In September 2016, the "Harry Potter" star delivered a speech about the gender double standards that many women encounter when they study and work at universities. This address was a followup to a speech she made two years earlier after launching a gender equality initiative called HeForShe at the U.N. headquarters in New York.

Speech by UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson at a special event for the HeForShe campaign, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 20 September 2014 [Check against delivery.] Today we are launching a campaign called “ HeForShe.” I am reaching out to you because I need your help.