Emma Watson演讲稿HeForShe中英文.docxVIP

Your Excellencies, UN secretary general, president of the general assembly, executive director of UN Women, and distinguished guests. Today, we are launching a campaign called HeForShe. Im reaching out to you because we need your help. We want to end gender inequality and to do this, we need everyone involved. This is the first campaign of its kind at the UN. We want to try and galvanize as many men and boys as possible to be advocates for change and we dont just want to talk about it. We want to try and make sure that its tangible. I was appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women six months ago and the more Ive spoken about feminism, the more I have realized the fighting for womens rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating. If there is one thing I know for certain it is that this has to stop. For the record, feminism, by definition, is the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes. I started questioning gender-based assumptions a long time ago. When I was 8, I was confused being called bossy because I wanted to direct the plays that we would put on for our parents. but the boys were not. When at 14, I started to be sexualized by certain elements of the media When at 15, my girlfriends started dropping out of their beloved sports teams because they didnt want to appear muscley. When at 18, my male friends were unable to express their feelings. I decided that I was a feminist. And this seems uncomplicated to me. But my recent research has shown me that feminism has become an unpopular word. Women are choosing not to identify as feminists. Apparently, Im among the ranks of women whose expressions are seen as too strong too aggressive, isolating, and anti-men unattractive, even. Why has the word become such an uncomfortable one? I am from Britain. And I think it is right that I am paid the same as my male counterparts. I think it is right that I sho