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Participant 1: Being from the Caribbean, I don’t think there is a lot of information at all. Facilitator: Thank you so much for that point- you just mentioned that being from the Caribbean, this is…

Facilitator: When the respondent appeals, then the person goes to the board of students and all of that stuff. Participant 1: See, who wants to go through all of that? Participant 2: See, […] if…

Participant 1: So, question: Who are the people who work in there? Do they work for the school? Facilitator: Yeah. Participant1: What if they go talking to their friend and say, “oh, I have this…

I feel like there is a little bit of a gender bias, because, well, especially in the Caribbean, males are less likely to report sexual violence than females. I feel like because of that, you…

We’re so used to, especially as women, we deal with stuff. We deal with our mental health, we deal with taking care of our kids, taking care of our homes; and there’s a lot of…

Yeah, definitely like, where do I look for this information. but also, like, who am I talking to? Because personally, I’ve been sexually harassed by a male and then going to talk to a male,…

I guess I’m wondering, um, especially in light of the School of Dentistry- we all know the famous story. Like, and we know that sexual harassment [is] also quite prevalent in School of Engineering, and…

Participant 1: I don’t know how to word this, but I guess, um, since we’re dealing with sensitive data, how confidential is the data once a person of colour has given information? Are they taking…

Even the question of what happens to the victim after the initial report is relevant. And, you know, the importance of confidentiality and making sure that everyone’s being treated, you know, fairly. Those are all…

I would definitely have this conversation [around sexual assault] with my mother, grandmother, and older women around me that I consider influential. With that being said, I would also like to discuss this topic with…

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