赫敏联合国大会演讲原稿iwasappointedsixmonthsagoandthemoreihavespokenaboutfeminismthemoreihaverealizedthatfightingforwomen’srightshastoooftenbecomesynonymouswithman-hating.ifthereisonethingiknowforcertain，itisthatthishastostop.fortherecord，feminismbydefinitionisthebeliefthatmenandwomenshouldhaveequalrightsandopportunities.itisthetheoryofthepolitical，economicandsocialequalityofthesexes.istartedquestioninggender-basedassumptionsalongtimeago.wheniwas8，iwasconfusedbeingcalledbossy’，becauseiwantedtodirecttheplayswewouldputonforourparentsbuttheboyswerenot.wheniwas14，istartedbeingsexualizedbycertainelementsofmedia.wheniwas15.mygirlfriendsstarteddroppingoutoftheirsportsteamsbecausetheydidn’twanttoappear‘muscly’.wheniwas18，mymalefriendswereunabletoexpresstheirfeelings.idecidedthatiwasafeministandthisseemeduncomplicatedtome.butmyrecentresearchhasshownmethatfeminismhasbecomeanunpopularword.womenarechoosingnottoidentifyasfeminists.apparentlyiamamongtheranksofwomenwhoseexpressionsareseenastoostrong，tooaggressive，isolating，andanti-men，unattractiveeven.whyhasthewordbecomesuchanuncomfortableone。iamfrombritain.andithinkitisrightiaidthesameasmymalecounterparts.ithinkitisrightthatishouldbeabletomakedecisionsaboutmyownbody.ithinkitisrightthatwomenbeinvolvedonmybehalfinthepoliciesanddecision-makingofmylife.ithinkitisrightthatsociallyiamaffordedthesamerespectasmen.butsadlyicansaythatthereisnoonecountryintheworldwhereallwomencanexpecttoreceivetheserights.n第1页共4页ocountryintheworldcanyetsaythattheyhaveachievedgenderequality.theserightsiconsidertobehumanrightsbutiamoneoftheluckyones.mylifeisasheerprivilegebecausemyparentsdidn’tlovemelessbecauseiwasbornadaughter.myschooldidnotlimitmebecauseiwasagirl.mymentorsdidn’tassumeiwouldgolessfarbecauseimightgivebirthtoachildoneday.theseinfluencerswerethegenderequalityambassadorsthatmademewhoiamtoday.theymaynotknowit，buttheyaretheinadvertentfeministswhowerechangingtheworldtoday.weneedmoreofthose.andifyoustillhatetheword，itisnotthewordthatisimportant.itistheideaandtheambitionbehindit，becausenotallwomenhavereceivedthesamerightsthatihave.infact，statistically，veryfewhavebeen.in1997，hilaryclintonmadeafamousspeechinbeijingaboutwomen’srights.sadlymanyofthethingsshewantedtochangearestilltruetoday.butwhatstoodoutformethemostwaslessthan30percentofaudienceweremale.howcanweaffectchangeintheworldwhenonlyhalfofitisinvitedorfeelwelcometoparticipateintheconversation。men--iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoextendyourformalinvitation.genderequalityisyourissuetoo.becausetodate，i’veseenmyfather’sroleasaparentbeingvaluedlessbysocietydespitemyneedinghispresenceasachildasmuchasmymother’s.i’veseenyoungmensufferingfrommentalillnessunabletoaskforhelpforfearitwouldmakethemlessofmanorlessof‘macho’.infactintheuksuicideisthebiggestkillerofmenbetween20-49，eclipsingroadaccidents，cancerandcoronaryheartdisease.i’veseenmenmadefragileandinsecurebyadistortedsenseofwhatconstitutesmalesuccess.mendon’thavethebenefitsofequalityeither.第2页共4页wedon’toftentalkaboutmenbeingimprisonedbygenderstereotypesbuticanseethattheyareandwhentheyarefree，thingswillchangeforwomenasanaturalconsequence.ifmendon’thavetobeaggressiveinordertobeaccepted，womenwon’tfeelcompelledtobesubmissive.ifmendon’thavetocontrol，womenwon’thavetobecontrolled.bothmenandwomenshouldfeelfreet...
