Emma Watson : #HeForShe, A UN campaign on gender equality

Top 10 feminist celebrities

Grégoire Provost

24 Sep 2014

updated the 6 October 2015 à 23:51

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Emma Watson
The actress appealed to the UN to advocate women's causes.
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Ellen Page
"Only 23% of speaking roles in films today are for women." the actress spoke out on the situation of women in the inductry during an interview with the Guardian (July 3, 2013). The young Juno actress also took the opportunity to encourage social progress for women.
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Meryl Streep
No stranger to political positions, the actress has renewed her commitment to women in 2012. At the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards forum, she wondered about the low is the representation of women in films as only "five little movies amed at women have brought in over 1.6 billion dollars at the worldwide box office" (The Help, The Iron Lady, Bridesmaids, Mamma Mia! and The Devil Wears Prada").
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Beyoncé
On the stage, at the MTV Video Music Awards in August, the singer claimed her commitment to the cause while the soundtrack of her hit "Who run the world? Girls!" echoed through the room. In Flawless, we can hear the voice of the committed artist:
We teach girls to shrink themselves
To make themselves smaller
We say to girls,
"You can have ambition
But not too much (…)
Now marriage can be a source of
Joy and love and mutual support
But why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage
And we don't teach boys the same?'
Beyonce has also appeared in the #BanBossy campaign in which she states that she is not bossy, but she is the boss!
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Scarlette Johansson
She rarely keeps her opinions to herself. And last year, during the promo tour for the Avengers, the actress had a go at journalists... While her colleagues were asked profound questions, the media spoke to her only about diet, fashion and makeup. And she was not shy to openly criticize that. She also defended Obama's candidacy in 2012 and his legislation program protecting the status of women (abortion, grants ...).
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Cate Blanchett
The same goes for Cate Blanchett: during an interview on the SAG Awards red carpet earlier this year, she felt offended that instead focusing on what she had to say, the cameraman went on to objectifyingly span his camera vertically from her neckline to her shoes. "Do you do that to the guys?" the actress launched ironically.
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Kerry Washington
Playing Olivia Pope's character in the series Scandal, she became one of the only African-American actresses to occupy a starring role on primetime television. She also did not hesitate to stand up for Obama and his agenda protecting social rights of women in 2012. More recently, in association with Purple Rose, she created a purple bag to draw attention to domestic violence.
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Julianne Moore
In the French magazine Du Jour in 2013 the actress was astonished at the treatment of women by the media: "We do not speak to men about their age or their children. These things are important of course, but I find it a bit simplistic, when a woman's life is summed up only by: tell me about your children and what do you think of cosmetic surgery." Well said.
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Jane Campion
New Zealand filmmaker, Jane Campion, the only woman to have won the Palme d'Or at Cannes and have led the Cannes jury, said that "men eat all the cake" because of "inherent sexism" in the film industry .
"Among 1800 films submitted to the jury, only 7% were directed by women," says the The Piano director. In an interview with the Guardian (May 2014), Jane Campion already considered that "there would be many more stories in the world if women were making more films."
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Keira Knightly
In the February 2014 issue of Harper's Bazaar, the British actress was amazed at the few number of women in the film industry. She consiered it so ridiculous to discuss aspects of her characters with five men: producers, writers and colleagues.
As Emma Watson, she admits that there is work to be done in order to change the negative perceptions of the word "feminist" and what it stands for.

British actress Emma Watson gave a strong speech at the UN on gender equality. And she is not alone in this fight with other actresses and singers joining forces to support the cause.

At 24, the young actress is certainly wasting no time. While a lot of her peers are known for their escapades and stints in rehab, Emma Watson has recently become a Goodwill Ambassador for U.N. Women. She was commissioned by the prestigious institution to promote gender equality by reminding the male counterparts of their duties as far as this cause is concerned. A cause that seems particularly touching for the Brown University alumna. In an impassioned speech this weekend, she rightly pointed out that men AND women should have equal rights and equal opportunities. A sentence which might sound a little too obvious, but still worth being emphasized.

In her speech she said “the more I’ve spoken about feminism, the more I have realized that fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating.” With the HeForShe campaign she hopes that more men and boys will become advocates of change in terms of gender equality.

By launching this new challenge, she can probably count on some of her Hollywood colleagues as well, as we reveal the top 10 feminist celebrities who have been speaking out on the topic and supporting gender equality throughout their careers.

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