HeForShe.docx

HeForSheToday we are launching a campaign called ‘HeForShe’. I am reaching out to you because we need your help. We want to end gender inequality - and 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 advocates for change. And we don’t just want to TALK about it, but make sure it is tangible.今天，我们正在发起一场名为“他为她”的运动。我站到大家面前，是因为我需要你们的帮助。我们希望终结性别不平等——为此，我们需要所有人都参与其中。这是联合国第一个此类运动：我们希望通过努力，激励尽可能多的男人，以及男孩子们成为性别平等的倡导者。而且，我们不只是要来谈论这个话题，更是要确保性别平等能成为事实。I was appointed as Goodwill ambassador for UN women 6 months ago, and the more I’ve spoken about feminism , the more I’ve realized that fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating. If there is one thing I know for certain, it is that this has to stop.六个月前，我被任命为联合国妇女亲善大使。随着我谈论女性主义的次数增加，我越发意识到，“争取女性权益”已经时常被当作是“厌恶男性”的代名词。如果说，有什么是我确切知道的话，那就是，这样的误解必须停止。For the record – Feminism by definition is: “The belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of political, economic and social equality of the sexes”.必须郑重声明，女性主义的定义是：“相信男性和女性应该被赋予平等的权利和机会。它是关于两性在政治、经济和社会上享有平等地位的理论。”I started questioning gender-based assumptions a long time ago. When I was 8, I was confused for 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 to be sexualized by certain elements of the media. When at 15 my girlfriends started dropping out of their beloved sports teams because they didn’t want to appear ‘muscly’. When at 18 my male friends were unable to express their feelings. I decided that I was a feminist and this seemed 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 I am among the ranks of women whose expressions are seen as too strong, too aggressive, isolating, and anti-men. Unattractive,