UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Emma Watson cheered the possibility of the U.S. electing its first female president. Edgar Ramirez questioned a “macho” world that teaches boys to suppress emotions and dominate women.
The actors roused up a glitzy and high-powered crowd at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan on Tuesday night to promote U.N. Women’s HeForShe initiative to draw men into the fight for global gender equality.
The organization released a report detailing progress made by 10 universities around the world that have committed to redressing gender inequality in their institutions. It is part of a wider project convening 10 heads of state, 10 global corporate CEOs and 10 university presidents to take concrete action for gender parity.
Watson, the U.N. Women Global Goodwill Ambassador, drew whoops and cheers when she referenced the possibility of Hillary Clinton winning the U.S. presidential elections.
“I don’t know if I would have believed you if you had told me two years ago before I made my HeforShe speech that we might have the first female president of the United States,” said Watson, best known for her “Harry Potter” character Hermione Granger, the plucky bookworm whose wits frequently saved the day.