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Todaywearelaunchingacampaigncalled“heForshe。
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IamreachingouttoyoubecauseIneedyourhelp.wewanttoendgenderinequality—andtodothatweneedeveryonetobeinvolved。
Thisisthefirstcampaignofitskindattheun:
wewanttotryandgalvanizeasmanymenandboysaspossibletobeadvocatesforgenderequality.Andwedontjustwanttotalkaboutit,butmakesureitistangible。
IwasappointedsixmonthsagoandthemoreIhavespokenaboutfeminismthemoreIhaverealizedthatfightingforwomensrightshastoooftenbecomesynonymouswithman-hating.IfthereisonethingIknowforcertain,itisthatthishastostop。
Fortherecord,feminismbydefinitionis:
“Thebeliefthatmenandwomenshouldhaveequalrightsandopportunities.Itisthetheoryofthepolitical,economicandsocialequalityofthesexes。
Istartedquestioninggender-basedassumptionswhenateightIwasconfusedatbeingcalled“bossy,”becauseIwantedtodirecttheplayswewouldputonforourparents—buttheboyswerenot。
whenat14Istartedbeingsexualizedbycertainelementsofthepress。
whenat15mygirlfriendsstarteddroppingoutoftheirsportsteamsbecausetheydidntwanttoappear“muscly。
whenat18mymalefriendswereunabletoexpresstheirfeelings。
IdecidedIwasafeministandthisseemeduncomplicatedtome.butmyrecentresearchhasshownmethatfeminismhasbecomeanunpopularword。
ApparentlyIamamongtheranksofwomenwhoseexpressionsareseenastoostrong,tooaggressive,isolating,anti-menand,unattractive。
whyisthewordsuchanuncomfortableone?
IamfrombritainandthinkitisrightthatasawomanIampaidthesameasmymalecounterparts.IthinkitisrightthatIshouldbeabletomakedecisionsaboutmyownbody.Ithinkitisrightthatwomenbeinvolvedonmybehalfinthepoliciesanddecision-makingofmycountry.IthinkitisrightthatsociallyIamaffordedthesamerespectasmen.butsadlyIcansaythatthereisnoonecountryintheworldwhereallwomencanexpecttoreceivetheserights。
nocountryintheworldcanyetsaytheyhaveachievedgenderequality。
TheserightsIconsidertobehumanrightsbutIamoneoftheluckyones.mylifeisasheerprivilegebecausemyparentsdidntlovemelessbecauseIwasbornadaughter.myschooldidnotlimitmebecauseIwasagirl.mymentorsdidntassumeIwouldgolessfarbecauseImightgivebirthtoachildoneday.TheseinfluencerswerethegenderequalityambassadorsthatmadewhoIamtoday.Theymaynotknowit,buttheyaretheinadvertentfeministswhoare.Andweneedmoreofthose.Andifyoustillhatetheword—itisnotthewordthatisimportantbuttheideaandtheambitionbehindit.becausenotallwomenhavebeenaffordedthesamerightsthatIhave.Infact,statistically,veryfewhavebeen。
In1997,hilaryclintonmadeafamousspeechinbeijingaboutwomensrights.sadlymanyofthethingsshewantedtochangearestillarealitytoday。
butwhatstoodoutformethemostwasthatonly30percentofheraudienceweremale.howcanweaffectchangeintheworldwhenonlyhalfofitisinvitedorfeelwelcometoparticipateintheconversation?
men—Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoextendyourformalinvitation.genderequalityisyourissuetoo。
becausetodate,Iveseenmyfathersroleasaparentbeingvaluedlessbysocietydespitemyneedinghispresenceasachildasmuchasmymothers。
Iveseenyoungmensufferingfrommentalillnessunabletoaskforhelpforfearitwouldmakethemlookless“macho”—infactintheuKsuicideisthebiggestkillerofmenbetween20-49;
eclipsingroadaccidents,cancerandcoronaryheartdisease.Iveseenmenmadefragileandinsecurebyadistortedsenseofwhatconstitutesmalesuccess.mendonthavethebenefitsofequalityeither。
wedontoftentalkaboutmenbeingimprisonedbygenderstereotypesbutIcanseethatthattheyareandthatwhentheyarefree,thingswillchangeforwomenasanaturalconsequence。
Ifmendonthavetobeaggressiveinordertobeacceptedwomenwontfeelcompelledtobesubmissive.Ifmendonthavetocontrol,womenwonthavetobecontrolled。
bothmenandwomenshouldfeelfreetobesensitive.bothmenandwomenshouldfeelfreetobestrong…Itistimethatweallperceivegenderonaspectrumnotastwoopposingsetsofideals。
Ifwestopdefiningeachotherbywhatwearenotandstartdefiningourselvesbywhatweare—wecanallbefreerandthisiswhatheForsheisabout.Itsaboutfreedom。
Iwantmentotakeupthismantle.sotheirdaughters,sistersandmotherscanbefreefromprejudicebutalsosothattheirsonshavepermissiontobevulnerableandhumantoo—reclaimthosepartsofthemselvestheyabandonedandindoingsobeamoretrueandcompleteversionofthemselves。
Youmightbethinkingwhoisthisharrypottergirl?
Andwhatisshedoinguponstageattheun.ItsagoodquestionandtrustmeIhavebeenaskingmyselfthesamething.IdontknowifIamqualifiedtobehere.AllIknowisthatIcareaboutthisproblem.AndIwanttomakeitbetter。
AndhavingseenwhatIveseen—andgiventhechance—Ifeelitismydutytosaysomething.englishstatesmanedmundburkesaid:
“Allthatisneededfortheforcesofeviltotriumphisforenoughgoodmenandwomentodonothing。
InmynervousnessforthisspeechandinmymomentsofdoubtIvetoldmyselffirmly—ifnotme,who,ifnotnow,when.IfyouhavesimilardoubtswhenopportunitiesarepresentedtoyouIhopethosewordsmightbehelpful。
becausetherealityisthatifwedonothingitwilltake75years,orformetobenearlyahundredbeforewomencanexpecttobepaidthe