Elizabeth Nyamayaro: An invitation to men who want a better world for women
אליזבת' ניימיירו: הזמנה לגברים שרוצים עולם טוב יותר לנשים
Elizabeth Nyamayaro is the Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, as well as head of UN Women's blockbuster HeForShe initiative. Full bio
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in the blue uniform.
את האישה במדים הכחולים.
in the blue uniform
all the people of Africa."
לרומם את כל אנשי אפריקה."
על מה היא מדברת.
but to send me to the city
I had never met before.
for the very first time.
what it was to be unequal.
of the other kids,
in terms of reading and writing.
would get even more complex.
הפכה להרבה יותר מורכבת.
with my grandmother
this incredible opportunity
than the rest of my village.
מאשר לשאר הכפר שלי.
I was no longer their equal.
in the blue uniform,
led me to the United Nations,
one of the greatest inequalities
עם אחת מהאפליות הכי גדולות,
of the world's population --
all of us together.
לרומם את כולנו ביחד.
of Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,
פומזילה מלמבו-נקוקה,
from around the world
with each other and with women,
for gender equality.
for those who believe in equality
that they believe.
שהם מאמינים בכך.
sometimes remain unspoken.
על הדברים האלה.
an inflection point for gender equality.
לקראת נקודת מפנה בשוויון המגדרי.
splitting it in half.
שחוצה אותו באמצע.
are represented here,
the 3.2 billion men,
את 3.2 מיליארד הגברים,
men can stand alongside women
גברים יעמדו לצד הנשים
in the 21st century.
למציאות במאה ה-21.
would prove quite controversial.
הוא נושא שנוי במחלוקת.
הרי הם הבעיה.
when we launched HeForShe.
התרחש דבר נפלא.
to be agents of change for equality.
סוכנים של שינוי עבור שוויון.
in every single country in the world
לפחות גבר אחד מכל מדינה בעולם.
1.2 billion conversations on social media.
שיחות במדיה החברתית.
started pouring in,
הודעות דואר אלקטרוני,
that were abusive to their partners,
into better husbands and fathers.
לבני זוג ולאבות טובים יותר.
organized an innovative bicycle rally,
ארגן מירוץ אופניים חדשני,
within their own community.
בקהילות שלהם.
in his own community.
who continuously beats up his wife.
called the HeForShe,
the woman cry again next door,
את צעקות האשה,
and I confronted the husband.
into something within men,
ולרתום אותם למשימה,
where women and men are equal
עם שוויון בין נשים ובין גברים,
of bringing men to the cause.
structural change that can equalize
and social realities for women and men.
הכלכלית והחברתית של נשים ושל גברים.
to make concrete actions,
לפעול פעולות קונקרטיות,
at a personal level,
businesses, universities,
לעסקים, לאוניברסיטאות
within their own institutions.
and leaders have stepped up
כבר התגייסו לעניין
HeForShe commitments.
למען המטרות של "הוא עבורה".
hospitality company, Accord,
both the employment and the pay gap
within the current electoral term.
their HeForShe commitments,
leading gender-research centers.
from every single walk of life,
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
and the EU Council,
all the male EU Commissioners
of the Swedish and Iceland governments
בממשלות שוודיה ואיסלנד
has joined the movement.
אחד מתוך עשרים גברים הצטרף לתנועה.
goodwill ambassador, Emma Watson,
השגרירה של רצון טוב שלנו, אמה ווטסון,
five billion media impressions,
of students around the world
בכל רחבי העולם
HeForShe student associations.
של "הוא עבורה".
of the vision that HeForShe has
is a kind of prison for us ...
to free ourselves from this prison
are part of a greater whole,
can help free us to realize
יעזור לנו להשתחרר
into women's and men's dreams,
לחלומותיהם של הנשים והגברים,
for our families, our children,
all of us together.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Elizabeth Nyamayaro - Political scientistElizabeth Nyamayaro is the Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, as well as head of UN Women's blockbuster HeForShe initiative.
Why you should listen
Political scientist Elizabeth Nyamayaro is the senior advisor to the Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women. She has worked at the forefront of Africa’s development agenda for more than a decade in both the public and private sector, and has held positions with UNAIDS, the World Health Organization and the World Bank.
Nyamayaro is founder of Africa IQ, an innovative social impact organisation with a mission to promote Africa’s sustainable economic growth and development. She is also the driving force behind the @HeForShe campaign, which mobilized more than 100,000 men in every country around the globe. The campaign created 1.2 billion Twitter impressions in just one week, rallying men as advocates and change agents in ending the persisting inequalities faced by women and girls globally.
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