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African Female

Policy trust

Yeah, I think my mom and dad would be happy [about this policy]; and they would say that it’s a good thing to have such a policy in our university because all these things could…

My grandparents – I think now, unlike in the past, people have been educated and everything and a lot of media have been talking about it. People keep opening up and talking about sexual violence…

If you, if you try to harass people or assault people, there are repercussions. There’s a punishment for that, there’s a price to pay. So – but when there’s no price, people can do whatever…

Participant 1: In this policy, it seems as if the – Participant 2: […] The complainant? Participant 1: Yeah, that they have a voice. They have a choice to do what – Participant 2: They…

My opinion is that there are two options: Either report, or you decide not to identify yourself, and still take the services. I feel that both should be in place, because like the other participant…

What I feel is that we have come way too far in globalization, and there is a lot mingling and acceptance with us. Even the corporate culture – we are working on and with the…

What I personally feel is when you talk about a sexual kind of problem to your friends, like close people, their first reaction would be very impulsive and they only think in an emotional point…

I think my brothers would like the policy, because they know how guys are. So, personally, they [would] think the policy is better if it is applied, because then I could walk around safely. […]…

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…

My parents let me come here because, to be honest, Canada is one of the safest places, most worth[while] places to live for a reason. There is a reason for it; and one of the…