Elizabeth Nyamayaro: An invitation to men who want a better world for women
Elizabeth Nyamayaro: Invitación para los hombres que desean un mundo mejor para las mujeres
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.
del uniforme azul.
mi país, Zimbabue,
suficiente para comer.
in the blue uniform
del uniforme azul
all the people of Africa."
a todos los pueblos de África".
de lo que quería decir.
mi país por segunda vez.
but to send me to the city
que mandarme a la ciudad
I had never met before.
nunca antes había conocido.
for the very first time.
what it was to be unequal.
éramos todos iguales.
of the other kids,
de los otros niños,
in terms of reading and writing.
en el nivel de lectura y escritura.
would get even more complex.
se hizo aún más complejo.
with my grandmother
con mi abuela
this incredible opportunity
de esta increíble oportunidad
me había dado.
than the rest of my village.
que el resto de mi pueblo.
I was no longer their equal.
in the blue uniform,
del uniforme azul,
led me to the United Nations,
me llevó a la ONU,
one of the greatest inequalities
las mayores desigualdades
of the world's population --
de la población mundial,
all of us together.
busca motivarnos a todos.
of Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,
de Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,
from around the world
niños de todo el mundo
with each other and with women,
y también con las mujeres,
for gender equality.
hacia la igualdad de género.
for those who believe in equality
los que creen en la igualdad
that they believe.
no saben en qué creer.
en una idea simple:
es mucho más potente
sometimes remain unspoken.
a veces son tácitas.
an inflection point for gender equality.
para la igualdad de género.
splitting it in half.
de división por la mitad.
are represented here,
están representadas aquí,
the 3.2 billion men,
a los 3200 millones de hombres,
men can stand alongside women
estén junto a las mujeres
in the 21st century.
sea una realidad en el siglo XXI.
would prove quite controversial.
movimiento fue bastante controvertido.
Ellos son el problema.
no les da igual, nos dijeron.
when we launched HeForShe.
al lanzar HeForShe.
más de 100 000 hombres
to be agents of change for equality.
agentes de cambio para la igualdad.
in every single country in the world
un hombre en cada país del mundo
1.2 billion conversations on social media.
de conversaciones en los medios sociales.
started pouring in,
a llegar los correos electrónicos,
that were abusive to their partners,
que maltrataban a sus parejas,
into better husbands and fathers.
en mejores esposos y padres.
organized an innovative bicycle rally,
juventud organizó un mitin bici innovador
within their own community.
en su propia comunidad.
in his own community.
en su propia comunidad.
who continuously beats up his wife.
continuamente a su esposa.
escuchando la radio,
algo llamado HeForShe,
called the HeForShe,
desempeñen su papel.
the woman cry again next door,
de al lado llorando de nuevo
no me quedé sentando.
and I confronted the husband.
como estas
into something within men,
dentro de los hombres,
where women and men are equal
mujeres y hombres son iguales
of bringing men to the cause.
a los hombres a unirse a la causa.
structural change that can equalize
sistemático, estructural que equilibre
and social realities for women and men.
y sociales para mujeres y hombres.
to make concrete actions,
realicen acciones concretas,
at a personal level,
a nivel personal,
las empresas, las universidades,
businesses, universities,
se conviertan en modelos a seguir
within their own institutions.
de sus propias instituciones.
and leaders have stepped up
de hombres y líderes destacados
HeForShe commitments.
en la línea de HeForShe.
hospitality company, Accord,
francesa hotelera líder
a eliminar la brecha salarial
both the employment and the pay gap
tanto el empleo, como la brecha salarial
within the current electoral term.
dentro de la actual legislatura.
their HeForShe commitments,
sus compromisos para HeForShe,
leading gender-research centers.
investigación de género líder en Japón.
from every single walk of life,
de todos los ámbitos
del mundo se adhieren,
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon de la ONU
and the EU Council,
la OTAN y el Consejo de la UE,
all the male EU Commissioners
de la Comisión de la UE masculinos
of the Swedish and Iceland governments
los gobiernos de Suecia e Islandia
has joined the movement.
en Islandia se ha unido al movimiento.
goodwill ambassador, Emma Watson,
embajadora de buena voluntad Emma Watson,
five billion media impressions,
de impresiones en los medios,
of students around the world
de estudiantes de todo el mundo
HeForShe student associations.
asociaciones de estudiantes HeForShe.
of the vision that HeForShe has
de la visión que tiene HeForShe
is a kind of prison for us ...
de prisión para nosotros...
to free ourselves from this prison
liberarnos de esta prisión
are part of a greater whole,
son parte de un todo mayor,
can help free us to realize
a liberarnos para darnos cuenta
lo que nos define,
nuestra humanidad compartida.
into women's and men's dreams,
de las mujeres y de los hombres,
para nosotros mismos,
for our families, our children,
nuestras familias, nuestros hijos,
all of us together.
motivarnos todos juntos.
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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