Asherah Goddess
Elite
I would like to share this to all of you. Inspiring and motivational siya for all over the world.
If you want to hear a full speech ay ito po siya.
Man: What a beautiful-beautiful speech-Ah-what a beautiful thought, Emma.
If you want to hear a full speech ay ito po siya.
Man: And now , letās turn to a young woman who has chosen to lend her to this very important solidarity movement. Sheās a leading british actor , an advocate for gender equality in her own right. Sheās been involved in promotion of girlās education for several years. As part of her humanitarian efforts , she has visited Bangladesh , Zambia. Recently returned as we just heard from Uruguay on her first mission with UN women. Ladies and gentlemen , please join me in welcoming to this stage our co-host and the UN womenās global goodwill ambassador Emma Watson.
Emma Watson: Your excellencies , UN secretary general , president of general assembly , executive director of UN women , and distinguished guests. Today , we are launching a campaign called āHeForSheā. I am reaching out to you because we need your help. We want to end gender inequality , and to do this we need everyone involved. This is the first campaign of its kind at the UN. We want to try and galvanize as many men and boys as possible to be advocates for change. And we donāt just want to talk about it, we want to try to make sure that its tangible. I was appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for UN women six months ago. And the more Iāve spoken feminism, the more I have realized that fighting for womenās right has too often become synonymous with man hating. If there is one thing I know for certain , it is that this has to stop. For the record , feminism by the definition is the belief of men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of political , economic , and social equality of the sexes.
I started questioning gender-based assumptions a long time ago.
When I was eight , I was confused being called ābossyā because I wanted to direct the plays that we would put on for our parents but the boys were not.
When at fourteen , I started to be sexualized by certain elements of media.
When at fifteen , my girl friends started dropping out of their beloved sports teams because they didnāt want to appear āmusculineā.
When at eighteen , my male friends were unable to EĆĻréŔŔ their feelings.
I decided that I was a feminist and this seems uncomplicated to me but my recent research has shown me that feminism has become an unpopular word. Women are choosing not to identify as feminist. Apparently , I am among the ranks of women whose EĆĻréŔŔions are seen as too strong , too aggressive , isolating and anti-men. Unattractive even.
Why has the word become such an uncomfortable one?
I am from Britain and I think it is right that I am ĻĆ”Ćd the same as my male counterparts. I think it is right that I should be able to make decisions about my own body. I think it is right that women be involved on my behalf in the policies and the decisions that will affect my life. I think it is right that socially I am afforded the same respect as men but sadly , I can say that there is no one country in the world where all women can expect to receive these rights. No country in the world can yet say that they have achieved gender equality. These rights , I consider to be human rights. But I am one of the lucky ones. My life is a sheer privilege because my parents didnāt love me less because I was born a daughter. My school did not limit me because I was a girl. My mentors didnāt assume me that I would go less far because I might give birth to a child one day. The influences with the gender equality ambassadors , that made me who I am today. They may not know it but they are the inadvertent feminists who are changing the world today. We need more of those , and if you still hate the word , it is not the word that is important. Itās the idea and the ambition behind it because not all women have received the same rights that I have. In fact , statistically very few have been.
In 1997 , Hillary Clinton made a famous speech in Beijing about womenās rights. Sadly many of the things that she wanted to change are still true today but what stood out for me the most , was that less than thirty percent of the audience were male. How can we affect change in the world when only half of it is invited? Or feel welcomed to participate in a conversation?
Men , I would like to take this opportunity to extend your formal invitation. Gender equality is your issue too. Because to date , I have seen my fatherās role as a parent being valued less by society. Despite my needing his presence as a child as much as my motherās. Iāve seen young men suffering from mental illness , unable to ask for help for fear it would make them less of a men or less of a man. In fact , in the UK suicide is the biggest killer of men between twenty to forty-nine eclipsing road accidents , cancer , coronary heart disease. Iāve seen men made fragile and insecure by distorted sense of what constitutes male success. Men donāt have the benefits of equality either. We donāt often talk about men being imprisoned by gender stereotypes but I can see that they are and that when they are free , things will change for women as a natural consequence. If men donāt have to be aggressive in order to accepted , women wonāt feel compelled to be submissive. If men donāt have to control , women wonāt have to be controlled. Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to be strong. It is time that we all perceived gender on spectrum instead of two sets of opposing ideals. If we stop defining each other by what we are not and start defining ourselves by who we are , we call all be free-er and this is what āHeforSheā is about. Itās about freedom.
I want men to take up this mantle , so that their daughters , sisters and mothers can be free from prejudice but also so that their sons have permission to be vulnerable and human too. We claim those parts of themselves they abandoned. And in doing so , be a more true and complete version of themselves.
You might be thinking āWho is this Harry Potter girl?ā and āWhat is she doing speaking at the UN?ā and its really good question. Iāve been asking myself the same thing. All I know is that I care about this problem and I want to make it better. And have seen what I seen and given the chance , I feel it is my responsibility to say something. Statesman Edmund Berke said āall that is needed for the forces of evil to triumph is for good men and women do nothingā. In my nervousness for this speech and in my moments of doubts, Iāve told myself firmly āIf not me , who?ā āIf not now, when?ā If you have similar doubts when opportunities are presented to you , I hope that those words will be helpful. Because , the reality is that if we do nothing it will take seventy-five years for me to be nearly one-hundred before women can expect to be ĻĆ”Ćd the same as men for the same work. Fifteen-point-five million girls will be married in the next sixteen years as children and at current rates , it wonāt be until 2086 before all rural African girls can have a secondary education. If you believe in equality , you might be one of those inadvertent feminists that I spoke of earlier and for this I applaud you. We are struggling for uniting word but the good news is that we have a uniting movement. It is called āHeForSheā.
I am inviting you to step forward , to be seen , and to ask yourself āIf not me , who?ā āIf not now , when?ā Thank you very , very much.
standing ovation
Emma Watson: Your excellencies , UN secretary general , president of general assembly , executive director of UN women , and distinguished guests. Today , we are launching a campaign called āHeForSheā. I am reaching out to you because we need your help. We want to end gender inequality , and to do this we need everyone involved. This is the first campaign of its kind at the UN. We want to try and galvanize as many men and boys as possible to be advocates for change. And we donāt just want to talk about it, we want to try to make sure that its tangible. I was appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for UN women six months ago. And the more Iāve spoken feminism, the more I have realized that fighting for womenās right has too often become synonymous with man hating. If there is one thing I know for certain , it is that this has to stop. For the record , feminism by the definition is the belief of men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of political , economic , and social equality of the sexes.
I started questioning gender-based assumptions a long time ago.
When I was eight , I was confused being called ābossyā because I wanted to direct the plays that we would put on for our parents but the boys were not.
When at fourteen , I started to be sexualized by certain elements of media.
When at fifteen , my girl friends started dropping out of their beloved sports teams because they didnāt want to appear āmusculineā.
When at eighteen , my male friends were unable to EĆĻréŔŔ their feelings.
I decided that I was a feminist and this seems uncomplicated to me but my recent research has shown me that feminism has become an unpopular word. Women are choosing not to identify as feminist. Apparently , I am among the ranks of women whose EĆĻréŔŔions are seen as too strong , too aggressive , isolating and anti-men. Unattractive even.
Why has the word become such an uncomfortable one?
I am from Britain and I think it is right that I am ĻĆ”Ćd the same as my male counterparts. I think it is right that I should be able to make decisions about my own body. I think it is right that women be involved on my behalf in the policies and the decisions that will affect my life. I think it is right that socially I am afforded the same respect as men but sadly , I can say that there is no one country in the world where all women can expect to receive these rights. No country in the world can yet say that they have achieved gender equality. These rights , I consider to be human rights. But I am one of the lucky ones. My life is a sheer privilege because my parents didnāt love me less because I was born a daughter. My school did not limit me because I was a girl. My mentors didnāt assume me that I would go less far because I might give birth to a child one day. The influences with the gender equality ambassadors , that made me who I am today. They may not know it but they are the inadvertent feminists who are changing the world today. We need more of those , and if you still hate the word , it is not the word that is important. Itās the idea and the ambition behind it because not all women have received the same rights that I have. In fact , statistically very few have been.
In 1997 , Hillary Clinton made a famous speech in Beijing about womenās rights. Sadly many of the things that she wanted to change are still true today but what stood out for me the most , was that less than thirty percent of the audience were male. How can we affect change in the world when only half of it is invited? Or feel welcomed to participate in a conversation?
Men , I would like to take this opportunity to extend your formal invitation. Gender equality is your issue too. Because to date , I have seen my fatherās role as a parent being valued less by society. Despite my needing his presence as a child as much as my motherās. Iāve seen young men suffering from mental illness , unable to ask for help for fear it would make them less of a men or less of a man. In fact , in the UK suicide is the biggest killer of men between twenty to forty-nine eclipsing road accidents , cancer , coronary heart disease. Iāve seen men made fragile and insecure by distorted sense of what constitutes male success. Men donāt have the benefits of equality either. We donāt often talk about men being imprisoned by gender stereotypes but I can see that they are and that when they are free , things will change for women as a natural consequence. If men donāt have to be aggressive in order to accepted , women wonāt feel compelled to be submissive. If men donāt have to control , women wonāt have to be controlled. Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to be strong. It is time that we all perceived gender on spectrum instead of two sets of opposing ideals. If we stop defining each other by what we are not and start defining ourselves by who we are , we call all be free-er and this is what āHeforSheā is about. Itās about freedom.
I want men to take up this mantle , so that their daughters , sisters and mothers can be free from prejudice but also so that their sons have permission to be vulnerable and human too. We claim those parts of themselves they abandoned. And in doing so , be a more true and complete version of themselves.
You might be thinking āWho is this Harry Potter girl?ā and āWhat is she doing speaking at the UN?ā and its really good question. Iāve been asking myself the same thing. All I know is that I care about this problem and I want to make it better. And have seen what I seen and given the chance , I feel it is my responsibility to say something. Statesman Edmund Berke said āall that is needed for the forces of evil to triumph is for good men and women do nothingā. In my nervousness for this speech and in my moments of doubts, Iāve told myself firmly āIf not me , who?ā āIf not now, when?ā If you have similar doubts when opportunities are presented to you , I hope that those words will be helpful. Because , the reality is that if we do nothing it will take seventy-five years for me to be nearly one-hundred before women can expect to be ĻĆ”Ćd the same as men for the same work. Fifteen-point-five million girls will be married in the next sixteen years as children and at current rates , it wonāt be until 2086 before all rural African girls can have a secondary education. If you believe in equality , you might be one of those inadvertent feminists that I spoke of earlier and for this I applaud you. We are struggling for uniting word but the good news is that we have a uniting movement. It is called āHeForSheā.
I am inviting you to step forward , to be seen , and to ask yourself āIf not me , who?ā āIf not now , when?ā Thank you very , very much.
standing ovation
Man: What a beautiful-beautiful speech-Ah-what a beautiful thought, Emma.
-tipong feeling disgust sila sa mga ganoon group na hindi nito natitingnan kung ano ang ambition , motive at goals na why nag-exist ang ganoon group or maaaring sadyang disagree din sila sa ganoon ambition , motive at goals na meron sa group.
Kase okay na ako uli.