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todaywearelaunchingacaigncalled“heforshe.”
iamreachingouttoyoubecauseineedyourhelp.wewanttoendgenderinequality—andtodothatweneedeveryonetobeinvolved.
thisisthefirstcaignofitskindattheun：wewanttotryandgalvanizeasmanymenandboysaspossibletobeadvocatesforgenderequality.andwedon’tjustwanttotalkaboutit，butmakesureitistangible.
iwasappointedsixmonthsagoandthemoreihavespokenaboutfeminism，themoreihaverealizedthatfightingforwomen’srightshastoooftenbecomesynonymouswithman-hating.ifthereisonethingiknowforcertain，itisthatthishastostop.
fortherecord，feminismbydefinitionis：“thebeliefthatmenandwomenshouldhaveequalrightsandopportunities.itisthetheoryofthepolitical，economicandsocialequalityofthesexes.”
istartedquestioninggender-basedassumptionswhenateightiwasconfusedatbeingcalled“bossy，”becauseiwantedtodirecttheplayswewouldputonforourparents—buttheboyswerenot.
whenat14，istartedbeingsexualizedbycertainelementsofthepress.
whenat15，mygirlfriendsstarteddroppingoutoftheirsportsteamsbecausetheydidn’twanttoappear“muscly.”
whenat18，mymalefriendswereunabletoexpresstheirfeelings.
idecidediwasafeministandthisseemeduncomplicatedtome.butmyrecentresearchhasshownmethatfeminismhasbecomeanunpopularword.
apparently，iamamongtheranksofwomenwhoseexpressionsareseenastoostrong，tooaggressive，isolating，anti-menand，unattractive.
whyisthewordsuchanuncomfortableone。
iamfrombritainandthinkitisrightthatasawomaniaidthesameasmymalecounterparts.ithinkitisrightthatishouldbeabletomakedecisionsaboutmyownbody.ithinkitisrightthatwomenbeinvolvedonmybehalfinthepoliciesanddecision-makingofmycountry.
ithinkitisrightthatsociallyiamaffordedthesamerespectasmen.butsadlyicansaythatthereisnoonecountryintheworldwhereallwomencanexpecttoreceivetheserights.
nocountryintheworldcanyetsaytheyhaveachievedgenderrightsiconsidertobehumanrightsbutiamoneoftheluckyones.mylifeisasheerprivilegebecausemyparentsdidn’tlovemelessbecauseiwasbornadaughter.myschooldidnotlimitmebecauseiwasagirl.mymentorsdidn’tassumeiwouldgolessfarbecauseimightgivebirthtoachildoneday.
theseinfluencerswerethegenderequalityambassadorsthatmadewhoiamtoday.theymaynotknowit，buttheyaretheinadvertentfeministswhoare.andweneedmoreofthose.andifyoustillhatetheword—itisnotthewordthatisimportantbuttheideaandtheambitionbehindit.becausenotallwomenhavebeenaffordedthesamerightsthatihave.infact，statistically，veryfewhavebeen.
in1997，hilaryclintonmadeafamousspeechinbeijingaboutwomen’srights.sadlymanyofthethingsshewantedtochangearestillarealitytoday.
butwhatstoodoutformethemostwasthatonly30percentofheraudienceweremale.howcanweaffectchangeintheworldwhenonlyhalfofitisinvitedorfeelwelcometoparticipateintheconversation。
men—iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoextendyourformalinvitation.genderequalityisyourissuetoo.
becausetoday，i’veseenmyfather’sroleasaparentbeingvaluedlessbysocietydespitemyneedinghispresenceasachildasmuchasmymother’s.
i’veseenyoungmensufferingfrommentalillnessunabletoaskforhelpforfearitwouldmakethemlookless“macho”—infactintheuksuicideisthebiggestkillerofmenbetween20-49;eclipsingroadaccidents，cancerandcoronaryheartdisease.i’veseenmenmadefragileandinsecurebyadistortedsenseofwhatconstitutesmalesuccess.mendon’thavethebenefitsofequalityeither.
wedon’toftentalkaboutmenbeingimprisonedbygenderstereotypesbuticanseethatthattheyareandthatwhentheyarefree，thingswillchangeforwomenasanaturalconsequence.ifmendon’thavetobeaggressiveinordertobeacceptedwomenwon’tfeelcompelledtobesubmissive.ifmendon’thavetocontrol，womenwon’thavetobecontrolled.
bothmenandwomenshouldfeelfreetobesensitive.bothmenandwomenshouldfeelfreetobestrong…itistimethatweallperceivegenderonaspectrumnotastwoopposingsetsofideals.
ifwestopdefiningeachotherbywhatwearenotandstartdefiningourselvesbywhatweare—wecanallbefreerandthisiswhatheforsheisabout.it’saboutfreedom.
iwantmentotakeupthismantle.sotheirdaughters，sistersandmotherscanbefreefromprejudicebutalsosothattheirsonshavepermissiontobevulnerableandhumantoo—reclaimthosepartsofthemselvestheyabandonedandindoingsobeamoretrueandcompleteversionofthemselves.
youmightbethinkingwhoisthisharrypottergirl。andwhatisshedoinguponstageattheun.it’sagoodquestionandtrustmeihavebeenaskingmyselfthesamething.idon’tknowifiamqualifiedtobehere.
alliknowisthaticareaboutthisproblem.andiwanttomakeitbetter.andhavingseenwhati’veseen—andgiventhechance—ifeelitismydutytosaysomething.englishstatesmanedmundburkesaid：“allthatisneededfortheforcesofeviltotriumphisforenoughgoodmenandwomentodonothing.”
inmynervousnessforthisspeechandinmymomentsofdoubti’vetoldmyselffirmly—ifnotme，who，ifnotnow，when.ifyouhavesimilardoubtswhenopportunitiesarepresentedtoyouihopethosewordsmightbehelpful.
becausetherealityisthatifwedonothingitwilltake75years，orformetobenearlyahundredbeforewomencanexpecttobepaidthesameasmenforthesamemilliongirlswillbemarriedinthenext16yearsaschildren.andatcurrentratesitwon’tbeuntil2086beforeallruralafricangirlswillbeabletoreceiveasecondaryeducation.
ifyoubelieveinequality，youmightbeoneofthoseinadvertentfeministsispokeofearlier.andforthisiapplaudyou.
wearestrugglingforaunitingwordbutthegoodnewsiswehaveaunitingmovement.itiscalledheforshe.iaminvitingyoutostepforward，tobeseentospeakup，tobetheheforshe.andtoaskyourselfifnotme，who，ifnotnowwhen.
thankyou.
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