Emma Watson & Malala Yousafzai: One powerful pair 2:37PM

She said, “Today I met Malala”.

In a Facebook post every bit as starry-eyed as this article (deal with it), Watson commends Yousafzai for her determination and recalls a pivotal moment from the conversation, which she never expected to happen.

“When you said, ‘if not now, when? if not me, who?’, I decided there’s nothing wrong by calling yourself a feminist”, Yousafzai continued.

Watson was visibly moved by that powerful statement.

Regardless of her time spent championing gender equality, the teenager didn’t explicitly consider herself a feminist until hearing Emma Watson‘s speech at the United Nations to kick off her HeForShe campaign. More than 10,000 children and their teachers were given an opportunity to view the showing first hand in order to learn a little bit more about feminism and Malala’s courageous advocacy. Maybe feminist isn’t the easiest word to use…

Watson reflected on the interview, writing that she’s learned that while the feminist movement can be “factionalized”, at the end of the day feminists have the same goal.

Yousafzai became the youngest person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize a year ago (14). It is the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes… “In fact, statistically, very few have been”.

What is more, the interview throws up an interesting confession from Yousefzai, who claims that she didn’t identify herself as a feminist until she saw the “Harry Potter” star’s “He For She” Campaign previous year.

The 18-year-old was attending the premiere of her documentary, He Named Me Malala. The then 15-year-old (she turned 18 this July) was singled out, along with her father, for advocating for girls’ education, and the attack on her sparked an outcry from supporters around the world. It was her efforts that won her the Nobel Peace Prize.

Ms Yousafzai has been living in Birmingham with her family since the assassination attempt.

He Named Me Malala is in cinemas from 6 November.

Watson is also well on her way to major recognition for feminism. Enlarge Emma Watson via Facebook “I am a feminist, and we all should be feminist, because feminism is another word for equality”, said the 17-year-old activist.