Emma Watson

Emma Watson wants people to not only understand feminism, but to experience it. The UN Women initiative HeForShe, for which Watson is an ambassador, launched HeForShe Arts Week during a press conference on Tuesday morning in celebration of International Women's Day. HeForSheArts Week is a week-long celebration of gender equality within the arts in venues all over New York City.

As part of the International Women’s Day commemoration, UN Women is launching a new initiative aimed at leveraging the arts for gender equality – HeForShe Arts Week.

When you put Emma Watson and Gloria Steinem in a room together, great things are bound to happen. The two feminist icons got candid about body image, feminism and Hermione Granger on Wednesday night in London, at an event hosted by the How To Academy.

The actress, best known for portraying wizard whiz Hermione Granger, revealed in the latest issue of Paper Magazine that she plans to take a year-long break from acting to instead focus on her work with the United Nations’ HeForShe gender-equality project and for her own personal betterment.

Winners for The Observer 2015 Ethical Awards in association with Ecover, were announced at an awards ceremony at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum last week.