Feminist discourse within the UN Contrastive analysis of Hillary Clinton’s speech Women’s rights are human rights (1995), and Emma Watson’s speech Gender equality is your issue too (2014)

Abstract

El feminismo es un movimiento social que ha evolucionado significativamente en las últimas décadas pasando de ser una lucha marginal a ser una fuerza política importante en muchos países. Desde sus inicios, muchas personalidades femeninas se han pronunciado a favor de los derechos de la mujer, sin embargo, el discurso feminista no siempre ha sido el mismo. A lo largo de los años el discurso feminista ha ido adoptando un nuevo enfoque, más inclusivo y diverso. El presente trabajo busca investigar cómo ha sido la evolución del discurso político feminista mediante el estudio y análisis contrastivo de dos discursos feministas pronunciados por dos mujeres ante las Naciones Unidas. Se trata del discurso de Hillary Clinton Women’s rights are human rights, pronunciado en 1995, y el discurso de Emma Watson Gender equality is your issue too, de 2014. Estos discursos ejemplifican cómo el discurso feminista ha dejado de ser un discurso solo para la mujer y se ha convertido en una lucha por la igualdad para todos los géneros y su estudio pretende ayudar a comprender la latente evolución feminista.

Feminism is a social movement that has evolved significantly in recent decades, from being a marginal cause to an important political force in many countries. Since its beginnings, many female personalities have spoken out in favor of women's rights, however, the feminist discourse has not always been the same. Over the years, feminist discourse has adopted a new, more inclusive and diverse approach. This paper seeks to investigate the evolution of feminist political discourse through the study and contrastive analysis of two feminist speeches delivered by two women at the United Nations. These are Hillary Clinton's speech Women's rights are human rights, delivered in 1995, and Emma Watson's speech Gender equality is your issue too, from 2014. Both speeches exemplify how feminist discourse has ceased to be a discourse only for women and has become a battle for gender equality. Thus, by studying them, this work aims to contribute to a better understanding of the latent feminist evolution.