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Empathy and the ability to use your imagination should have no limits.
Having seen what I’ve seen — and given the chance — I feel it is my duty to say something.
I think I'm actually in denial that I'm famous, it only sinks in when people crowd in the streets. My friends treat me like a regular person, which is what I wanted.
Today we are launching a campaign called “HeForShe.”
UN Speech on the HeForShe campaign (2014)
We are struggling for a uniting word but the good news is that we have a uniting movement.
UN Speech on the HeForShe campaign (2014)
Feminism is about giving women choice. Feminism is not a stick with which to beat other women. It’s about freedom, it’s about liberation, it’s about equality.
I am inviting you to step forward, to be seen, and to ask yourself if not me, who, if not now when.
UN Speech on the HeForShe campaign (2014)
I can't wait to be able to drive, but it's hard. Good driving doesn't really run in my family genes. My mother is possibly the worst driver ever.
If we stop defining each other by what we are not and start defining ourselves by who we are — we can all be freer and this is what HeForShe is about. It’s about freedom.
UN Speech on the HeForShe campaign (2014)
Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to be strong.
In Cancún, I felt like I had walked into an American teen movie.
Feminism can be humorous, and we all have a different way of approaching that. I often wonder what mischief I can make to spread the word in a playful way. You can't take everything in life seriously, can you?
All I know is that I care about this problem. And I want to make it better.
And having seen what I’ve seen — and given the chance — I feel it is my responsibility to say something.
UN Speech on the HeForShe campaign (2014)
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.
UN Speech on the HeForShe campaign (2014)
Women and girls have always faced hurdles. But that's never stopped us. We've sacrificed, fought, campaigned, succeeded, been knocked back, and succeeded again. In a race for justice, we've leapt over countless obstacles to win our rights.
It was unbelievable seeing me as an action figure! In a few months, toddlers all around the country will be biting my head off!
How can we effect change in the world when only half of it is invited or feel welcome to participate in the conversation?
Men — I would like to take this opportunity to extend your formal invitation. Gender equality is your issue too.
UN Speech on the HeForShe campaign (2014)