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Caucasian Female

Latin America

I know some people are aware. Like, for example, here in Canada, we are taught and we can read about it [the policy], but since we are such an international community and we all have…

The thing that I just noticed is the International Centre does not mention anything of this policy and it’s obvious that minority groups, which is basically international students, are the ones experiencing higher risks of…

My question is, is there any support after all this has already happened? Let’s say, I suffered a sexual assault, I speak up and all this stuff, but do I have support after all that?…

Participant 1: Yeah, people may say that this is taboo, but it is not really a taboo, because everybody can experience it, like, females, males – any type of person, you know? Facilitator: […] even…

Participant 1: I think, for example, since we are from Latin America, and we come from very low resources. Not the majority, but some people do. For example, my grandmother barely finished her school, but…

Latin America: The most dangerous place to be a woman

Lagos Lira, 2017

Sexual Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Desk Review

Contreras, Guedes, & Dartnall, 2010