Elizabeth Nyamayaro: An Invitation to Men Who Want a Better World for Women | TED

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I will always remember

Zauvek ću pamtiti

the first time I met the girl in the blue uniform.

kada sam prvi put srela devojku u plavoj uniformi.

I was eight at the time,

Tada sam imala osam godina,

living in the village with my grandmother,

živela sam u selu sa svojom bakom,

who was raising me and other children.

koja je odgajala mene i drugu decu.

Famine had hit my country of Zimbabwe,

Glad je pogodila moju zemlju Zimbabve

and we just didn't have enough to eat.

i mi prosto nismo imali dovoljno hrane.

We were hungry.

Bili smo gladni.

And that's when the girl in the blue uniform

Tada je devojka u plavoj uniformi

came to my village with the United Nations

došla u moje selo sa Ujedinjenim nacijama

to feed the children.

da bi nahranila decu.

As she handed me my porridge,

Dok mi je pružala moju kašu,

I asked her why she was there,

pitala sam je zašto je tu

and without hesitation, she said,

i bez oklevanja rekla je:

"As Africans, we must uplift all the people of Africa."

„Kao Afrikanci, moramo podići ceo afrički narod.”

I had absolutely no idea what she meant.

Nisam je uopšte razumela.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

But her words stuck with me.

Ipak, zapamtila sam njene reči.

Two years later,

Dve godine kasnije

famine hit my country for the second time.

glad je pogodila moju zemlju po drugi put.

My grandmother had no choice but to send me to the city

Moja baka nije imala drugog izbora osim da me pošalje u grad

to live with an aunt I had never met before.

da živim sa tetkom koju pre toga nikad nisam srela.

So at the age of 10,

Tako sam se sa deset godina

I found myself in school for the very first time.

našla u školi po prvi put

And there, at the city school,

i tamo, u gradskoj školi,

I would experience what it was to be unequal.

iskusiću šta znači ne biti jednak.

You see, in the village,

Vidite, u selu smo svi bili jednaki.

we were all equal.

But in the eyes and the minds of the other kids,

Međutim, u očima i glavi druge dece

I was not their equal.

ja nisam bila jednaka njima.

I couldn't speak English,

Nisam znala engleski

and I was way behind in terms of reading and writing.

i zaostajala sam dosta u čitanju i pisanju.

But this feeling of inequality would get even more complex.

Ovo osećanje nejednakosti postaće čak još složenije.

Every school holiday

Svaki školski raspust

spent back in the village with my grandmother

proveden u selu sa mojom bakom

made me consciously aware

učinio me je svesnijom nejednakosti

of the inequalities this incredible opportunity

koju je ova neverovatna prilika

had created within my own family.

stvorila unutar moje porodice.

Suddenly, I had much more than the rest of my village.

Odjednom sam imala mnogo više od ostatka mog sela

And in their eyes, I was no longer their equal.

i u njihovim očima više nisam bila jednaka njima.

I felt guilty.

Osećala sam krivicu.

But I thought about the girl in the blue uniform,

Međutim, razmišljala sam o devojci u plavoj uniformi

and I remember thinking,

i sećam se da sam mislila:

"That's who I want to be --

„To je neko ko želim da budem -

someone like her,

neko kao ona,

someone who uplifts other people."

neko ko podiže ostale ljude.”

This childhood experience led me to the United Nations,

Ovo iskustvo iz detinjstva dovelo me je do Ujedinjenih nacija

and to my current role with UN Women,

i moje trenutne uloge u UN ženama,

where we are addressing one of the greatest inequalities

gde se bavimo jednom od najvećih nejednakosti

that affects more than half of the world's population --

koja pogađa više od polovine svetske populacije -

women and girls.

žene i devojke.

Today, I want to share with you

Danas želim sa vama da podelim

a simple idea that seeks to uplift all of us together.

jednostavnu ideju koja teži da nas sve podigne.

Eight months ago,

Pre osam meseci

under the visionary leadership of Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,

pod vizionarskim vođstvom Pumzile Mlambo-Ngkuke,

head of UN Women,

predsedavajuće UN žena,

we launched a groundbreaking initiative

pokrenuli smo revolucionarnu inicijativu

called HeForShe,

nazvanu „On za nju”,

inviting men and boys from around the world

pozivajući muškarce i dečake iz celog sveta

to stand in solidarity with each other and with women,

da se solidarišu jedni sa drugima i sa ženama

to create a shared vision for gender equality.

da bi stvorili zajedničku viziju rodne jednakosti.

This is an invitation for those who believe in equality

Ovo je poziv za one koji veruju u jednakost

for women and men,

žena i muškaraca

and those who don't yet know that they believe.

i za one koji još uvek ne znaju da veruju.

The initiative is based on a simple idea:

Inicijativa je zasnovana na jednostavnoj ideji:

that what we share is much more powerful

da je ono što delimo mnogo moćnije

than what divides us.

od onoga što nas deli.

We all feel the same things.

Svi mi osećamo iste stvari.

We all want the same things,

Svi mi želimo iste stvari,

even when those things sometimes remain unspoken.

čak i kada te stvari ponekad ostanu neizgovorene.

HeForShe is about uplifting all of us,

U inicijativi „On za nju” radi se o podizanju svih nas,

women and men together.

žena i muškaraca zajedno.

It's moving us towards an inflection point for gender equality.

To nas pomera ka prekretničkoj tački jednakosti.

Imagine a blank page

Zamislite praznu stranu

with one horizontal line splitting it in half.

sa horizontalnom linijom koja je deli napola.

Now imagine that women are represented here,

Sad zamislite da su žene predstavljene ovde,

and men are represented here.

a muškarci su predstavljeni ovde.

In our current population,

U našoj sadašnjoj populaciji

HeForShe is about moving the 3.2 billion men,

„On za nju” želi da pomeri 3,2 milijarde muškaraca,

one man at a time,

jednog po jednog muškarca,

across that line,

preko te linije

so that ultimately, men can stand alongside women

tako da na kraju muškarci mogu da stoje pored žena

and be on the right side of history,

i budu na pravoj strani istorije,

making gender equality a reality in the 21st century.

čineći rodnu jednakost stvarnošću u 21. veku.

However, engaging men in the movement would prove quite controversial.

Ipak, uključivanje muškaraca u pokret ispostaviće se kao prilično kontroverzno.

Why invite men? They are the problem.

Zašto pozvati muškarce? Oni su problem.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

In fact, men don't care, we were told.

Zapravo, rečeno nam je da muškarce nije briga.

But something incredible happened when we launched HeForShe.

Međutim, nešto neverovatno se desilo kada smo pokrenuli „On za nju”.

In just three days, more than 100,000 men

U samo tri dana više od 100 000 muškaraca

had signed up and committed to be agents of change for equality.

se prijavilo i obavezalo da budu nosioci promene za jednakost.

Within that first week, at least one man in every single country in the world

U prvoj nedelji najmanje jedan muškarac u svakoj zemlji u svetu

stood up to be counted,

ustao je da bude uračunat

and within that same week,

i u toj istoj nedelji

HeForShe created more than 1.2 billion conversations on social media.

„On za nju” je imala više od 1,2 milijarde diskusija

na socijalnim mrežama

And that's when the emails started pouring in,

i tada su mejlovi počeli da nadiru,

sometimes as many as a thousand a day.

ponekad čak hiljadu dnevno.

We heard from a man out of Zimbabwe,

Javio nam se čovek iz Zimbabvea

who, after hearing about HeForShe,

koji je, nakon što je čuo za „On za nju”,

created a "husband school."

napravio „školu za muževe”.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

He literally went around his village,

Bukvalno je išao po svom selu,

hand-picking all of the men that were abusive to their partners,

svojeručno birajući sve muškarce koji su zlostavljali svoje partnerke

and committed to turn them into better husbands and fathers.

i obavezao se da ih pretvori u bolje muževe i očeve.

In Pune, India, a youth advocate organized an innovative bicycle rally,

U Puneu u Indiji advokat za mlade organizovao je

inovativnu biciklističku trku, mobilišući 700 biciklista

mobilizing 700 cyclists

to share the HeForShe messages within their own community.

da podele „On za nju” poruku sa svojom zajednicom.

In another impact story,

U drugoj značajnoj priči

a man sent a very personal note

muškarac je poslao veoma ličnu poruku

of something that had happened in his own community.

o nečemu što se desilo u njegovoj zajednici.

He wrote,

Napisao je:

"Dear Madam,

„Draga gospođo,

I have lived all of my life

ceo život sam živeo

next door to a man who continuously beats up his wife.

pored čoveka koji konstantno tuče svoju ženu.

Two weeks ago,

Pre dve nedelje

I was listening to my radio,

slušao sam radio

and your voice came on,

i vaš glas se pojavio,

and you spoke about something called the HeForShe,

i pričali ste o nečemu što se zove „On za nju”

and the need for men to play their role.

i potrebi da muškarci odigraju svoju ulogu.

Within a few hours, I heard the woman cry again next door,

Kroz nekoliko sati čuo sam ženu pored kako plače ponovo,

but for the first time,

ali po prvi put

I didn't just sit there.

nisam samo sedeo.

I felt compelled to do something,

Osećao sam da moram nešto da uradim,

so I went over and I confronted the husband.

te sam otišao tamo i suprotstavio se mužu.

Madam, it has been two weeks,

Gospođo, prošle su dve nedelje,

and the woman has not cried since.

a žena od tada nije plakala.

Thank you for giving me a voice."

Hvala vam što ste mi dali glas.”

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Personal impact stories such as these

Lične priče sa uticajem kao ove

show that we are tapping into something within men,

pokazuju da dodirujemo nešto u muškarcima,

but getting to a world where women and men are equal

ali da bi se došlo do sveta u kome su žene i muškarci jednaki

is not just a matter of bringing men to the cause.

nije dovoljno samo da muškarci počnu da rade za cilj.

We want concrete, systematic, structural change that can equalize

Mi želimo konkretnu, sistemsku, strukturnu promenu koja može da izjednači

the political, economic and social realities for women and men.

političke, ekonomske i socijalne stvarnosti žena i muškaraca.

We are asking men to make concrete actions,

Tražimo od muškaraca da preuzmu konkretne akcije,

calling them to intervene at a personal level,

pozivajući ih da intervenišu na ličnom nivou,

to change their behavior.

da promene svoje ponašanje.

We are calling upon governments, businesses, universities,

Pozivamo vlade, kompanije, univerzitete

to change their policies.

da promene svoju politiku.

We want male leaders to become role models

Želimo da muški lideri postanu uzori

and change agents within their own institutions.

i nosioci promene u svojim institucijama.

Already, a number of prominent men and leaders have stepped up

Već je ustalo nekoliko uticajnih muškaraca i vođa

and made some concrete HeForShe commitments.

i konkretno su se obavezali prema „On za nju”.

In a few early success stories,

U nekoliko ranih uspešnih priča

a leading French hospitality company, Accor,

vodeća francuska bolnička kompanija, Akor,

has committed to eliminate the pay gap

obavezala se da će ukinuti razliku u platama

for all of its 180,000 employees by 2020.

za svih svojih 180 000 zaposlenih do 2020. godine.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

The government of Sweden,

Švedska vlada

under its current feminist government,

predvođena svojom feminističkom vladom,

has committed to close both the employment and the pay gap

obavezala se da ukine razliku u zapošljavanju i plaćanju

for all of its citizens within the current electoral term.

za sve svoje građane tokom svog mandata.

In Japan, the University of Nagoya

U Japanu Univerzitet Nagoje gradi,

is building, as part of their HeForShe commitments,

kao deo svojih „On za nju” obaveza,

what will become one of Japan's leading gender-research centers.

ono što će postati jedan od vodećih japanskih centara za rodna istraživanja.

Now, eight months later,

Sad, osam meseci kasnije,

a movement is building.

pokret raste.

We are seeing men sign up from every single walk of life,

Vidimo da se prijavljuju muškarci iz svake oblasti života

and from every single corner in the world,

i iz svakog dela sveta,

from the United Nations' own Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

od generalnog sekretara Ujedinjenih nacija Ban Ki Muna,

to the Secretary-Generals of NATO and the EU Council,

do generalnih sekretara NATO-a i EU skupštine,

from the prime minister of Bhutan

od premijera Butana

to the president of Sierra Leone.

do predsednika Sijera Leonea.

In Europe alone, all the male EU Commissioners

Samo u Evropi, svi muškarci EU komesari

and the members of Parliament of the Swedish and Iceland governments

i članovi parlamenta švedske i islandske vlade

have signed up to be HeForShe.

prijavili su se da budu „On za nju”.

In fact, one in 20 men in Iceland has joined the movement.

Zapravo, jedan od 20 muškaraca u Islandu pridružio se pokretu.

The rallying call of our passionate goodwill ambassador, Emma Watson,

Poziv naše strastvene ambasadorke dobre volje, Eme Votson,

has garnered more than five billion media impressions,

skupio je više od pet milijardi medijskih utisaka,

mobilizing hundreds and thousands of students around the world

mobilišući stotine i hiljade studenata širom sveta

to create more than a hundred HeForShe student associations.

da naprave više od sto „On za nju” studentskih asocijacija.

Now this is the beginning of the vision that HeForShe has

Sad, ovo je početak vizije koju „On za nju” ima za svet

for the world that we want to see.

koji želimo da vidimo.

Einstein once said,

Ajnštajn je jednom rekao:

"A human being is part of the whole ...

„Ljudsko biće je deo celine....

but he experiences himself,

ali doživljava sebe,

his thoughts and feelings,

svoje misli i osećanja,

as something separate from the rest ...

kao nešto odvojeno od ostatka...

This delusion is a kind of prison for us ...

Ova varka je jedna vrsta zatvora za nas...

Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison

Naš zadatak mora biti da se oslobodimo iz ovog zatvora

by widening our circle of compassion."

šireći opseg naše saosećajnosti."

If women and men are part of a greater whole,

Ako su žene i muškarci deo veće celine,

as Einstein suggests,

kao što je Ajnštajn predložio,

it is my hope that HeForShe can help free us to realize

moja je nada da nam „On za nju” može pomoći da se oslobodimo

da shvatimo da nije rod ono što nas definiše,

that it is not our gender that defines us,

but ultimately, our shared humanity.

već na kraju naša zajednička ljudskost.

HeForShe is tapping into women's and men's dreams,

„On za nju” čini boljima snove muškaraca i žena,

the dreams that we have for ourselves,

snove koje imamo za sebe

and the dreams that we have for our families, our children,

i snove koje imamo za naše porodice, našu decu,

friends, communities.

prijatelje, zajednice.

So that's what it is about.

Dakle, o tome se radi.

HeForShe is about uplifting all of us together.

„On za nju” je o podizanju svih nas zajedno.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)