Emma Watson geeft inspirerende speech

Gisteren gaf Emma Watson in New York City een inspirerende speech over gendergelijkheid voor the United Nations en de UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador als onderdeel van de nieuwe campagne genaamd HeForShe. In haar speech vertelt Emma over het woord “feminisme” én ze vraagt zich af waarom het woord zo’n negatieve lading heeft gekregen.

I started questioning gender-based assumptions when at eight I was confused at being called “bossy,” because I wanted to direct the plays we would put on for our parents—but the boys were not. When at 14 I started being sexualized by certain elements of the press. When at 15 my girlfriends started dropping out of their sports teams because they didn’t want to appear “muscly.” When at 18 my male friends were unable to express their feelings. I decided I was a feminist and this seemed uncomplicated to me. But my recent research has shown me that feminism has become an unpopular word.”