inequality gender inequality it’s not okay in any way shape or form and I
okay in any way shape or form and I
okay in any way shape or form and I believe it’s time i wole to started to
believe it’s time i wole to started to
believe it’s time i wole to started to realize this my name is Rosie Carter I
realize this my name is Rosie Carter I
realize this my name is Rosie Carter I am a woman and ever since I was young I
am a woman and ever since I was young I
am a woman and ever since I was young I have believed in gender equality and now
have believed in gender equality and now
have believed in gender equality and now that I had the chance to speak out I
that I had the chance to speak out I
that I had the chance to speak out I really want my voice to be heard
really want my voice to be heard
really want my voice to be heard every time that we marginalize women’s
every time that we marginalize women’s
every time that we marginalize women’s rights we lose the chance to free
rights we lose the chance to free
rights we lose the chance to free millions of men women and children from
millions of men women and children from
millions of men women and children from poor conditions and inequality around
poor conditions and inequality around
poor conditions and inequality around the world gender norms and roles have
the world gender norms and roles have
the world gender norms and roles have been created due to traditions and our
been created due to traditions and our
been created due to traditions and our ancestors and they are therefore
ancestors and they are therefore
ancestors and they are therefore creating a barrier for men and women
creating a barrier for men and women
creating a barrier for men and women alike women can expect to earn
alike women can expect to earn
alike women can expect to earn significantly less over their entire
significantly less over their entire
significantly less over their entire careers this is due to differences in
careers this is due to differences in
careers this is due to differences in caring responsibilities low skilled and
caring responsibilities low skilled and
caring responsibilities low skilled and low paid work the qualifications women
low paid work the qualifications women
low paid work the qualifications women acquire and outright discrimination the
acquire and outright discrimination the
acquire and outright discrimination the current wage gap is thirteen point nine
current wage gap is thirteen point nine
current wage gap is thirteen point nine percent and although many of you might
percent and although many of you might
percent and although many of you might think of this as a minor issue in the
think of this as a minor issue in the
think of this as a minor issue in the grand scheme of things I see it is an
grand scheme of things I see it is an
grand scheme of things I see it is an issue that shouldn’t exist in today’s
issue that shouldn’t exist in today’s
issue that shouldn’t exist in today’s society over 62 million girls are denied
society over 62 million girls are denied
society over 62 million girls are denied an education every year this leaves them
an education every year this leaves them
an education every year this leaves them without opportunities and unable to see
without opportunities and unable to see
without opportunities and unable to see their full potential
their full potential
their full potential take malala’s story Malala was a young
take malala’s story Malala was a young
take malala’s story Malala was a young girl who as a child became an advocate
girl who as a child became an advocate
girl who as a child became an advocate for the right that all girls should get
for the right that all girls should get
for the right that all girls should get an education this resulted in the
an education this resulted in the
an education this resulted in the Taliban issuing a death threat against
Taliban issuing a death threat against
Taliban issuing a death threat against her she was only a child Malala demanded
her she was only a child Malala demanded
her she was only a child Malala demanded that girls were to receive an education
that girls were to receive an education
that girls were to receive an education which resulted in a gunman shooting her
which resulted in a gunman shooting her
which resulted in a gunman shooting her on her way home from school she was
on her way home from school she was
on her way home from school she was lucky enough to survive going on to be
lucky enough to survive going on to be
lucky enough to survive going on to be the youngest person to win the Nobel
the youngest person to win the Nobel
the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize Malala is a perfect example
Peace Prize Malala is a perfect example
Peace Prize Malala is a perfect example of how a single person can influence
of how a single person can influence
of how a single person can influence millions of others in 16 years time
millions of others in 16 years time
millions of others in 16 years time fifteen point five million girls will be
fifteen point five million girls will be
fifteen point five million girls will be married as children many pregnant before
married as children many pregnant before
married as children many pregnant before their late teenagers are most dying
their late teenagers are most dying
their late teenagers are most dying giving
giving
giving one in seven girls would be married as
one in seven girls would be married as
one in seven girls would be married as children in developing countries all of
children in developing countries all of
children in developing countries all of them by the age of 15 once they are
them by the age of 15 once they are
them by the age of 15 once they are married their freedom is taken away from
married their freedom is taken away from
married their freedom is taken away from them freedom I think many of us take for
them freedom I think many of us take for
them freedom I think many of us take for granted girls in Guatemala last year
granted girls in Guatemala last year
granted girls in Guatemala last year were only given this freedom when the
were only given this freedom when the
were only given this freedom when the marriage age was raised to 18 and
marriage age was raised to 18 and
marriage age was raised to 18 and throughout my life I have seen myself as
throughout my life I have seen myself as
throughout my life I have seen myself as extremely lucky despite being called
extremely lucky despite being called
extremely lucky despite being called weak bossy or various other names for
weak bossy or various other names for
weak bossy or various other names for being a confident young female my gender
being a confident young female my gender
being a confident young female my gender has never caused me any great distress I
has never caused me any great distress I
has never caused me any great distress I have not been loved any less because I’m
have not been loved any less because I’m
have not been loved any less because I’m a daughter and my parents have never
a daughter and my parents have never
a daughter and my parents have never treated me any differently to my brother
treated me any differently to my brother
treated me any differently to my brother and although most of you might think
and although most of you might think
and although most of you might think well women have it worse that’s the way
well women have it worse that’s the way
well women have it worse that’s the way it’s always been
it’s always been
it’s always been you’re wrong suicide is the highest
you’re wrong suicide is the highest
you’re wrong suicide is the highest cause of death for men in the UK and
cause of death for men in the UK and
cause of death for men in the UK and Australia caused by stereotypes and
Australia caused by stereotypes and
Australia caused by stereotypes and perceptions they are meant to fit in as
perceptions they are meant to fit in as
perceptions they are meant to fit in as you can see in this graph elderly men
you can see in this graph elderly men
you can see in this graph elderly men are three times more likely to commit
are three times more likely to commit
are three times more likely to commit suicide than young men and almost seven
suicide than young men and almost seven
suicide than young men and almost seven to eight times more likely to commit
to eight times more likely to commit
to eight times more likely to commit suicide than women I believe that men in
suicide than women I believe that men in
suicide than women I believe that men in this day and age should be able to
this day and age should be able to
this day and age should be able to communicate and express their emotions
communicate and express their emotions
communicate and express their emotions instead of being oppressed by the
instead of being oppressed by the
instead of being oppressed by the patriarchy as well and in today’s
patriarchy as well and in today’s
patriarchy as well and in today’s society there was an unknown obsession
society there was an unknown obsession
society there was an unknown obsession with putting people wearing pink or
with putting people wearing pink or
with putting people wearing pink or showing their emotions and labeling them
showing their emotions and labeling them
showing their emotions and labeling them gay week or worse both genders are
gay week or worse both genders are
gay week or worse both genders are trapped in this vicious cycle of
trapped in this vicious cycle of
trapped in this vicious cycle of inequality male privilege is clearly
inequality male privilege is clearly
inequality male privilege is clearly shown in the story from Australia this
shown in the story from Australia this
shown in the story from Australia this young man he went through several
young man he went through several
young man he went through several honours to get his PhD and all seven in
honours to get his PhD and all seven in
honours to get his PhD and all seven in his field were only available to women
his field were only available to women
his field were only available to women his honours and PhD went to waste when
his honours and PhD went to waste when
his honours and PhD went to waste when he was refused the job and refused his
he was refused the job and refused his
he was refused the job and refused his dream he was discriminated against many
dream he was discriminated against many
dream he was discriminated against many men may face discrimination or
men may face discrimination or
men may face discrimination or disapproval when taken on career paths
disapproval when taken on career paths
disapproval when taken on career paths caring responsibilities and activities
caring responsibilities and activities
caring responsibilities and activities traditionally reserved for women for
traditionally reserved for women for
traditionally reserved for women for example men account for only 5% of the
example men account for only 5% of the
example men account for only 5% of the early childhood education and care
early childhood education and care
early childhood education and care workforce and under
workforce and under
workforce and under and a radically underrepresented in the
and a radically underrepresented in the
and a radically underrepresented in the maternal child and health to work for us
maternal child and health to work for us
maternal child and health to work for us this creates challenges for men seeking
this creates challenges for men seeking
this creates challenges for men seeking out careers in these industries well
out careers in these industries well
out careers in these industries well many men want to take more equal
many men want to take more equal
many men want to take more equal responsibilities in caring for children
responsibilities in caring for children
responsibilities in caring for children and teaching and other things like that
and teaching and other things like that
and teaching and other things like that workplaces workplace practices often
workplaces workplace practices often
workplaces workplace practices often prevent or discourage them from taking
prevent or discourage them from taking
prevent or discourage them from taking extended parental leave or from working
extended parental leave or from working
extended parental leave or from working flexibly so what can we do to change
flexibly so what can we do to change
flexibly so what can we do to change well by working with charities we can
well by working with charities we can
well by working with charities we can stop child marriage and gain an
stop child marriage and gain an
stop child marriage and gain an education for girls worldwide by working
education for girls worldwide by working
education for girls worldwide by working with charity that we can lower the rates
with charity that we can lower the rates
with charity that we can lower the rates of suicides and remove those labels and
of suicides and remove those labels and
of suicides and remove those labels and by working with the workforce and
by working with the workforce and
by working with the workforce and together we can gain equal access into
together we can gain equal access into
together we can gain equal access into jobs and into equal pay by working
jobs and into equal pay by working
jobs and into equal pay by working together we can gain a gender equal
together we can gain a gender equal
together we can gain a gender equal Society thank you for listening
Society thank you for listening
Society thank you for listening [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] Rosie you know standing there watching
Rosie you know standing there watching
Rosie you know standing there watching you talk and listening to you I think of
you talk and listening to you I think of
you talk and listening to you I think of when I was younger and are the only
when I was younger and are the only
when I was younger and are the only brown person on TV when I was younger
brown person on TV when I was younger
brown person on TV when I was younger was a guy called Derek Griffith I don’t
was a guy called Derek Griffith I don’t
was a guy called Derek Griffith I don’t know if you’re old enough anymore magic
know if you’re old enough anymore magic
know if you’re old enough anymore magic I thought he was my dad because he was
I thought he was my dad because he was
I thought he was my dad because he was the only face I could see and and as we
the only face I could see and and as we
the only face I could see and and as we kind of go through life sometimes we
kind of go through life sometimes we
kind of go through life sometimes we don’t there’s a saying that says you
don’t there’s a saying that says you
don’t there’s a saying that says you know you can’t be what you don’t see and
know you can’t be what you don’t see and
know you can’t be what you don’t see and I always think as well if you can’t see
I always think as well if you can’t see
I always think as well if you can’t see it then be the first and I’m always
it then be the first and I’m always
it then be the first and I’m always really interested in as a young woman
really interested in as a young woman
really interested in as a young woman and when you look at society when you
and when you look at society when you
and when you look at society when you look at people in power politicians
look at people in power politicians
look at people in power politicians where do you see a future where it’s not
where do you see a future where it’s not
where do you see a future where it’s not a big thing like if if a woman gets
a big thing like if if a woman gets
a big thing like if if a woman gets elected to Parma it’s not a big thing
elected to Parma it’s not a big thing
elected to Parma it’s not a big thing what do you think it will always be an
what do you think it will always be an
what do you think it will always be an enormous difference when that balance
enormous difference when that balance
enormous difference when that balance will always be there and well obviously
will always be there and well obviously
will always be there and well obviously at the moment when a woman’s elected
at the moment when a woman’s elected
at the moment when a woman’s elected people who believe in gender equality
people who believe in gender equality
people who believe in gender equality are always very excited and happy about
are always very excited and happy about
are always very excited and happy about it but in the future I hope that it
it but in the future I hope that it
it but in the future I hope that it would just be a regular thing where both
would just be a regular thing where both
would just be a regular thing where both genders are equal because that’s what it
genders are equal because that’s what it
genders are equal because that’s what it should be yeah and it feels at the
should be yeah and it feels at the
should be yeah and it feels at the moment like diversity is kind of a
moment like diversity is kind of a
moment like diversity is kind of a choice
choice
choice sometimes when actually it’s the nature
sometimes when actually it’s the nature
sometimes when actually it’s the nature 50% of the world are female so what what
50% of the world are female so what what
50% of the world are female so what what do you want to do for you do you feel
do you want to do for you do you feel
do you want to do for you do you feel that any of your dreams could be held
that any of your dreams could be held
that any of your dreams could be held back because you’re female or do you
back because you’re female or do you
back because you’re female or do you feel that actually I’m going to do this
feel that actually I’m going to do this
feel that actually I’m going to do this and if I’m the first doing it then I’ll
and if I’m the first doing it then I’ll
and if I’m the first doing it then I’ll be the first doing it and well
be the first doing it and well
be the first doing it and well personally I want to be a psychologist
personally I want to be a psychologist
personally I want to be a psychologist and I know there’s already many female
and I know there’s already many female
and I know there’s already many female psychologists so that’s not limited to
psychologists so that’s not limited to
psychologists so that’s not limited to me personally but I believe that many
me personally but I believe that many
me personally but I believe that many other people will have to overcome the
other people will have to overcome the
other people will have to overcome the obstacle of being discriminated against
obstacle of being discriminated against
obstacle of being discriminated against because at the moment there’s set
because at the moment there’s set
because at the moment there’s set standards people should reach and I
standards people should reach and I
standards people should reach and I think the standards need to be removed
you’re incredible thank you so much for
you’re incredible thank you so much for standing here I’m sharing that later get
standing here I’m sharing that later get
standing here I’m sharing that later get the Rosie Carter
the Rosie Carter
the Rosie Carter thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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