1、艾玛沃特森联合国演讲稿英文Todaywearelaunchingacampaigncalled“heForshe。” IamreachingouttoyoubecauseIneedyourhelp.wewanttoendgenderinequalityandtodothatweneedeveryonetobeinvolved。Thisisthefirstcampaignofitskindattheun:wewanttotryandgalvanizeasmanymenandboysaspossibletobeadvocatesforgenderequality.Andwedontjustwant
2、totalkaboutit,butmakesureitistangible。IwasappointedsixmonthsagoandthemoreIhavespokenaboutfeminismthemoreIhaverealizedthatfightingforwomensrightshastoooftenbecomesynonymouswithman-hating.IfthereisonethingIknowforcertain,itisthatthishastostop。Fortherecord,feminismbydefinitionis:“Thebeliefthatmenandwom
3、enshouldhaveequalrightsandopportunities.Itisthetheoryofthepolitical,economicandsocialequalityofthesexes。Istartedquestioninggender-basedassumptionswhenateightIwasconfusedatbeingcalled“bossy,” becauseIwantedtodirecttheplayswewouldputonforourparentsbuttheboyswerenot。whenat14Istartedbeingsexualizedbycer
4、tainelementsofthepress。whenat15mygirlfriendsstarteddroppingoutoftheirsportsteamsbecausetheydidntwanttoappear“muscly。whenat18mymalefriendswereunabletoexpresstheirfeelings。IdecidedIwasafeministandthisseemeduncomplicatedtome.butmyrecentresearchhasshownmethatfeminismhasbecomeanunpopularword。ApparentlyIa
5、mamongtheranksofwomenwhoseexpressionsareseenastoostrong,tooaggressive,isolating,anti-menand,unattractive。whyisthewordsuchanuncomfortableone?IamfrombritainandthinkitisrightthatasawomanIampaidthesameasmymalecounterparts.IthinkitisrightthatIshouldbeabletomakedecisionsaboutmyownbody.Ithinkitisrightthatw
6、omenbeinvolvedonmybehalfinthepoliciesanddecision-makingofmycountry.IthinkitisrightthatsociallyIamaffordedthesamerespectasmen.butsadlyIcansaythatthereisnoonecountryintheworldwhereallwomencanexpecttoreceivetheserights。nocountryintheworldcanyetsaytheyhaveachievedgenderequality。TheserightsIconsidertobeh
7、umanrightsbutIamoneoftheluckyones.mylifeisasheerprivilegebecausemyparentsdidntlovemelessbecauseIwasbornadaughter.myschooldidnotlimitmebecauseIwasagirl.mymentorsdidntassumeIwouldgolessfarbecauseImightgivebirthtoachildoneday.TheseinfluencerswerethegenderequalityambassadorsthatmadewhoIamtoday.Theymayno
8、tknowit,buttheyaretheinadvertentfeministswhoare.Andweneedmoreofthose.Andifyoustillhatetheworditisnotthewordthatisimportantbuttheideaandtheambitionbehindit.becausenotallwomenhavebeenaffordedthesamerightsthatIhave.Infact,statistically,veryfewhavebeen。In1997,hilaryclintonmadeafamousspeechinbeijingabout
9、womensrights.sadlymanyofthethingsshewantedtochangearestillarealitytoday。butwhatstoodoutformethemostwasthatonly30percentofheraudienceweremale.howcanweaffectchangeintheworldwhenonlyhalfofitisinvitedorfeelwelcometoparticipateintheconversation?menIwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoextendyourformalinvitati
10、on.genderequalityisyourissuetoo。becausetodate,Iveseenmyfathersroleasaparentbeingvaluedlessbysocietydespitemyneedinghispresenceasachildasmuchasmymothers。Iveseenyoungmensufferingfrommentalillnessunabletoaskforhelpforfearitwouldmakethemlookless“macho” infactintheuKsuicideisthebiggestkillerofmenbetween2
11、0-49;eclipsingroadaccidents,cancerandcoronaryheartdisease.Iveseenmenmadefragileandinsecurebyadistortedsenseofwhatconstitutesmalesuccess.mendonthavethebenefitsofequalityeither。wedontoftentalkaboutmenbeingimprisonedbygenderstereotypesbutIcanseethatthattheyareandthatwhentheyarefree,thingswillchangeforw
12、omenasanaturalconsequence。Ifmendonthavetobeaggressiveinordertobeacceptedwomenwontfeelcompelledtobesubmissive.Ifmendonthavetocontrol,womenwonthavetobecontrolled。bothmenandwomenshouldfeelfreetobesensitive.bothmenandwomenshouldfeelfreetobestrongItistimethatweallperceivegenderonaspectrumnotastwoopposing
13、setsofideals。IfwestopdefiningeachotherbywhatwearenotandstartdefiningourselvesbywhatwearewecanallbefreerandthisiswhatheForsheisabout.Itsaboutfreedom。Iwantmentotakeupthismantle.sotheirdaughters,sistersandmotherscanbefreefromprejudicebutalsosothattheirsonshavepermissiontobevulnerableandhumantooreclaimt
14、hosepartsofthemselvestheyabandonedandindoingsobeamoretrueandcompleteversionofthemselves。Youmightbethinkingwhoisthisharrypottergirl?Andwhatisshedoinguponstageattheun.ItsagoodquestionandtrustmeIhavebeenaskingmyselfthesamething.IdontknowifIamqualifiedtobehere.AllIknowisthatIcareaboutthisproblem.AndIwan
15、ttomakeitbetter。AndhavingseenwhatIveseenandgiventhechanceIfeelitismydutytosaysomething.englishstatesmanedmundburkesaid:“Allthatisneededfortheforcesofeviltotriumphisforenoughgoodmenandwomentodonothing。InmynervousnessforthisspeechandinmymomentsofdoubtIvetoldmyselffirmlyifnotme,who,ifnotnow,when.IfyouhavesimilardoubtswhenopportunitiesarepresentedtoyouIhopethosewordsmightbehelpful。becausetherealityisthatifwedonothingitwilltake75years,orformetobenearlyahundredbeforewomencanexpecttobepaidthe
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