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Fighting for women's rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating.
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Is there anything that the gorgeous Emma Watson can't do?
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As well as a successful acting career behind her, the star's also become a UN ambassador
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promoting women's rights.
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She's raising awareness of the HeForShe campaign, which encourages men and boys to speak out
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in support of gender equality, and she spoke at the United Nations about the initiative.
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You might be thinking, 'Who is this Harry Potter girl and what is she doing speaking
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at the U.N?' And it's a really good question; I've been asking myself the same thing. All
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I know is that I care about this problem and I want to make it better. I was appointed
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as Goodwill Ambassador for U.N. Women six months ago. And the more I've spoken about
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feminism the more I have realised that fighting for women's rights has too often become synonymous
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with man-hating.
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And I think it is right that I'm paid the same as my male counterparts. I think
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it is right that I should be able to make decisions about my own body.
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If we stop defining each other by what we are not
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and start defining ourselves by who we are — we can all be freer.
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and this is what HeForShe is about.
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The star is the first goodwill ambassador to be appointed for UN women and her
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good natures goes beyond that as well. Over the last few years she's been involved in
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the promotion of girls' education, having visited Bangladesh and Zambia. Oh Emma we
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do love you!