Emma Watson endorses gender equality



SwitzerlandEmma Watson took her gender equality campaign to Davos today when she told politicians and business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland that she wanted governments, universities and companies to join her new initiative.

Appearing in her capacity as a goodwill ambassador for UN Women, the Harry Potter star outlined her new year-long “IMPACT 10X10X10” plan to address deficiencies in women’s empowerment and gender equality.

“We need all-country leadership, as well as that of hundreds of universities and corporations, to follow HeForShe’s IMPACT 10X10X10 so as to bring an end to the persisting inequalities faced by women and girls globally,” said Watson, who was appearing in her capacity as a goodwill ambassador for UN Women, the United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality.

Courtesy: The Guardian





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