艾玛·沃森（Emma Watson）在联合国上的演讲稿原文：

Today weare launching a campaign called “He For She.” I am reaching out to you becauseI need your help. We want to end gender inequality? and to do that we needeveryone to be involved.

This isthe first campaign of its kind at the UN: we want to try and galvanize as manymen and boys as possible to be advocates for gender equality. And we don’t justwant to talk about it, but make sure it is tangible.

I wasappointed six months ago and the more I have spoken about feminism the more Ihave realized that fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymouswith man-hating. If there is one thing I know for certain, it is that this hasto stop.

For the record, feminism by definition is: “The belief that men and womenshould have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political,economic and social equality of the sexes.”

Istarted questioning gender-based assumptions when at eight I was confused atbeing called “bossy,” because I wanted to direct the plays we would put on forour parents? but the boys were not.

When at14 I started being sexualized by certain elements of the press.When at 15 mygirlfriends started dropping out of their sports teams because they didn’t wantto appear masculine（？）.”

When at18 my male friends were unable to express their feelings.I decided I was afeminist and this seemed uncomplicated to me. But my recent research has shownme that feminism has become an unpopular word.

Apparently I am among the ranks of women whose expressions are seen as toostrong, too aggressive, isolating, anti-men and, unattractive.Why is the wordsuch an uncomfortable one?

I amfrom Britain and think it is right that as a woman I am paid the same as mymale counterparts. I think it is right that I should be able to make decisionsabout my own body. I think it is right that women be involved on my behalf inthe policies and decision-making of my country. I think it is right thatsocially I am afforded the same respect as men. But sadly I can say that thereis no one country in the world where all women can expect to receive theserights.

Nocountry in the world can yet say they have achieved gender equality. Theserights I consider to be human rights but I am one of the lucky ones. My life isa sheer privilege because my parents didn’t love me less because I was born adaughter.

Myschool did not limit me because I was a girl. My mentors didn’t assume I wouldgo less far because I might give birth to a child one day. These influencerswere the gender equality ambassadors that made who I am today. They may notknow it, but they are the inadvertent feminists who are. And we need more ofthose. And if you still hate the word?it is not the word that is important butthe idea and the ambition behind it. Because not all women have been affordedthe same rights that I have. In fact, statistically, very few have been.

In 1997,Hilary Clinton made a famous speech in Beijing about women’s rights. Sadly manyof the things she wanted to change are still a reality today. But what stoodout for me the most was that only 30 percent of her audience were male. How canwe affect change in the world when only half of it is invited or feel welcometo participate in the conversation?

Men, Iwould like to take this opportunity to extend your formal invitation. Genderequality is your issue too. Because to date, I’ve seen my father’s role as aparent being valued less by society despite my needing his presence as a childas much as my mother’s.

I’veseen young men suffering from mental illness unable to ask for help for fear itwould make them look less “macho”?in fact in the UK suicide is the biggestkiller of men between 20-49; eclipsing road accidents, cancer and coronaryheart disease. I’ve seen men made fragile and insecure by a distorted sense ofwhat constitutes male success. Men don’t have the benefits of equality either.

We don’toften talk about men being imprisoned by gender stereotypes but I can see that whothey are and that when they are free, things will change for women as a naturalconsequence.

If men don’thave to be aggressive in order to be accepted women won’t feel compelled to besubmissive. If men don’t have to control, women won’t have to be controlled.

Both menand women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel freeto be strong… It is time that we all perceive gender on a spectrum not as twoopposing sets of ideals.

If westop defining each other by what we are not and start defining ourselves bywhat we are? we can all be freer and this is what He For She is about. It’sabout freedom.

I want men to take up this mantle. So their daughters, sisters and mothers canbe free from prejudice but also so that their sons have permission to bevulnerable and human too? reclaim those parts of themselves they abandoned andin doing so be a more true and complete version of themselves.

Youmight be thinking who is this Harry Potter girl? And what is she doing up onstage at the UN. It’s a good question and trust me I have been asking myselfthe same thing. I don’t know if I am qualified to be here. All I know is that Icare about this problem. And I want to make it better.

And having seenwhat I’ve seen and given the chance. I feel it is my duty to say something.English statesman Edmund Burke said: “All that is needed for the forces of evilto triumph is for enough good men and women to do nothing.”

In mynervousness for this speech and in my moments of doubt I’ve told myself firmly ifnot me, who, if not now, when. If you have similar doubts when opportunitiesare presented to you I hope those words might be helpful.

Becausethe reality is that if we do nothing it will take 75 years, or for me to benearly a hundred before women can expect to be paid the same as men for thesame work. 15.5 million girls will be married in the next 16 years as children.And at current rates it won’t be until 2086 before all rural African girls willbe able to receive a secondary education.

If you believe in equality, you might be one of those inadvertent feminists Ispoke of earlier. And for this I applaud you. We are struggling for a unitingword but the good news is we have a uniting movement. It is called HeForShe. Iam inviting you to step forward, to be seen to speak up, To be the he for she.And to ask yourself if not me, who, if not now when.

Thankyou.