Emma Watson has launched a year-long HeForShe campaign this morning at a breakfast event in Davos.
The actress attended the World Economic Forum in Davos called IMPACT 10X10X10 which aims to "engage governments, corporations and universities as instruments of change positioned within some of the communities that most need to address deficiencies in women’s empowerment and gender equality."
Hello! Here taking questions on #Heforshe and #Impact10x10x10 here in #Davos. Send away! @UN_Women @HeforShe @e_nyamayaro @phumzileunwomen
— Emma Watson (@EmWatson) January 23, 2015
Speaking about her initial launch of the campaign in October, Emma said she was blown away by the response to her UN speech.
“I’ve had my breath taken away when a fan told me since watching my speech she has stopped herself being beaten up by her father," said Watson.
“I’ve been stunned by the amount of men in my life that have contacted me since my speech to tell me to keep going, and that they want to make sure that their daughters will still be alive to see a world where women have power and equality, economically and politically.”
According to the Guardian, the main questions of the campaign are:
Girls - who have been your mentors?
Parents - did you make sure you treated your children equally?
Husbands - have you supported your wives’ aspirations?
Young men - have you spoken up for women casually taunted?
Media - have you thought about how women are portrayed publicly?
Chief executives - what are you doing in your organisations?
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Here was her speech in October: