Emma Watson has announced that she will take a year off from acting to focus on feminism and her own “personal development.”<br />The British “Harry Potter” actress, who was appointed in 2014 as a U.N. Women Goodwill Ambassador, discussed her new journey with author and feminist Bell Hooks in an interview for Paper magazine.<br />“I’m taking a year away from acting to focus on two things, really,” Ms. Watson, 25, said.<br />“My own personal development is one.<br />I know that you read a book a day.<br />My own personal task is to read a book a week, and also to read a book a month as part of my book club.<br />Ms. Watson said she will also work on the HeForShe initiative, which focuses on engaging men to fight for women’s rights and gender equality.
