to step forward, to be seen to speakup, to be the "he" for "she". And to ask yourself if notme, who? If not now, when?

Thank you.

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