emma Watson联合国演讲2014.docx

Today, we are launching a campaign called HeForShe.Im reaching out to you because we need your help.We want to end gender inequalityand 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 advocats for change and we dont just want to talk about it.We want to try and make sure that its tangible.I was appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women six months agoand the more Ive spoken about feminism, the more I have realizedthe fighting for womens rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating. If there is one thing I know for certainit is that this has to stop.For the record, feminism, by definition,is the belief that men and women should h-ave equal rights and opportunities.It is the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.I started questioning gender-based assumptions a long time ago.When I was 8, I was confused being called bossybecause I wanted to direct the plays that we would put on for our parents.but the boys were not.When at 14, I started to be sexualized by certain elements of the media .When at 15, my girlfriends started dropping out of their beloved sports teamsbecause they didnt want to appear muscley.When at 18, my male friends were unable to express 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 feminists.Apparently, Im among the ranks of women whose expressions are seen as too strong too aggressive, isolating, and anti-menunattractive, even.Why has the word become such an uncomfortable one?I am from Britain.And I think it is right that I am paid the same as my male counterparts.I think it is right that I should be able to make decisions about my own body.(Applause)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 achieve gender equality. These rights I consider to be human rights.But I am one of the lucky ones.My life is a sheer privilegebecause my parents didnt love me less because I was born a daughter.My school did not limit me because I was a girl.My mentors didnt assume that I will go less far because I might give birth to a child one day. These influences were the gender equality ambassadors that made me who I am today.They may not know it, that 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.Its 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 womens 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 30 percent of the audience were male. How can we affect 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.(Applause)Gender equality is your issue, too.Because to date, Ive seen my fathers role as a parent being valued less by societydespite my needing his presence, as a child, as much as my mothers.Ive seen young men suffering from mental illnessunable to ask for help, for fear it would make them less of a men, or less of a man.In fact, in the U.K., suicide is the biggest killer of men, between 20 to 49eclipsing road accidents, cancer and coronary heart disease.Ive seen men made fragile and insecure by a distorted sense of what constitutes male success.Men dont have the benefits of equality, either.We dont 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 dont have to be aggressive in order to be acceptedwomen wont feel compelled to be submissive.If men dont have to control, women wont 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 perceive gender on a spectrum instead of two sets of opposing ideals. (Applause)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.Its about freedom.I want men to take up this mantleso that their daughters, sisters and mothers can be free from prejudicebut also so that their sons have permission to be vulnerable and human, tooWe claim those parts of themselves they abandoned.And in doing so, be a more true and complete version of themselves.You might be thinking, who is this Harry Potter girl ?And what is she doing speaking at the U.N.?And its a really good question.Ive been asking myself the same thing.All I know is that I care about this problem and I want to make it better.And having seen what Ive seen and given the chanceI feel it is my responsibility to say something.Statesman Edmund Burke saidall that is needed for the forces of evil to triumph is for good men and women to do nothing. In my nervousness for this speech and in my moments of doubtIve told myself firmlyIf not me, who? If not now, when?If you have similar doubts when opportunities are presented to youI hope that those words will be helpfulBecause the reality is, that if we do nothingit will take 75 years or for me, to be nearly 100before women can expect to be paid the same as men for the same work15.5 million girls will be married in the next 16 years as childrenand at current rates, it wont be until 2086 before all rural African girls can have a secondary education.If you believe in equalityyou might be one of those inadvertent feminists that I spoke of earlierand for this, I applaud you.We are struggling for a uniting word, but the good news is that we have a uniting movement. It is called HeForShe.I am inviting you to step forward to be seen and to ask yourselfIf not me, who? If not now, when?Thank you very, very much.今天，我们发起这项名为HeForShe的活动。我向你们伸出求援的手，因为这项行动需要你的帮助。我们希望能终结性别不平等，而要能成功，我 们需要所有人的参与。这是联合国第一次发起这类活动，我们希望能带动男人们和男孩们，成为这项改变的推手，越多人越好；而我们不打算只是空口白话，我们希 望能有实质的行动。六个月前我被联合国任命为女性亲善大使，每每谈论起女性主义时，我发现争取女权常常成为厌男的同义词。而我非常确定，我们必须停止这样定义女性平等。女权主义，是相信男人和女人应该享有同等权利与机会，两性在政治、经济和社会地位上都平等。我从很久以前就开始质疑，以性别为准对人做出的论断。八岁时，我不懂为什么想要导演学校里呈现给家长看的舞台剧，会让我被认为专横，但男孩们却不会被如此认为。十四岁时，媒体开始戴上有色眼镜看待我部分的 特质；十五岁时，我的女生好友们开始停止参加她们热爱的运动，因为她们不想要变得满身肌肉；十八岁时，我的男性朋友们无法表达他们的真实感觉。因为这些事情， 我决定做一个女性主义者，对我来说这非常单纯，但最近我发现女性主义成为了一个不受欢迎的字眼。许多女性自认不是女性主义者，而身为女性的一分子，我所表达的立场被认为太过强烈、太激进、孤立女性而且厌男，甚至被认为不具有吸引力（此处有一些双关，同时指立场和她本身）。为什么女性主义这个字成为让人如此不舒服的一个字呢？我来自英国，我认为我和男性应该同工同酬，我认为我有权为自己的身体做决定，我认为在会影响我的政策被制定时，应该有女性在场代表我，我认为在社会上，我和男性应该受到同等尊重。然而，这个世界上目前没有一个国家，能让所有女性得到前述这些平等权利。没有一个国家能够自承已经做到性别平等。这些权利，我相信属于人权，但我是少数能享 有它们的幸运儿，而我目前所经历的人生，仍是一种特权：我的父母并不因为我是女儿就爱我比较少，我的学校并没有因为我是女孩而局限我的发展，带领我成长的人们，也没有因为某天我会生儿育女，而认为我的成就会比较差。这些对我影响深远的人们，正是我人生中的性别平权大使，也才造就今天的我。他们或许不自知，但他们正是无意间改变这个世界的女权主义者，而我们需要更多这样的人。如果你终究还是不喜欢女权主义这个字，请记得重要的不是这个字本身，是它所蕴含的意义和宏愿；因为并不是所有女性都和我一样享有平等权力，事实上，根据统计，只有很少的女性享有平权。1997 年时，希拉里在北京发表了一篇有关女权的著名演说，但令人难过的是，许多她期望能改变的事情，至今依然存在。关于那场演说，有一件事情特别引起了我的注 意：当时在场的听众只有30%为男性。我们如何能改变世界，如果只有其中一半的人觉得受到邀请来参与行动或对话呢？男性同胞们，我想要利用这个机会告诉你们，你们都正式受到这场行动的邀请。性别平等也是属于你们的议题，因为即使在现代，我知道我的父亲即便作为孩子的我需要他的陪伴如同需要我母亲的陪伴他身为双亲之一的角色，被社会认为比较不重要。我认识年轻的男性为精神疾病所苦，但无法寻求帮助，因为害怕会