imagine you’re a nine-year-old girl and at age nine you live in a small town
at age nine you live in a small town
at age nine you live in a small town with approximately 20 of their families
with approximately 20 of their families
with approximately 20 of their families and those civil war is happening in the
and those civil war is happening in the
and those civil war is happening in the country that you live in the town that
country that you live in the town that
country that you live in the town that you live in is relatively safe and
you live in is relatively safe and
you live in is relatively safe and peaceful and then things begin to change
peaceful and then things begin to change
peaceful and then things begin to change a group of Fighters moves to your town
a group of Fighters moves to your town
a group of Fighters moves to your town they come to recruit and they recruit or
they come to recruit and they recruit or
they come to recruit and they recruit or rather force community members to
rather force community members to
rather force community members to participate they come at night they
participate they come at night they
participate they come at night they knock on doors they beat people they
knock on doors they beat people they
knock on doors they beat people they take men one per family and this happens
take men one per family and this happens
take men one per family and this happens for years and as the war continues on
for years and as the war continues on
for years and as the war continues on the military of your country also come
the military of your country also come
the military of your country also come to town and at first they come to town
to town and at first they come to town
to town and at first they come to town saying that they’re there to help with
saying that they’re there to help with
saying that they’re there to help with the fighters that have entered into your
the fighters that have entered into your
the fighters that have entered into your hometown in instead of being a source of
hometown in instead of being a source of
hometown in instead of being a source of help they become a source of intense
help they become a source of intense
help they become a source of intense fear and harm over the course of years
fear and harm over the course of years
fear and harm over the course of years military official physically and
military official physically and
military official physically and sexually assault community members
sexually assault community members
sexually assault community members someone is raped by soldiers every eight
someone is raped by soldiers every eight
someone is raped by soldiers every eight to 15 days and at age 19 it happens to
to 15 days and at age 19 it happens to
to 15 days and at age 19 it happens to you you’re hurt bleeding ashamed you go
you you’re hurt bleeding ashamed you go
you you’re hurt bleeding ashamed you go to your aunt’s house to heal and your
to your aunt’s house to heal and your
to your aunt’s house to heal and your aunt tells you that you should leave the
aunt tells you that you should leave the
aunt tells you that you should leave the country for safety elsewhere and after a
country for safety elsewhere and after a
country for safety elsewhere and after a few days you do after a few days you
few days you do after a few days you
few days you do after a few days you make a trek northward you know no one in
make a trek northward you know no one in
make a trek northward you know no one in the country that you move to but you
the country that you move to but you
the country that you move to but you make the trek northward and you make it
make the trek northward and you make it
make the trek northward and you make it there and you never returned home again
there and you never returned home again
there and you never returned home again never again do you see your family this
never again do you see your family this
never again do you see your family this is the story of Rana Isabel Garcia
is the story of Rana Isabel Garcia
is the story of Rana Isabel Garcia Martinez of Guatemala and in 1998 she
Martinez of Guatemala and in 1998 she
Martinez of Guatemala and in 1998 she attempted to receive refugee status in
attempted to receive refugee status in
attempted to receive refugee status in the United States on the basis of her
the United States on the basis of her
the United States on the basis of her experiences with gender-based violence
experiences with gender-based violence
experiences with gender-based violence the immigration judge hearing her case
the immigration judge hearing her case
the immigration judge hearing her case told her that she could not substantiate
told her that she could not substantiate
told her that she could not substantiate that she was a victim of past
that she was a victim of past
that she was a victim of past persecution and she failed to show
persecution and she failed to show
persecution and she failed to show according to this judge that her attack
according to this judge that her attack
according to this judge that her attack had anything to do with her race her
had anything to do with her race her
had anything to do with her race her religion her nationality her membership
religion her nationality her membership
religion her nationality her membership in a political social group or or her
in a political social group or or her
in a political social group or or her political opinion instead the judge said
political opinion instead the judge said
political opinion instead the judge said that her experiences with sexual
that her experiences with sexual
that her experiences with sexual violence were personal they were
violence were personal they were
violence were personal they were personal in nature and an act that was
personal in nature and an act that was
personal in nature and an act that was done personally by this soldier there
done personally by this soldier there
done personally by this soldier there was no evidence that the act was
was no evidence that the act was
was no evidence that the act was condoned by her government Rana was
condoned by her government Rana was
condoned by her government Rana was denied Asylum unfortunately rayna’s
denied Asylum unfortunately rayna’s
denied Asylum unfortunately rayna’s experiences are not unique in the United
experiences are not unique in the United
experiences are not unique in the United States and around the world we have a
States and around the world we have a
States and around the world we have a gender problem in the way we recognize
gender problem in the way we recognize
gender problem in the way we recognize refugees and receive refugees and to
refugees and receive refugees and to
refugees and receive refugees and to address this refugee crisis here and
address this refugee crisis here and
address this refugee crisis here and around the world I think we must begin
around the world I think we must begin
around the world I think we must begin to think differently about this gender
to think differently about this gender
to think differently about this gender problem I suggest that to take gender
problem I suggest that to take gender
problem I suggest that to take gender seriously as well as a number of other
seriously as well as a number of other
seriously as well as a number of other categories that force people to flee
categories that force people to flee
categories that force people to flee sexuality environmental degradation
sexuality environmental degradation
sexuality environmental degradation poverty we may need to think about a
poverty we may need to think about a
poverty we may need to think about a problem of categories and categorization
problem of categories and categorization
problem of categories and categorization as a source of what often is used to
as a source of what often is used to
as a source of what often is used to determine who counts as a refugee but
determine who counts as a refugee but
determine who counts as a refugee but can then become a source of exclusion
can then become a source of exclusion
can then become a source of exclusion I’m also going to suggest that we have
I’m also going to suggest that we have
I’m also going to suggest that we have some deep thinking to do about gender
some deep thinking to do about gender
some deep thinking to do about gender and taking gender seriously and
and taking gender seriously and
and taking gender seriously and gender-based violence seriously so in my
gender-based violence seriously so in my
gender-based violence seriously so in my talk for today what I want to do is to
talk for today what I want to do is to
talk for today what I want to do is to provide a scope of the refugee problem
provide a scope of the refugee problem
provide a scope of the refugee problem and how gender fits within this I’ll
and how gender fits within this I’ll
and how gender fits within this I’ll then narrow to the United States to show
then narrow to the United States to show
then narrow to the United States to show how the United States has addressed
how the United States has addressed
how the United States has addressed gender in its refugee and asylum system
gender in its refugee and asylum system
gender in its refugee and asylum system and then I’m going to end by talking
and then I’m going to end by talking
and then I’m going to end by talking about how us as you members of us
about how us as you members of us
about how us as you members of us public’s and the global community can
public’s and the global community can
public’s and the global community can begin to think about moving and
begin to think about moving and
begin to think about moving and directions that take gender seriously in
directions that take gender seriously in
directions that take gender seriously in addressing the refugee crisis so
addressing the refugee crisis so
addressing the refugee crisis so according to the united nations high
according to the united nations high
according to the united nations high commissioner for refugees there are
commissioner for refugees there are
commissioner for refugees there are currently sixty 5.3 million forcibly
currently sixty 5.3 million forcibly
currently sixty 5.3 million forcibly displaced
displaced
displaced persons in the world today and women and
persons in the world today and women and
persons in the world today and women and girls make up half of that number and
girls make up half of that number and
girls make up half of that number and they often experience sexual and
they often experience sexual and
they often experience sexual and gender-based violence as a key of their
gender-based violence as a key of their
gender-based violence as a key of their factors were needing to leave home and
factors were needing to leave home and
factors were needing to leave home and this is much like the experience of rain
this is much like the experience of rain
this is much like the experience of rain on and really the examples are too many
on and really the examples are too many
on and really the examples are too many reports coming out of the European
reports coming out of the European
reports coming out of the European crisis currently for example illustrate
crisis currently for example illustrate
crisis currently for example illustrate that not only is sexual and gender-based
that not only is sexual and gender-based
that not only is sexual and gender-based violence something that causes one to
violence something that causes one to
violence something that causes one to flee but it’s also a common part of the
flee but it’s also a common part of the
flee but it’s also a common part of the path to exile the migration the movement
path to exile the migration the movement
path to exile the migration the movement similar accounts have been given by
similar accounts have been given by
similar accounts have been given by Central American and Mexican women
Central American and Mexican women
Central American and Mexican women coming to the United States and Canada
coming to the United States and Canada
coming to the United States and Canada the journey can be as heroin as the
the journey can be as heroin as the
the journey can be as heroin as the reasons we’re leaving sexual violence is
reasons we’re leaving sexual violence is
reasons we’re leaving sexual violence is at the same time exceptional as it is
at the same time exceptional as it is
at the same time exceptional as it is quite routine and mundane the United
quite routine and mundane the United
quite routine and mundane the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees also states that it really has no way to
also states that it really has no way to
also states that it really has no way to prevent this sort of violence that’s
prevent this sort of violence that’s
prevent this sort of violence that’s happening as individuals are fleeing
happening as individuals are fleeing
happening as individuals are fleeing places of conflict and unfortunately
places of conflict and unfortunately
places of conflict and unfortunately once women arrive in a country and begin
once women arrive in a country and begin
once women arrive in a country and begin to seek asylum their ability to gain
to seek asylum their ability to gain
to seek asylum their ability to gain asylum on the basis of experiences of
asylum on the basis of experiences of
asylum on the basis of experiences of gender and sexuality related violence
gender and sexuality related violence
gender and sexuality related violence are equally slim and so I want to turn
are equally slim and so I want to turn
are equally slim and so I want to turn now to talk about how the u.s. manages
now to talk about how the u.s. manages
now to talk about how the u.s. manages this problem how the u.s. negotiates the
this problem how the u.s. negotiates the
this problem how the u.s. negotiates the gender problem in accepting refugees and
gender problem in accepting refugees and
gender problem in accepting refugees and asylum seekers so in the United States
asylum seekers so in the United States
asylum seekers so in the United States the 1980 refugee act is really important
the 1980 refugee act is really important
the 1980 refugee act is really important in understanding who gets to be a
in understanding who gets to be a
in understanding who gets to be a refugee and under this act two systems
refugee and under this act two systems
refugee and under this act two systems for accepting refugees were established
for accepting refugees were established
for accepting refugees were established the first is this system of refugee
the first is this system of refugee
the first is this system of refugee resettlement and this is what we hear a
resettlement and this is what we hear a
resettlement and this is what we hear a lot about when individuals are talking
lot about when individuals are talking
lot about when individuals are talking about asylum and refugee resettlement
about asylum and refugee resettlement
about asylum and refugee resettlement today in this context mass groups of
today in this context mass groups of
today in this context mass groups of people flee civil conflict often go to
people flee civil conflict often go to
people flee civil conflict often go to another country and take up settlement
another country and take up settlement
another country and take up settlement in a refugee camp and then at a point
in a refugee camp and then at a point
in a refugee camp and then at a point often decades international workers will
often decades international workers will
often decades international workers will say there is no end in sight to the
say there is no end in sight to the
say there is no end in sight to the conflict that these individuals had to
conflict that these individuals had to
conflict that these individuals had to leave and so permanent resettlement is
leave and so permanent resettlement is
leave and so permanent resettlement is really necessary and so the United
really necessary and so the United
really necessary and so the United States is one country that recognizes
States is one country that recognizes
States is one country that recognizes and welcomes refugee resettlement
and welcomes refugee resettlement
and welcomes refugee resettlement programs this is the process that Syrian
programs this is the process that Syrian
programs this is the process that Syrian refugees that we are learning about
refugees that we are learning about
refugees that we are learning about currently are working under the second
currently are working under the second
currently are working under the second process is a process of asylum and this
process is a process of asylum and this
process is a process of asylum and this is the process that Reina went through
is the process that Reina went through
is the process that Reina went through and this is a process that happens when
and this is a process that happens when
and this is a process that happens when an individual or maybe a family arrives
an individual or maybe a family arrives
an individual or maybe a family arrives at are within the borders of the United
at are within the borders of the United
at are within the borders of the United States and they say I have been
States and they say I have been
States and they say I have been persecuted or I fear persecution I need
persecuted or I fear persecution I need
persecuted or I fear persecution I need to remain in this country and they go
to remain in this country and they go
to remain in this country and they go through a process of interviews and
through a process of interviews and
through a process of interviews and immigration hearings and ultimately a
immigration hearings and ultimately a
immigration hearings and ultimately a judge will decide what whether or not
judge will decide what whether or not
judge will decide what whether or not you receive asylum and this is where
you receive asylum and this is where
you receive asylum and this is where we’re really seeing significant problems
we’re really seeing significant problems
we’re really seeing significant problems in the way gender is being recognized
in the way gender is being recognized
in the way gender is being recognized and specifically with that refugee
and specifically with that refugee
and specifically with that refugee definition and also the way in which
definition and also the way in which
definition and also the way in which gender based violence is seen as
gender based violence is seen as
gender based violence is seen as political persecution so if you’re like
political persecution so if you’re like
political persecution so if you’re like Raina and you’re making an asylum claim
Raina and you’re making an asylum claim
Raina and you’re making an asylum claim on the basis of having experienced
on the basis of having experienced
on the basis of having experienced gender-based violence something like
gender-based violence something like
gender-based violence something like rape or intimate abuse the category of
rape or intimate abuse the category of
rape or intimate abuse the category of relief that you’ll ask for is as a
relief that you’ll ask for is as a
relief that you’ll ask for is as a person who is a member of a particular
person who is a member of a particular
person who is a member of a particular social group so the United Nations also
social group so the United Nations also
social group so the United Nations also designated and provided us with a
designated and provided us with a
designated and provided us with a definition of who counts as a refugee
definition of who counts as a refugee
definition of who counts as a refugee and this definition is used throughout
and this definition is used throughout
and this definition is used throughout the world to decide who is a refugee who
the world to decide who is a refugee who
the world to decide who is a refugee who is not a refugee it states that a
is not a refugee it states that a
is not a refugee it states that a refugee is someone outside of their
refugee is someone outside of their
refugee is someone outside of their country that has a well-founded fear of
country that has a well-founded fear of
country that has a well-founded fear of persecution on the basis of their race
persecution on the basis of their race
persecution on the basis of their race religion nationality political opinion
religion nationality political opinion
religion nationality political opinion or membership in a social group I want
or membership in a social group I want
or membership in a social group I want you to take a minute with this
you to take a minute with this
you to take a minute with this definition notice the categories that
definition notice the categories that
definition notice the categories that are named as protected and what category
are named as protected and what category
are named as protected and what category these are absent what seems strangely
these are absent what seems strangely
these are absent what seems strangely absent to you as a category worthy of
absent to you as a category worthy of
absent to you as a category worthy of protection for refugee status if you
protection for refugee status if you
protection for refugee status if you were writing this definition today what
were writing this definition today what
were writing this definition today what categories would you include would you
categories would you include would you
categories would you include would you have any at all gender along with many
have any at all gender along with many
have any at all gender along with many other factors that cause people to flee
other factors that cause people to flee
other factors that cause people to flee is notably absent in this definition the
is notably absent in this definition the
is notably absent in this definition the very construction of a system for
very construction of a system for
very construction of a system for managing refugees really creates many
managing refugees really creates many
managing refugees really creates many exclusions that don’t allow people to
exclusions that don’t allow people to
exclusions that don’t allow people to have access to the protections that they
have access to the protections that they
have access to the protections that they perhaps deserve and for women like Raina
perhaps deserve and for women like Raina
perhaps deserve and for women like Raina who have made gender-based claims as
who have made gender-based claims as
who have made gender-based claims as members of gendered social groups the
members of gendered social groups the
members of gendered social groups the challenges have really been giant early
challenges have really been giant early
challenges have really been giant early on in the United States women making
on in the United States women making
on in the United States women making gender-based claims we’re told that
gender-based claims we’re told that
gender-based claims we’re told that gender alone could not count as a social
gender alone could not count as a social
gender alone could not count as a social group because more than half of a
group because more than half of a
group because more than half of a country’s population does not count as a
country’s population does not count as a
country’s population does not count as a social group it’s too big other women
social group it’s too big other women
social group it’s too big other women took a more narrow approach and they
took a more narrow approach and they
took a more narrow approach and they framed their claim their their social
framed their claim their their social
framed their claim their their social group in ways such as being members of a
group in ways such as being members of a
group in ways such as being members of a social group of poor women who have been
social group of poor women who have been
social group of poor women who have been battered by their husbands and who
battered by their husbands and who
battered by their husbands and who oppose male domination in these cases
oppose male domination in these cases
oppose male domination in these cases the claimants were told that they
the claimants were told that they
the claimants were told that they couldn’t count either because they
couldn’t count either because they
couldn’t count either because they couldn’t prove that their husbands were
couldn’t prove that their husbands were
couldn’t prove that their husbands were abusing them on the basis of their
abusing them on the basis of their
abusing them on the basis of their membership that their husbands saw them
membership that their husbands saw them
membership that their husbands saw them as that group and were thusly
as that group and were thusly
as that group and were thusly persecuting them now in addition to
persecuting them now in addition to
persecuting them now in addition to struggling to fit into the definition of
struggling to fit into the definition of
struggling to fit into the definition of a refugee women claiming gender-based
a refugee women claiming gender-based
a refugee women claiming gender-based violence as persecution have also been
violence as persecution have also been
violence as persecution have also been denied Asylum because their experiences
denied Asylum because their experiences
denied Asylum because their experiences with violence are seen as personal not
with violence are seen as personal not
with violence are seen as personal not political this was the case for a
political this was the case for a
political this was the case for a limpiar las Omaha no of El Salvador she
limpiar las Omaha no of El Salvador she
limpiar las Omaha no of El Salvador she came to the United States to seek refuge
came to the United States to seek refuge
came to the United States to seek refuge after a sergeant of the Salvador
after a sergeant of the Salvador
after a sergeant of the Salvador Salvadoran army began to repeatedly and
Salvadoran army began to repeatedly and
Salvadoran army began to repeatedly and violently physically and sexually
violently physically and sexually
violently physically and sexually assault her as well as threatened her
assault her as well as threatened her
assault her as well as threatened her life
life
life and the judge in her case told her that
and the judge in her case told her that
and the judge in her case told her that the case attests to evidence and
the case attests to evidence and
the case attests to evidence and mistreatment of an individual but not
mistreatment of an individual but not
mistreatment of an individual but not persecution the judge continued that
persecution the judge continued that
persecution the judge continued that Olympia quote may indeed have suffered
Olympia quote may indeed have suffered
Olympia quote may indeed have suffered emotional and physical abuse in the
emotional and physical abuse in the
emotional and physical abuse in the course of her personal relationship with
course of her personal relationship with
course of her personal relationship with sergeant zuniga but such mistreatment is
sergeant zuniga but such mistreatment is
sergeant zuniga but such mistreatment is clearly personal in nature and does not
clearly personal in nature and does not
clearly personal in nature and does not constitute political persecution with
constitute political persecution with
constitute political persecution with the meaning of immigration laws these
the meaning of immigration laws these
the meaning of immigration laws these cases and so so so many more show us
cases and so so so many more show us
cases and so so so many more show us that particularly in the United States
that particularly in the United States
that particularly in the United States we have a problem with seeing gender and
we have a problem with seeing gender and
we have a problem with seeing gender and gender based violence as anything more
gender based violence as anything more
gender based violence as anything more than just personal experience I think we
than just personal experience I think we
than just personal experience I think we must learn to think differently about
must learn to think differently about
must learn to think differently about gender and gender based violence if we
gender and gender based violence if we
gender and gender based violence if we are significantly going to address the
are significantly going to address the
are significantly going to address the world’s refugee crisis and I want to end
world’s refugee crisis and I want to end
world’s refugee crisis and I want to end by thinking about what that looks like
the first thing that we must do is we
the first thing that we must do is we must learn to take women’s claims
must learn to take women’s claims
must learn to take women’s claims seriously in particular women’s claims
seriously in particular women’s claims
seriously in particular women’s claims of violence this sort of thinking would
of violence this sort of thinking would
of violence this sort of thinking would really mean a culture shift and it’s not
really mean a culture shift and it’s not
really mean a culture shift and it’s not just in this international context that
just in this international context that
just in this international context that this matters that women’s experiences
this matters that women’s experiences
this matters that women’s experiences with sexual violence are devalued and
with sexual violence are devalued and
with sexual violence are devalued and discredited but it’s also when we talk
discredited but it’s also when we talk
discredited but it’s also when we talk about sexual assault on us college
about sexual assault on us college
about sexual assault on us college campuses something that twenty three
campuses something that twenty three
campuses something that twenty three percent of women undergraduate women in
percent of women undergraduate women in
percent of women undergraduate women in college experience during their time on
college experience during their time on
college experience during their time on campus or domestic violence something
campus or domestic violence something
campus or domestic violence something that thirty percent of women worldwide
that thirty percent of women worldwide
that thirty percent of women worldwide experience over the course of their
experience over the course of their
experience over the course of their lifetime across these contexts women are
lifetime across these contexts women are
lifetime across these contexts women are not believed not taken seriously they’re
not believed not taken seriously they’re
not believed not taken seriously they’re devalued and discredited especially when
devalued and discredited especially when
devalued and discredited especially when they begin to publicly named their
they begin to publicly named their
they begin to publicly named their experiences what will it take to take
experiences what will it take to take
experiences what will it take to take sexual and gender-based violence
sexual and gender-based violence
sexual and gender-based violence seriously I think we must begin by
seriously I think we must begin by
seriously I think we must begin by believing women second in addressing the
believing women second in addressing the
believing women second in addressing the gender dynamic in the refugee crisis we
gender dynamic in the refugee crisis we
gender dynamic in the refugee crisis we must begin by centralizing gen
must begin by centralizing gen
must begin by centralizing gen as a fundamental aspect of all elements
as a fundamental aspect of all elements
as a fundamental aspect of all elements of migration the need to flee your home
of migration the need to flee your home
of migration the need to flee your home the path to migration wading in refugee
the path to migration wading in refugee
the path to migration wading in refugee camps seeking permanent resettlement
camps seeking permanent resettlement
camps seeking permanent resettlement each moment is fundamentally shaped and
each moment is fundamentally shaped and
each moment is fundamentally shaped and impacted by the gender of the person
impacted by the gender of the person
impacted by the gender of the person migrating and fleeing we can do a better
migrating and fleeing we can do a better
migrating and fleeing we can do a better job of integrating a gender analysis
job of integrating a gender analysis
job of integrating a gender analysis into policy and procedure and protocol
into policy and procedure and protocol
into policy and procedure and protocol and according to human rights and aid
and according to human rights and aid
and according to human rights and aid workers that are on the ground
workers that are on the ground
workers that are on the ground oftentimes the steps are quite simple
oftentimes the steps are quite simple
oftentimes the steps are quite simple and actionable we must centralized a
and actionable we must centralized a
and actionable we must centralized a gender analysis finally I suggest that
gender analysis finally I suggest that
gender analysis finally I suggest that we may need to go back to the
we may need to go back to the
we may need to go back to the foundations of the modern refugee system
foundations of the modern refugee system
foundations of the modern refugee system and really rethink seriously what
and really rethink seriously what
and really rethink seriously what categories and categorization do who
categories and categorization do who
categories and categorization do who categories and categorization serves in
categories and categorization serves in
categories and categorization serves in my research about gender and sexuality
my research about gender and sexuality
my research about gender and sexuality related Asylum cases in the United
related Asylum cases in the United
related Asylum cases in the United States one thing that I found is that
States one thing that I found is that
States one thing that I found is that rather than being a tool of organization
rather than being a tool of organization
rather than being a tool of organization and welcome these categories those
and welcome these categories those
and welcome these categories those mentioned in the refugee definition are
mentioned in the refugee definition are
mentioned in the refugee definition are often used to exclude more than they
often used to exclude more than they
often used to exclude more than they include so that refugee receiving states
include so that refugee receiving states
include so that refugee receiving states use them as techniques and tools to to
use them as techniques and tools to to
use them as techniques and tools to to say you can’t counter you don’t belong
say you can’t counter you don’t belong
say you can’t counter you don’t belong rather than using them to allow people
rather than using them to allow people
rather than using them to allow people entrance and hospitality now I don’t
entrance and hospitality now I don’t
entrance and hospitality now I don’t know if I’m suggesting that a definition
know if I’m suggesting that a definition
know if I’m suggesting that a definition without categories would impact and
without categories would impact and
without categories would impact and change in significant ways the gender
change in significant ways the gender
change in significant ways the gender problem I really do believe that that is
problem I really do believe that that is
problem I really do believe that that is a culture change but I think that by
a culture change but I think that by
a culture change but I think that by centralizing a gender analysis in the
centralizing a gender analysis in the
centralizing a gender analysis in the way we develop and think about things
way we develop and think about things
way we develop and think about things like refugee processes and systems we
like refugee processes and systems we
like refugee processes and systems we can really begin to take women’s lives
can really begin to take women’s lives
can really begin to take women’s lives seriously and this taking women’s lives
seriously and this taking women’s lives
seriously and this taking women’s lives seriously not only improves women’s
seriously not only improves women’s
seriously not only improves women’s lives but every person connected to that
lives but every person connected to that
lives but every person connected to that woman Herc in her community all of these
woman Herc in her community all of these
woman Herc in her community all of these individuals benefit when her experiences
individuals benefit when her experiences
individuals benefit when her experiences are acknowledged
are acknowledged
are acknowledged and received as valid and worthy of
and received as valid and worthy of
and received as valid and worthy of protection I really believe we can take
protection I really believe we can take
protection I really believe we can take gender seriously we must thank you
gender seriously we must thank you
gender seriously we must thank you [Applause]
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