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Latin American Female

West Africa

The words [in the policy] are very hard to understand, and it breaks down every – almost every difficult word. […]. Just like she said, it’s a bit bulky and no one is going to…

The tricky thing is that, yes, they [my parents] would respond positively to the policy, but at the same time, they are the kind of people that don’t want much attention drawn to themselves -…

I think that if the men [were] here, maybe the men would want to hear how I don’t want to be treated. Like one of the participants said, um, some people don’t know that its…

I think maybe they could add [to the sexual assault policy] some tips of how, if you find yourself in a situation you find unsafe or you feel like you are currently being verbally or…

My parents are very old-fashioned. If something like this was to happen to anyone in my family, they would want to make sure it wasn’t talked about. So, let’s say you choose to report; you…

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