Emma Watson at the HeForShe Campaign
Emma Watson
at the HeForShe Campaign
Emma Watson at the HeForShe Campaign
2014
Today,
we are launching a campaign called HeForShe. I am 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 don’t just want to talk about it, we want to try to make sure that its
tangible. I was appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for UN women six months ago. And
the more I’ve spoken about feminism, the more I have realized that fighting for
women’s 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
political, economic, and social equality of the sexes. I started questioning
gender-based assumptions a long time ago. When I was eight. I was confused
being called “bossy”. Because, I wanted to direct the plays that we would put
on foe our parents. But the boys were not. When at fourteen, I started to be
sexualized by certain elements of the media. When at fifteen, my girlfriends
started dropping out of their beloved sports teams because they didn’t want to
appear “muscle-y”. When at eighteen, my male friends were unable to express
their feeling. I decided that I was a feminist. And this seemed uncomplicated to me. But my recent research
has shown me that feminism has become an unpopular word. Women are choosing not
to identify as feminist. Apparently, I am among the ranks of women whose
expressions are seen as too strong, too aggressive, isolating, and anti-en. 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 should be able to make decisions about my own body. I think it
is right that women be involved on my behalf in the policies and the decisions
that will affect my life. I think it is right that socially I am afforded the
same respect as men. But sadly, I can say that there is no one country in the
world where all women can expect to receive these rights. No country in the
world can yet say that they have achieved gender equality. These rights, I
consider to be human rights. But I am one of the lucky ones. My life is a sheer
privilege 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 that
I would go less far because I might give birth to a child one day. These
influences with the gender equality ambassadors that made me who I am today. They
may not know it, but they are the inadvertent feminists who are changing the
world today. We need more of those, and if you still hate the word it is not
the word that is important. It’s the idea and the ambition behind it. Because
not all women have received the same rights that I have. In fact, statistically
very few have been. In 1997, Hillary Clinton made a famous speech in Beijing
about women’s rights. Sadly many of the things that she wanted to change are
still true today. But what stood out for me the most, was that less than thirty
percent of the audience were male. How can we affect change in the world when
only half of it is invited? Or feel welcomed to participate in a conversation? Men,
I would like to take this opportunity to extend your formal invitation. Gender
equality is your issue too. Because to date, I have seen my father’s role as a
parent being valued less by society. Despite my needing his presence as a child
as much as my mother’s. I’ve seen young men suffering from mental illness,
unable to ask for help for fear it would make them less of a men or less of a
man. In fact, in the UK suicide is the biggest killer of men between twenty to
forty-nine eclipsing road accidents, cancer, and coronary heart disease. I’ve
seen men made fragile and insecure by distorted sense of what constitutes male
success. Men don’t have the benefits of equality either. We don’t often talk
about men being imprisoned by gender stereotypes, but I can see that they are.
And that when they are free, things will change for women as a natural
consequence. If men don’t have to be aggressive in order to be accepted, women
won’t feel compelled to be submissive. If men don’t have to control, women
won’t have to be controlled. Both men and women should feel free to be
sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to be strong. It is time that we
all perceived gender on a spectrum instead of two sets of opposing ideals. If
we stop defining each other by what we are not and start defining ourselves by
who we are we can all be free-er. And this is what HeForShe is about. It’s
about freedom. I want men to take up this mantle, so that their daughters,
sisters, and mothers can be free from prejudice. But also so that their sons
have permission to be vulnerable and human too. We claim those parts of
themselves they abandoned. And in doing so, be a more true and complete version
of themselves. You might be thinking “Who is this Harry Potter girl?” and “What
is she doing speaking at the UN?” and it’s really good question. I’ve been
asking myself the same thing. All I know is that I care about this problem and
I want to make it better. And having seen what I seen and given the chance, I
feel it is my responsibility to say something. Statesman Edmund berke said “All
that is needed for forces of evil to triumph is for good men and women to do
nothing.” In my nervousness for this speech and in my moments of doubt, I’ve
told myself firmly: “If not me, who?” “If not me, when?” If you have similar
doubts when opportunities are presented to you, I hope that those words will be
helpful. Because, the reality is that if we do nothing it will take
seventy-five years or for me to be nearly one-hundred before women can expect
to be paid the same as men. For the same work. Fifteen-point-five million girls
will be married in the next sixteen years as children. And at current rates, it
won’t be until 2086 before all rural African girls can have a secondary
education. If you believe in equality, you might be one of those inadvertent
feminists that I spoke of earlier and for this I applaud you. We are struggling
for a uniting word but the good news is that we have a uniting movement. It is
called HeForShe. I am inviting you to step forward, to be seen, and to ask
yourself “If not me, who?” “If not me, when?” Thank you very very much.
I was
appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for UN women six months ago. And the more I’ve
spoken about feminism, the more I have realized that fighting for women’s
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
political, economic, and social equality of the sexes. I started questioning
gender-based assumptions a long time ago. When I was eight. I was confused
being called “bossy”. Because, I wanted to direct the plays that we would put
on foe our parents. But the boys were not. When at eighteen, my male friends
were unable to express their feeling. I decided that I was a feminist. And this seemed uncomplicated to me. But my recent research
has shown me that feminism has become an unpopular word. Women are choosing not
to identify as feminist. Apparently, I am among the ranks of women whose
expressions are seen as too strong, too aggressive, isolating, and anti-en. 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 should be able to make decisions about my own body. I think it
is right that women be involved on my behalf in the policies and the decisions
that will affect my life. I think it is right that socially I am afforded the
same respect as men. But sadly, I can say that there is no one country in the
world where all women can expect to receive these rights. No country in the
world can yet say that they have achieved gender equality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIwU-9ZTTJc
My analysis for this part of the speech:
I was appointed/ six months ago. / And the more
I’ve spoken about
feminism, / the more
I have realized/
that fighting/ for women’s
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 political,
/ economic, / and
social equality
of the sexes. / I started questioning gender-based
assumptions a long
time ago. / When I was eight. / I was
confused being called / “bossy”. / Because, I
wanted to direct/
the plays that we would
put on foe our parents. / But the boys were not. / When at eighteen,
/ my male friends/ were unable to express their feeling. / I
decided/ that I
was a feminist. / And this seemed uncomplicated to
me. / But my recent research/
has shown me/ that feminism
has become an unpopular
word. / Women/
are choosing/ not/
to identify/ as feminist. Apparently, / I am 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 should be able to make
decisions/ about my own body. / I think
it is RIGHT/ that women be involved/ on my behalf/ in the policies/
and the decisions/ that will affect my life. / I think
it is right/ that socially/ I am afforded the same respect as men. / But
sadly, / I can
say/ that there is NO one country in the world/ where all women/ can expect/
to receive these rights.
/ NO country
in the world/ can yet say/ that they have achieved gender equality.
Rhetorical devices used:
Stressing
/Pausing/
political, economic, social equality = Repetition, Tripping
recent research = Alliteration
started questioning gender-based assumptions = Question
When I was eight, When at eighteen = Story telling
too strong, too aggressive, isolating, anti-men = Repetition
too strong, too aggressive = Alliteration
Why has the word become such an uncomfortable
one? = Question
I think…, I
think…, I think…, I think… = Repetition
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