HeForShe. By Rebecca FORREST-EVANS

Emma Watson: spokesperson of HeForShe

Emma Watson, who was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women in 2014, is one of the three key people who initiated HeForShe. This campaign for gender equality encourages men and boys to fight for women's rights.

It is during her speech at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York on the 20th of September 2014 that Emma Watson launched the HeForShe movement.

Here's a quote from her speech: "How can we effect change in the world when only half of it is invited or feels welcome to participate in the conversation?"

This is a new way of thinking about gender equality because here, men are encouraged to get involved. Emma Watson has asked the world to take action to build a new solidarity movement for gender equality because women and girls continue to be victims of discrimination and violence everywhere in the world. She says that this is not just a women's issue, it's a human rights issue.

During this speech, a call was made for the first 100,000 men to sign up to HeForShe. Barack Obama and Matt Damon were amongst those who signed.

On the 23rd of January 2015, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, a new initiative was launched: the Impact 10x10x10 initiative. Its goal was also to promote gender equality and women's empowerment but within companies, governments and universities. It is, once more, Emma Watson who launched the movement with a speech.

To celebrate International Women's Day on the 8th of March 2015, a live conversation in the offices of Facebook in London with Emma Watson was organised and broadcast live on her Facebook page. The actress responded to questions about the campaign but also about her point of view on feminism.

The strong-willed Hermione Granger has grown up to become Emma Watson, the woman who fights for women's rights!

Rebecca FORREST-EVANS wants to work for the UN.