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[Applause] what would your ideal world be like a
what would your ideal world be like a
what would your ideal world be like a world without hunger and poverty a world
world without hunger and poverty a world
world without hunger and poverty a world where all your dreams come true and you
where all your dreams come true and you
where all your dreams come true and you can have anything you ever wish for I’m
can have anything you ever wish for I’m
can have anything you ever wish for I’m sure most of you here have ideals and so
sure most of you here have ideals and so
sure most of you here have ideals and so do I my ideal world is where all people
do I my ideal world is where all people
do I my ideal world is where all people are treated equally irrespective of
are treated equally irrespective of
are treated equally irrespective of their gender religion race age and so on
their gender religion race age and so on
their gender religion race age and so on which brings us to the topic I am going
which brings us to the topic I am going
which brings us to the topic I am going to talk about today gender equality so
to talk about today gender equality so
to talk about today gender equality so first things first what is gender gender
first things first what is gender gender
first things first what is gender gender means the facts of being male or female
means the facts of being male or female
means the facts of being male or female especially when considered with
especially when considered with
especially when considered with reference to social and cultural
reference to social and cultural
reference to social and cultural differences not differences and biology
differences not differences and biology
differences not differences and biology then how about gender equality gender
then how about gender equality gender
then how about gender equality gender equality means the state of having the
equality means the state of having the
equality means the state of having the same right status and opportunities as
same right status and opportunities as
same right status and opportunities as others regardless of one’s gender the
others regardless of one’s gender the
others regardless of one’s gender the United Nations see it as a fundamental
United Nations see it as a fundamental
United Nations see it as a fundamental human right and also a necessary
human right and also a necessary
human right and also a necessary foundation for a peaceful prosperous and
foundation for a peaceful prosperous and
foundation for a peaceful prosperous and sustainable world this is what I wish
sustainable world this is what I wish
sustainable world this is what I wish for unfortunately it is still not a
for unfortunately it is still not a
for unfortunately it is still not a reality today now you might be thinking
reality today now you might be thinking
reality today now you might be thinking why is gender equality so important why
why is gender equality so important why
why is gender equality so important why do we need to achieve it
do we need to achieve it
do we need to achieve it all over the world people are suffering
all over the world people are suffering
all over the world people are suffering because of gender inequalities in some
because of gender inequalities in some
because of gender inequalities in some parts of the world girls still face
parts of the world girls still face
parts of the world girls still face barriers to receive both primary and
barriers to receive both primary and
barriers to receive both primary and secondary education men and boys suffer
secondary education men and boys suffer
secondary education men and boys suffer from gender stereotypes studies have
from gender stereotypes studies have
from gender stereotypes studies have shown that gender equality has positive
shown that gender equality has positive
shown that gender equality has positive effects in Kenya for example when woman
effects in Kenya for example when woman
effects in Kenya for example when woman received the same education as men and
received the same education as men and
received the same education as men and had authority over farm work the amount
had authority over farm work the amount
had authority over farm work the amount of crops increased by 22% and also the
of crops increased by 22% and also the
of crops increased by 22% and also the economic losses of girls not receiving
economic losses of girls not receiving
economic losses of girls not receiving secondary education in 65 countries are
secondary education in 65 countries are
secondary education in 65 countries are estimated to be 10 trillion Japanese yen
estimated to be 10 trillion Japanese yen
estimated to be 10 trillion Japanese yen each year gender equality benefits not
each year gender equality benefits not
each year gender equality benefits not only sustainable economies but also
only sustainable economies but also
only sustainable economies but also societies and humanity at large my
societies and humanity at large my
societies and humanity at large my interest in gender equality started
interest in gender equality started
interest in gender equality started because of emma watson who played my
because of emma watson who played my
because of emma watson who played my favorite character in my favorite book
favorite character in my favorite book
favorite character in my favorite book and movie series Harry Potter now are
and movie series Harry Potter now are
and movie series Harry Potter now are there any Harry Potter fans in the
there any Harry Potter fans in the
there any Harry Potter fans in the audience could you raise your hand if
audience could you raise your hand if
audience could you raise your hand if you like Harry Potter thank you and I
you like Harry Potter thank you and I
you like Harry Potter thank you and I hope I can chat about Harry Potter with
hope I can chat about Harry Potter with
hope I can chat about Harry Potter with you
you
you at the after party well so one day I was
at the after party well so one day I was
at the after party well so one day I was reading a newspaper and I found an
reading a newspaper and I found an
reading a newspaper and I found an article about Emma she had given a
article about Emma she had given a
article about Emma she had given a speech as a UN woman goodwill ambassador
speech as a UN woman goodwill ambassador
speech as a UN woman goodwill ambassador at the United Nations headquarters in
at the United Nations headquarters in
at the United Nations headquarters in September 2014 she had talks about
September 2014 she had talks about
September 2014 she had talks about gender equality and he for she a human
gender equality and he for she a human
gender equality and he for she a human woman solidarity movement for gender
woman solidarity movement for gender
woman solidarity movement for gender equality
gender equality is your issue too I
gender equality is your issue too I invite you to step forward and to ask
invite you to step forward and to ask
invite you to step forward and to ask yourself if not me who if not now when
these words in Emma’s speech moved me
these words in Emma’s speech moved me and encouraged me to start thinking and
and encouraged me to start thinking and
and encouraged me to start thinking and taking action on gender equality this
taking action on gender equality this
taking action on gender equality this March I had the chance to visit the UN
March I had the chance to visit the UN
March I had the chance to visit the UN Women headquarters in New York and
Women headquarters in New York and
Women headquarters in New York and talked to people working there what they
talked to people working there what they
talked to people working there what they emphasize the most was the fact that
emphasize the most was the fact that
emphasize the most was the fact that gender equality is not discussed much an
gender equality is not discussed much an
gender equality is not discussed much an action to promote equality is still
action to promote equality is still
action to promote equality is still lacking they also said that it was very
lacking they also said that it was very
lacking they also said that it was very important for us and especially for
important for us and especially for
important for us and especially for young people to learn know and share
young people to learn know and share
young people to learn know and share accurate information these are the main
accurate information these are the main
accurate information these are the main reasons I wanted to talk to you all at
reasons I wanted to talk to you all at
reasons I wanted to talk to you all at TEDx in ago you and I would like to
TEDx in ago you and I would like to
TEDx in ago you and I would like to share with you what I think we can do to
share with you what I think we can do to
share with you what I think we can do to achieve gender equality to achieve
achieve gender equality to achieve
achieve gender equality to achieve gender equality I think we can start
gender equality I think we can start
gender equality I think we can start with familiar things to become more
with familiar things to become more
with familiar things to become more aware of the issues in addition it’s
aware of the issues in addition it’s
aware of the issues in addition it’s important to share what you think about
important to share what you think about
important to share what you think about it with others I decided to do my own
it with others I decided to do my own
it with others I decided to do my own investigation on gender equality to
investigation on gender equality to
investigation on gender equality to deepen my understanding and to think of
deepen my understanding and to think of
deepen my understanding and to think of ways to achieve it at an individual and
ways to achieve it at an individual and
ways to achieve it at an individual and community level for my study on gender
community level for my study on gender
community level for my study on gender equality first I had to research
equality first I had to research
equality first I had to research people’s awareness of it and what they
people’s awareness of it and what they
people’s awareness of it and what they thought about it so I asked my family
thought about it so I asked my family
thought about it so I asked my family friends and neighbors to answer a survey
friends and neighbors to answer a survey
friends and neighbors to answer a survey about
about
about gender equality I asked them the degree
gender equality I asked them the degree
gender equality I asked them the degree to which they agreed with these three
to which they agreed with these three
to which they agreed with these three statements it is desirable for men to
statements it is desirable for men to
statements it is desirable for men to work and woman to do the household
work and woman to do the household
work and woman to do the household chores there are things that I can do
chores there are things that I can do
chores there are things that I can do for a gender equality and there are
for a gender equality and there are
for a gender equality and there are times when I think about gender equality
times when I think about gender equality
times when I think about gender equality for the first statement it is desirable
for the first statement it is desirable
for the first statement it is desirable for men to work and women to do the
for men to work and women to do the
for men to work and women to do the household chores the results who are
household chores the results who are
household chores the results who are like this as shown in the graph I
like this as shown in the graph I
like this as shown in the graph I divided the respondents into three age
divided the respondents into three age
divided the respondents into three age groups ten to twenty nine thirty to
groups ten to twenty nine thirty to
groups ten to twenty nine thirty to forty nine and fifty and older and the
forty nine and fifty and older and the
forty nine and fifty and older and the orange shows agree and the blue shows
orange shows agree and the blue shows
orange shows agree and the blue shows disagree as you can see in this graph
disagree as you can see in this graph
disagree as you can see in this graph the percentage of men answering agree
the percentage of men answering agree
the percentage of men answering agree was very small however the majority of
was very small however the majority of
was very small however the majority of women aged 10 to 29 answered agree I
women aged 10 to 29 answered agree I
women aged 10 to 29 answered agree I wondered if this was a result of many
wondered if this was a result of many
wondered if this was a result of many girls seeing their mothers not working
girls seeing their mothers not working
girls seeing their mothers not working and doing housework I think this is one
and doing housework I think this is one
and doing housework I think this is one way in which they get affected by the
way in which they get affected by the
way in which they get affected by the historical and cultural stereotypes I
historical and cultural stereotypes I
historical and cultural stereotypes I sometimes feel this at school one boy in
sometimes feel this at school one boy in
sometimes feel this at school one boy in my class was good at home economics a
my class was good at home economics a
my class was good at home economics a subject in which we learned things such
subject in which we learned things such
subject in which we learned things such as cooking and sewing his fellow
as cooking and sewing his fellow
as cooking and sewing his fellow students calls him mother just because
students calls him mother just because
students calls him mother just because he was good at it and no one student
he was good at it and no one student
he was good at it and no one student realized that he or she was constrained
realized that he or she was constrained
realized that he or she was constrained by stereotypes
by stereotypes
by stereotypes next for the statement there are things
next for the statement there are things
next for the statement there are things that I can do for gender equality
that I can do for gender equality
that I can do for gender equality the results were like this almost half
the results were like this almost half
the results were like this almost half of men of all ages answer degree however
of men of all ages answer degree however
of men of all ages answer degree however more than half of young woman answered
more than half of young woman answered
more than half of young woman answered disagree
disagree
disagree this shows that some and especially
this shows that some and especially
this shows that some and especially young people are not sure they can do
young people are not sure they can do
young people are not sure they can do anything for gender equality but on the
anything for gender equality but on the
anything for gender equality but on the other hand for the last statement there
other hand for the last statement there
other hand for the last statement there are times when I think about gender
are times when I think about gender
are times when I think about gender equality more than half of men of all
equality more than half of men of all
equality more than half of men of all ages and also woman in most age groups
ages and also woman in most age groups
ages and also woman in most age groups answer to green I think it is safe to
answer to green I think it is safe to
answer to green I think it is safe to say that although people do think about
say that although people do think about
say that although people do think about gender equality they tend to think there
gender equality they tend to think there
gender equality they tend to think there is little they can contribute based on
is little they can contribute based on
is little they can contribute based on my results I came up with a I thought of
my results I came up with a I thought of
my results I came up with a I thought of strategy to achieve gender equality with
strategy to achieve gender equality with
strategy to achieve gender equality with these three following aims to raise
these three following aims to raise
these three following aims to raise awareness to change by said views and to
awareness to change by said views and to
awareness to change by said views and to overcome stereotypes and to share the
overcome stereotypes and to share the
overcome stereotypes and to share the fact that there are things everyone can
fact that there are things everyone can
fact that there are things everyone can do for gender equality based on my
do for gender equality based on my
do for gender equality based on my results I designed a program to meet
results I designed a program to meet
results I designed a program to meet these three aims because I focused on
these three aims because I focused on
these three aims because I focused on the household roles of men and woman in
the household roles of men and woman in
the household roles of men and woman in my research I planned a role exchange
my research I planned a role exchange
my research I planned a role exchange program for families I asked people who
program for families I asked people who
program for families I asked people who took my survey to kindly take part in my
took my survey to kindly take part in my
took my survey to kindly take part in my program in my program I asked people to
program in my program I asked people to
program in my program I asked people to first exchange one of their household
first exchange one of their household
first exchange one of their household rules with another member of their
rules with another member of their
rules with another member of their family
family
family and then to answer a questionnaire after
and then to answer a questionnaire after
and then to answer a questionnaire after the exchange to see the effects of the
the exchange to see the effects of the
the exchange to see the effects of the program so for example in a household
program so for example in a household
program so for example in a household with a woman always clean and a man
with a woman always clean and a man
with a woman always clean and a man takes out the trash they swap roles so
takes out the trash they swap roles so
takes out the trash they swap roles so that the man cleaned and the woman took
that the man cleaned and the woman took
that the man cleaned and the woman took out the trash
out the trash
out the trash I asked the participants if there were
I asked the participants if there were
I asked the participants if there were more aware of gender equality than they
more aware of gender equality than they
more aware of gender equality than they were before the program the results were
were before the program the results were
were before the program the results were like this more than half of men of all
like this more than half of men of all
like this more than half of men of all ages and also woman of all ages answered
ages and also woman of all ages answered
ages and also woman of all ages answered agree although a small effect I am glad
agree although a small effect I am glad
agree although a small effect I am glad to be able to tell you today that my
to be able to tell you today that my
to be able to tell you today that my program had positive effects towards
program had positive effects towards
program had positive effects towards gender equality I also received a lot of
gender equality I also received a lot of
gender equality I also received a lot of feedback from the participants one male
feedback from the participants one male
feedback from the participants one male participant said that there were some
participant said that there were some
participant said that there were some places a man would not have noticed
places a man would not have noticed
places a man would not have noticed while cleaning and that he planned to
while cleaning and that he planned to
while cleaning and that he planned to help with the chores again one female
help with the chores again one female
help with the chores again one female participant said that she felt it was
participant said that she felt it was
participant said that she felt it was not always necessary for men’s and
not always necessary for men’s and
not always necessary for men’s and women’s roles to be predetermined
women’s roles to be predetermined
women’s roles to be predetermined another woman urged for Japanese people
another woman urged for Japanese people
another woman urged for Japanese people and especially woman to raise their
and especially woman to raise their
and especially woman to raise their awareness towards gender equality
awareness towards gender equality
awareness towards gender equality because they don’t realize that Japan is
because they don’t realize that Japan is
because they don’t realize that Japan is a male-dominated country and that their
a male-dominated country and that their
a male-dominated country and that their human rights are being ignored
human rights are being ignored
human rights are being ignored so how gender equal is Japan the World
so how gender equal is Japan the World
so how gender equal is Japan the World Economic Forum conducts a gender gap
Economic Forum conducts a gender gap
Economic Forum conducts a gender gap study every year and I would like to
study every year and I would like to
study every year and I would like to share the rankings with you the first
share the rankings with you the first
share the rankings with you the first place in the rankings is Iceland
place in the rankings is Iceland
place in the rankings is Iceland followed by Phil
followed by Phil
followed by Phil at number two Norway and number three
at number two Norway and number three
at number two Norway and number three Sweden at number four and Rwanda at
Sweden at number four and Rwanda at
Sweden at number four and Rwanda at number five guess where Japan is a
hundred 11th out of 144 countries not
hundred 11th out of 144 countries not even in the top 100 isn’t that shocking
even in the top 100 isn’t that shocking
even in the top 100 isn’t that shocking this is very low for a developed country
this is very low for a developed country
this is very low for a developed country and it is not at all an exaggeration to
and it is not at all an exaggeration to
and it is not at all an exaggeration to say that Japan is very far behind on
say that Japan is very far behind on
say that Japan is very far behind on gender equality to add insult to injury
gender equality to add insult to injury
gender equality to add insult to injury one male participant in my program said
one male participant in my program said
one male participant in my program said that because he thinks doing the chores
that because he thinks doing the chores
that because he thinks doing the chores and raising a children are woman’s jobs
and raising a children are woman’s jobs
and raising a children are woman’s jobs he is not willing to do anything
he is not willing to do anything
he is not willing to do anything whatsoever of course the result I had
whatsoever of course the result I had
whatsoever of course the result I had shown you a few minutes ago
shown you a few minutes ago
shown you a few minutes ago do not show what all of society thinks
do not show what all of society thinks
do not show what all of society thinks but I think it is safe to say that my
but I think it is safe to say that my
but I think it is safe to say that my program has had positive effects so in
program has had positive effects so in
program has had positive effects so in the program I ask people to exchange
the program I ask people to exchange
the program I ask people to exchange rules to start with something that is
rules to start with something that is
rules to start with something that is close to them and the results well you
close to them and the results well you
close to them and the results well you know the rest but what I’m trying to say
know the rest but what I’m trying to say
know the rest but what I’m trying to say is that although gender equality sounds
is that although gender equality sounds
is that although gender equality sounds unfamiliar and seems a very distant goal
unfamiliar and seems a very distant goal
unfamiliar and seems a very distant goal we can start with familiar things to
we can start with familiar things to
we can start with familiar things to become more conscious of it as I share
become more conscious of it as I share
become more conscious of it as I share with you today the reason I started
with you today the reason I started
with you today the reason I started researching about gender equality was
researching about gender equality was
researching about gender equality was Emma Watson nothing special and because
Emma Watson nothing special and because
Emma Watson nothing special and because of that I was not only able to start
of that I was not only able to start
of that I was not only able to start thinking about gender equality but also
thinking about gender equality but also
thinking about gender equality but also run a program and share it with you all
run a program and share it with you all
run a program and share it with you all today
can achieve gender equality by starting
can achieve gender equality by starting from things around us gender inequality
from things around us gender inequality
from things around us gender inequality is a huge problem that affects the world
is a huge problem that affects the world
is a huge problem that affects the world but we can start from familiar things we
but we can start from familiar things we
but we can start from familiar things we can make improvements by making small
can make improvements by making small
can make improvements by making small changes around us these small changes we
changes around us these small changes we
changes around us these small changes we make will become a seat for a worldwide
make will become a seat for a worldwide
make will become a seat for a worldwide movement so we’ll use that forward with
movement so we’ll use that forward with
movement so we’ll use that forward with me thank you for your kind attention
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