'Feminists Are Not Man-Haters': Emma Watson's Moving UN Speech

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Actress Emma Watson has made a powerful speech for the United Nations on gender, which has sent waves across the world.

The 24-year-old "Harry Potter girl" and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador launched HeForShe Campaign, a U.N. Movement for Gender Equality, on Saturday in New York.

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It was hoped her magic wand could be used to stop violence against women and help fight the fight for gender equality, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said when he introduced the star

In her speech, Watson detailed her foray into the world of feminism when she was labeled "bossy" at eight years old, sexualized by the press at 14 and watched her friends drop out of sports at 15 Read more...

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