Actress Emma Watson defends gender equality

In a moving speech, Emma Watson, British actress and Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women, made ​​a worldwide call to work together, both men and boys for gender equality.

“HeforShe” is the name of the campaign launched yesterday, during the first formal appearance of the actress as a representative of the organization to the High Commissioner of the United Nations, in the presence of Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General, and Phumzile Mlambo and -Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women.

Watson defended the position of women in countries where they are deprived of human rights, she defended the equality when receiving the same salary and highlighted the benefit that would involve men and women to be free of stereotypes.