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Quotes from UN Speech on the HeForShe campaign — Emma Watson

born 1990 England

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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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Emma Watson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.