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It’s a solidarity movement for men and boys to become advocates for gender equality.
In September 2014 at the United Nations, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson called out to men and boys to join HeForShe, because gender equality is also a men’s issue. HeForShe is a solidarity movement for gender equality to:
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Bring together one half of humanity in support of the other half of humanity, for the benefit of all. HOW CAN YOU JOIN?
CLICK HERE!
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BONUS: Here’s a link to the transcript of Emma’s speech!
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UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson launched a powerful call for action for all men and boys.
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In a blog post after the presentation, the UN Women’s Executive Director commented on the campaign:
“HeForShe is about freedom. It is about being free to make decisions
and access education, justice, health and resources equally.”“HeForShe is a movement for every man, everywhere.
It comes at a time where inaction is simply not an option.
Encourage all the men in your life to Join the HeForShe movement
and spread the word using #HeForShe.
So much press was generated after Emma’s speech!
One excerpt is below published by The Guardian:
“To all those who were inspired by Watson’s speech, men and women alike, I would like to say welcome to the conversation. We’re thrilled to have you on board. As a first step, you’re invited to listen to, and learn from, the scores of inspiring activists who make up the feminist movement. I’m sure that before long you will have lots of ideas about how you can make your pledge to “take action against all forms of violence and discrimination faced by women and girls” a tangible reality.”
—Emma Herman, senior officer for communications and outreach at Mama Cash
4GGL thanks UN Women for bringing this story to our attention.
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