As the UN Women Global Goodwill Ambassador, Emma gave a speech on gender equality at the United Nations in September 2014 to kick off the #HeForShe campaign:
"I was appointed six months ago, and the more I have spoken about feminism, the more I have realized that fighting for women's rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating. If there is one thing I know for certain, it is that this has to stop. For the record, feminism, by definition, is the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes.'"