Emm Watson

Emm Watson

You might be thinking: who is this Harry Potter girl? and, What is she doing at the UN? and it is really good question, I`ve 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 I have seen and given the chance, I feel it is my responsibility to say something.

你可能在想，这个哈利·波特女孩是谁？她跑来UN干嘛？这是个很好的问题，我也一直在问我自己。我知道，我重视这个问题，而且我希望问题有所改善。从我自身的经历，和给予的这个机会，我认为我有责任说些话。

Stateman Edmund Burke said all that is need for the forces of evil to triumph is for good men and women to do nothing.

政治家Edmund Burke曾经说过，如果善良的男人和女人什么都不做，邪恶就会获胜。

In my nervousness for this speech and in my moments of doubt, I tod myself: if not me, who? if not now, when?

在我为准备这场演讲说感到紧张、或者自我怀疑时，我坚定的告诉自己：如果不是我，还能是谁？如果不是现在，更待何时？

I was appointed six months ago, and the more I have spoken about feminism, the more I have realized that fighting for women`s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating.

我是六个月前被任命的，我谈论女权主义越多，我就越意识到，为女性争取权利太容易成为憎恨男人的同义词。

If there is one thing I konw for certain, it is that this has to stop.

如果有一件事是我可以肯定的，那就是这种情况必须停止。

For the record, feminism by definition is: “The belief that men and women should have equal rights and opporttunities. It is the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes.”

郑重声明，女权主义的定义是:“相信男人和女人应该有平等的权利和机会。它是两性政治、经济和社会平等的理论。”

I started questioning gender-based assumptions a long time ago, when I was eight I was confused to beng called “bossy”, because I wanted to direct the plays we would put on for our parents, but the boys were not.
很久以前，我就开始质疑基于性别的假设。当我8岁的时候，我很困惑，为什么会被称为“专横”，因为我想在为父母上演的戏剧中担任导演，而男孩们则不会。

When at 14 I started being sexualized by certain elements of the media.

14岁时，我开始被媒体的某些元素所性别化。

When at 15 my girlfriends started dropping out of their sports teams because they did not want to appear “muscly”.

15岁时，我的女朋友们开始退出她们的运动队，因为她们不想显得“肌肉发达”。

When at 18 my male friends were unable to express their feelings.

18岁时，我的男性朋友们无法表达他们的感受。

I decided that I was a feminist and this seemed uncomplicated to me.

我决定我是一个女权主义者，这对我来说似乎并不复杂。

But my recent research has shown me that feminism has become an unpopular word.

但我最近的研究告诉我，女权主义已经成为一个不受欢迎的词。

Women are choosing not to identify as feminists.

女性选择不被认为是女权主义者。

Apparently, I am among the ranks of women whose expressions are seen as too strong, too aggressive, isolating, and anti-men, unattractive.
显然，我属于那些表达过于强烈、过于激进、孤立、反男性、缺乏吸引力的女性行列。

Why has the word become such an uncomfortable one?

为什么这个词变得如此令人不舒服?

I am from Britain and I think it is right that as a women I am paid the same as my male counterparts.

我来自英国，我认为作为一名女性，我应该得到与男性同行相同的报酬。

I think it is right, that I should be able to make decisions about my own body.

我认为这是正确的，我应该能够为自己的身体做决定。

I think it is right that women be involved on my behalf in the polices and decisions that will affect my life.

我认为女性代表我参与到影响我生活的政策和决定中是正确的。

I think it is right that socially I am afforded the same respect as men.

我认为在社会上我应该得到和男人一样的尊重。

But sadly, I can say that there is no one country in the world where all women can expect to receive these rights.

但遗憾的是，世界上没有一个国家能让所有女性都享有这些权利。

Not country in the world can yet say that they have achieved gender equality.
世界上还没有哪个国家能说他们已经实现了性别平等。