Emma Watson Causes

Emma Watson to Fight for the Cause of Justice and Equality Harry Potter star Emma Watson has joined nearly 200 British female actress, activists and entertainers in spearheading a new campaign and called for setting up of the Justice and Equality Fund to fight against inappropriate behavior

Harry Potter star Emma Watson has joined nearly 200 British female actress, activists and entertainers in spearheading a new campaign and called for setting up of the Justice and Equality Fund to fight against inappropriate behavior in the film industry in the wake of the scandal involving Hollywood Producer Harvey Weinstein.

Emma Watson, 27, has donated one million pounds to the fund along with a signature to the open letter that calls for an end to sexual harassment at workplace. Said to be worth £39m according to last year's Sunday Times Rich, Watson has also calls for the campaign to take the shape of a movement like Time's Up campaign to be broadened into a global movement to fight sexual harassment in the workplace, this movement is bigger than just a change in our industry alone.

Emma Watson On Gender Equality And The Struggles Of Activism: Transcript

In the letter Watson and others have jointly added that, we believe we need to use our power as communicators and connectors to shift the way society sees and treats us. This movement is intersectional, with conversations across race, class, community, ability and work environment, to talk about the imbalance of power.

The open letter appeared as the 71st Annual British Academy Film Awards is on, as the group saw it as an opportunity to celebrate this tremendous moment of solidarity and unity across borders by coming together and making this movement international.

This year's Bafta therefore may be remembered less for its films and more for the activism and gesture made by the female artists wearing black on the red carpet.

Emma Watson: Star Failing To Be 'normal' In A Fantasy World

The 834-word letter, addressed to “Dear Sisters” and conveying the message, Let's make 2018 the year that time was up on sexual harassment and abuse.

Inspired by the Time's Up and MeToo movements in America, the movement in UK also invites supporters, men and women, to join in donating and working to the new UK Justice and Equality Fund and to spread the word to others and be a catalyst for change.

Since the inception of the Time’s Up campaign earlier this year, it has so far raised $20 million already and with the money they will be helping those who suffered sexual harassment in the workplace to cover their legal costs.

Emma Watson Has Adopted A New Cause

The letter also argues that, there is no question that Time's Up should be and will be a global movement. Some of the actresses will be accompanied not only by their partners, but also by the activists and feminist from across the globe in solidarity with the feminist movement.

The Justice and Equality fund will support organizations and projects across three areas of focus. First area of focus will be to give advice, support, and signposting which will work in order to make sure people know their rights and can access good quality support for local and national issues.

Another focus will be on legal and policy work, which will support instrumental and changing legal cases that can help improve laws and policies and create a safer future for everyone associated with the film industry and elsewhere and finally the third focus will be to advocacy and prevention causes to create campaigns and alliances that protect women’s rights and promote equality and ensure safe environments.

Emma Watson's Wardrobe Malfunction

Emma Watson's large financial commitment was joined by donations from other notable entertainers like Emma Thompson andKeira Knightley. Emma Watson is also a Goodwill Ambassadors to United Nations and time to time who has been speaking on the issue of gender equality over the years. During one of her powerful speech in the year 2014, she discussed the importance of bringing men and women together in support of these issues, “ We want to motivate many boys and men who can advocate for the cause of gender equality. And we don’t just want to talk about it, but make sure it is tangible .”

The speech continued, “ So, what is our industry’s role in promoting a vision of an equal society? We believe it is huge. In order to change the outlook of the society towards us we have to use the power of communication. We also need to examine the kind of womanhood our industry promotes and sells to the world .” So one can expect some better things ahead with the participation of generous Emma Watson.On Saturday, Emma Watson gave this speech about feminism at the United Nations Headquarters, and let me tell you, she got me thinking a lot about the connection between climate change and women’s rights.

I’m not going to gush over Watson’s heartfelt delivery, or her seemingly genuine candor, or her eloquence, not to diminish any of those things. I readily admit that I initially scoffed at the idea of Watson addressing the U.N. on gender equality — was [insert name of young, pretty white actress of the moment here] busy? — but when more and more women whose opinions I respect started sharing the link to her speech, I thought, “OK, Hermione, I’ll bite.”

Emma Watson's Un Speech On Gender Equality

And then I felt like a cynical bitch (I am who I am)! Because, while she didn’t say anything truly revolutionary, I really thought she spoke compellingly about something that seems very obvious but isn’t talked about nearly as much as it should be: That it’s going to be very hard for women to attain equal political, economical, and social rights without the support of men. Watson, a new ambassador for U.N. Women, was speaking to promote the new U.N. campaign, HeforShe.

To say that women can’t accomplish great things without men — but it’s harder to get things done if literally half the world kind of lurks around idly and fails to get actively involved in effecting change. What kinds of things have to be changed, anyway? Oh, gee, I don’t know. Giving women a voice in their healthcare decisions, ensuring that girls have equal access to education, ending wage discrimination — just for starters!

At the exact same time that Watson was addressing U.N. delegates, hundreds of thousands of people were marching literally right outside the building to bring attention to another little issue that will only affect a select few: Our old friend, climate change!

Emma Watson: Being Called A Role Model

Each of the feminist causes that Watson brought up — education, reproductive health, fair wages — is very much tied to the future of the planet. When girls are educated, they can participate in policy decisions and lead scientific research — and since there’s evidence that women are more likely to take the science behind climate change seriously, we really can’t afford for that

Control over their uteri, they can make decisions around how — and when — they contribute to population growth. And when women are paid fairly, they’re better equipped to deal with the challenges that climate change would throw them. Basically, there’s no such thing as sustainable development without equal participation of both women and men.

And yet there was absolutely no connection drawn between the march and her speech, although both were very highly publicized. That’s kind of weird! I, personally, would have loved for Watson to have brought that message to the climate march in some capacity — not that she necessarily had a lot of say in the matter.

Keep Calm And Cause Sophie Loves Emma Watson Poster

And not to close on an entirely bummer note or anything, but how did a (very small, awful, and unrepresentative, granted) segment of the male population respond to Watson’s speech? By threatening to release nude photos of her — as punishment for demanding equality for women, I guess? I honestly can’t be bothered to explore the idiotic, inane delusions of the quasi-human cesspool that is 4chan.

If you’re still curious (a nice way of saying confused, maybe?) about the link between women’s rights and climate change, BREATHE EASY! I’ll be exploring that relationship in posts to come.

Is the only award-winning newsroom focused on exploring equitable solutions to climate change. It’s vital reporting made entirely possible by loyal readers like you. At , we don’t believe in paywalls. Instead, we rely on our readers to pitch in what they can so that we can continue bringing you our solution-based climate news.

At 30, Emma Watson Is Hollywood's Queen Of Ethical Dressing

At , we don’t believe in paywalls. Instead, we rely on our readers to pitch in what they can so that we can continue bringing you our solution-based climate news.   Emma Watson, British actor and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, co-hosts a special event for UN Women’s HeForShe campaign in 2014.  She delivered a heartfelt and well-considered address at the official UN event.

At the time of this speech, Emma Watson was best known for playing the role of Hermione Granger in the blockbuster movie adaptation of the Harry Potter series.  Rather than apologising, she uses her popularity to reach an enormous, global audience and speak out for a cause that is meaningful for her.  The fact that her character embodies many of the attributes of the modern feminist, the