Emma watson on gender equality and the struggles of. Full transcript of emma watsons speech on gender equality. On the pragmatic functions of english rhetoric in public speech. Here is a full transcript of emma watson speaking at one young world on september 29, in ottawa, canada. My life is a sheer privilege, because my parents didnt love me less because i was born a daughter. Apr 14, 2017 emma watson delivered a particularly wellreceived speech at the united nations headquarters on saturday. Women emma watson gave a smart, important, and moving speech about gender inequality and how to fight it. Emma watsons speech on gender equality tes resources.
We dont want to talk about men being imprisoned by gender stereotypes but i can see that they are. Print survey and poster for each student appendix 3 and 4 and if possible, prepare a way to show the video animations or have the scripts ready to read to students appendix 2. We want to end gender inequality and to do this, we need everyone involved. Emma watson speech revolves around the topics of gender inequality and gender roles. In september 2016, the harry potter star delivered a speech about the gender double standards that many women encounter when they study and work. It would be worth asking students to watch the speech on youtube first and then to discuss the purpose of the speech. As a speaker, emma watson comes across as credible and. When i was eight, i was confused about being called bossy.
Emma watson has called on men to support their daughters, sisters and mothers and to fight for gender equality in a rousing speech she gave at the united nations headquarters in new york. In doing so, she launched the heforshe initiative, which aims to get men and boys to join the feminist fight for gender equality. We can all be freer and this is what heforshe is about. Watson presented the speech below at the headquarters of the united nations in new york. A rhetorical criticism of emma watsons address to the u. Oct 12, 2014 this may not be the end of the gender equality fight, but it was certainty a battle won thanks to emmas revolutionary speech.
Emma watson is a british actress and model born in 1990, who is best known for her 10year stint as hermione granger in the eight harry potter movies. Today, we are launching a campaign called he for she. The technique of collecting the data is observation and. More specifically, it is about how stereotypical gender roles contribute to creating and preserving gender inequality.
Emma watson at a special event for the heforshe campaign at united nations headquarters. Emma watson is a british actress, model, and activist, most widely known for her portrayal of hermione granger in the harry potter film series. The worksheet include the transcript and some questions about the text. In doing so, she launched the heforshe initiative, which aims to get men and boys to. Women goodwill ambassador emma watson has delivered another rousing speech, this one during her latest visit to the united nations headquarters in new york. Actress emma watson gave a powerful speech to the united nations in promotion of the new heforshe campaign for gender equality in so doing she may have revealed just how far. Born in paris and brought up in oxfordshire, watson attended the dragon school and trained as an actress at the. Here is a short summary of our analysis of the heforshe speech by emma watson. The speech is beautifully written and is an excellent example of the effective use of persuasive language. In the speech, emma made very important point to achieve gender. Actress emma watson, a united nations goodwill ambassador, has used her fame and activism to shine a spotlight on gender inequality and sexual assault at universities and colleges around the world. Commonlit has identified one or more texts from our collection to pair with emma watsons united nations.
This may not be the end of the gender equality fight, but it was certainty a battle won thanks to emmas revolutionary speech. In later entries i will be able to reference her brief analysis and personal experiences to support and build upon my future claims. Gender equality is your issue, too speech, based on similar themes, literary devices, topic, or writing style. In september 2014 british actor, emma watson, gave a important speech about gender inequality and how to fight it.
Two years ago i launched a campaign called heforshe at the u. To influence people toward the issue, emma watson, who is famous with her character as hermione granger in harry potter series, is appointed as the ambassador of this campaign. We should stop defining each other by what we are not and start defining ourselves by who we are. Watson, gave a smart, important, and moving speech about gender. Womens goodwill ambassador emma watson gives a speech at an event focusing on gender inequality. Oct 21, 2019 actress emma watson, a united nations goodwill ambassador, has used her fame and activism to shine a spotlight on gender inequality and sexual assault at universities and colleges around the world. Women goodwill ambassador emma watson has delivered another rousing speech, this one during her latest visit to the united nations headquarters in new. Emma watson gives an inspiring speech about challenging gender stereotypes and recognizing the fundamental equality of all men and women. In emma watson s speech, she starts with her claim, gender inequality is everyones issue, and then brings up her reasons and evidence about males also being a target with these injustices. In a united nations speech, the harry potter actress emma watson said more men and boys should fight for gender equality. Since her speech aims to galvanize men and boys for change, she may ultimately be trying to. Emma watson begins her heforshe speech, by announcing the launch of the heforshe campaign and asking the audiences help to end gender inequality. A special event was held to kickstart the heforshe campaign on 20 september 2014 at the headquarters of the united nations in new york.
A number of feminists, including australian journalist clementine ford, took issue with watsons emphasis on men being imprisoned by gender stereotypes. It would be worth asking students to watch the speech on youtube first and then to. Born in paris and brought up in oxfordshire, watson attended the dragon school and trained as an actress at the oxford branch of stagecoach theatre arts. Supplement your lesson with one or more of these options and challenge students to compare and contrast the texts. In emma watsons speech, she starts with her claim, gender inequality is everyones issue, and then brings up her reasons and evidence about males also being a target with these injustices. Actress emma watson has made a powerful speech for the united nations on gender, which has sent waves across the world the 24yearold. I am reaching out to you because we need your help. Full transcript of emma watsons speech on gender equality at the. Watson stated some statistics about deaths and connecting them to males being too.
It is now more than a week since actress emma watson delivered what has repeatedly been described as a gamechanging speech about sexism at the united nations new york headquarters. Emma watson on gender equalitys state in 2016 emma watson. By emma watson 2014 emma watson is a british actress, model, and activist, most widely known for her portrayal of hermione granger in the harry potterfilm series. She rose to prominence through her role as hermione granger in the harry potter films. Emma watson s heforshe speech today we are launching a campaign called heforshe. She launched the campaign entitled he for she campaign. Emma watsons heforshe speech today we are launching a campaign called heforshe. The undermisrepresentation of women in various platforms of media is a hot button issue this day in age. Emma watson delivered a particularly wellreceived speech at the united nations headquarters on saturday. After the harry potter movies emma developed a passion for fashion, which was cemented when she was chosen as the new face of burberry in 2009, the same year she announced her support for fair trade fashion label people tree. In 1995, hilary clinton made a famous speech in beijing about womens rights. Full transcript of emma watsons speech on gender equality at.
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