How ***ual assault survivors are shifting policy
 

How ***ual assault survivors are shifting policy
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"I am a rape survivor."

That powerful statement by 24-year-old Amanda Nguyen opened a panel on rape culture and violence against women at the 2016 Social Good Summit on Monday. The conversation tackled where we are — and where we need to go — when it comes to fully tackling ***ual violence around the globe.

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Nguyen was joined by actress and advocate Preity Zinta and moderator Asha Curran, director of the Belfer Center for In**vation & Social Impact at the 92Y in New York City.

In a global society that generally devalues women, violence against those women is a devastating reality. According to the UN, an estimated one in three women worldwide have experienced either physical or ***ual violence at some point in their lives. Read more...

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