It's time for the law to protect victims of gender violence | Laura L. Dunn

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Or Sternberg ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:13
Throughout the United States, there is growing social awareness
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ืืจื”"ื‘ ื™ืฉื ื” ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ื•ื’ื•ื‘ืจืช
00:17
that sexual violence and harassment are far too common occurrences
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ืœื›ืš ืฉืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ืช ื•ื”ื˜ืจื“ื” ืจื•ื•ื—ื•ืช ื™ืชืจ ืขืœ ื”ืžื™ื“ื”
00:20
within our various institutions --
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ื‘ืžืกื’ืจืช ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ืžื•ืกื“ื•ืช ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื ืืฆืœื ื• -
00:23
occurrences often without any accountability.
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ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืžืงืจื™ื ืฉืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœื ืœื•ืงื—ื™ื ืขืœื™ื”ื ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช.
00:27
As a result, the Me Too movement is upon us,
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ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื›ืš, ืฆืžื—ื” ื‘ืงืจื‘ื ื• ืชื ื•ืขืช "Me Too",
00:29
and survivors everywhere are speaking out to demand change.
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ื•ืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืžืกืคืจื™ื ืืช ืกื™ืคื•ืจื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื“ืจื•ืฉ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™.
00:32
Students have rallied against sexual assault on campus.
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ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืžื—ื• ื›ื ื’ื“ ืชืงื™ืคื” ืžื™ื ื™ืช ื‘ืงืžืคื•ืก.
00:35
Service members have demanded Congress reform the military,
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ื—ื™ื™ืœื™ื ื“ืจืฉื• ืžื”ืงื•ื ื’ืจืก ืœื‘ืฆืข ืจืคื•ืจืžื” ื‘ืฆื‘ื.
00:39
and workers ranging from Hollywood stars to janitorial staff
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ื•ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื - ื”ื—ืœ ื‘ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ ื”ื•ืœื™ื•ื•ื“ ื•ื›ืœื” ื‘ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ืชื—ื–ื•ืงื”
00:43
have called out sexual harassment in the workplace.
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ื”ืงื™ืžื• ื–ืขืงื” ื ื’ื“ ื”ื˜ืจื“ื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
00:47
This is a tipping point.
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ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ื ืงื•ื“ืช ืžืคื ื”.
00:49
This is when a social movement can create lasting legal change.
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ื–ื• ื”ื ืงื•ื“ื” ืฉื‘ื” ืชื ื•ืขื” ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ ืืจื•ืš ื˜ื•ื•ื—.
00:53
But only if we switch tactics.
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ืื‘ืœ ืจืง ืขื ื ื—ืœื™ืฃ ื˜ืงื˜ื™ืงื”.
00:56
Instead of going institution by institution, fighting for reform,
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœืœื›ืช ืœื›ืœ ืžื•ืกื“ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ ื‘ื ืคืจื“ ื•ืœื”ื™ืื‘ืง ืฉื ืœืžืขืŸ ืจืคื•ืจืžื”,
01:01
it's time to go to the Constitution.
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ื–ื” ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœืคื ื•ืช ืœื—ื•ืงื”.
01:04
As it stands, the US Constitution denies fundamental protections
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ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื›ื™ื•ื ื”ื•ื ืฉื—ื•ืงืช ืืจื”"ื‘ ืฉื•ืœืœืช ื”ื’ื ื” ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ืช
01:08
to victims of gender violence such as sexual assault,
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ืžืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืžื’ื“ืจื™ืช, ื›ืžื• ืชืงื™ืคื” ืžื™ื ื™ืช,
01:11
intimate partner violence
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ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ื ื™ ื–ื•ื’,
01:13
and stalking.
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ื•ื”ื˜ืจื“ื” ืžืื™ื™ืžืช.
01:14
Specifically, the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution,
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ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ืชื™ืงื•ืŸ ื”-14 ืœื—ื•ืงื”,
01:17
which prohibits state governments from abusing its citizens,
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ืฉืื•ืกืจ ืขืœ ื”ืžืžืฉืœื•ืช ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘ ืœืคื’ื•ืข ื‘ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ืฉืœื”ืŸ,
01:22
does not require state governments to intervene
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื“ื•ืจืฉ ืžื”ืžืžืฉืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ืืจื”"ื‘ ืœื”ืชืขืจื‘
01:24
when private parties abuse its citizens.
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ื›ืฉืฆื“ื“ื™ื ืคืจื˜ื™ื™ื ืคื•ื’ืขื™ื ื‘ืื–ืจื—ื™ื”ืŸ.
01:28
So what does that mean in real life?
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ืื™ืš ื–ื” ืžืฉืคื™ืข ื‘ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช?
01:30
That means that when a woman calls the police from her home,
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ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื›ืฉืื™ืฉื” ืžืชืงืฉืจืช ืœื‘ื™ืชื” ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื”
01:33
afraid that an intruder may attack her,
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ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื ืžืคื—ื“ืช ืฉืคื•ืœืฉ ืขืœื•ืœ ืœืชืงื•ืฃ ืื•ืชื”,
01:36
she is not entitled to the state's protection.
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ื”ื™ื ืœื ื–ื›ืื™ืช ืœื”ื’ื ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื”.
01:40
Not only can the police fail to respond,
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ืœื ืจืง ืฉื”ืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืขืœื•ืœื” ืœื ืœื”ื’ื™ื‘,
01:43
but she will be left without any legal remedy
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ืืœื ืฉื”ื™ื ื’ื ืชื™ื•ื•ืชืจ ืœืœื ืกืขื“ ืžืฉืคื˜ื™
01:45
if preventable harm occurs as a result.
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ืื ื ื–ืง ืฉื”ื™ื” ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืžื ื•ืข ืงืจื” ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื›ืš.
01:49
How can this be?
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ืื™ืš ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช?
01:50
It is because the state, theoretically,
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ื–ื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ืžื“ื™ื ื”, ืชื™ืื•ืจืชื™ืช,
01:53
acts on behalf of all citizens collectively,
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ืคื•ืขืœืช ื‘ืฉื ื›ืœ ื”ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ืงื•ืœืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช,
01:57
not any one citizen individually.
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ื•ืœื ื‘ืฉื ื”ืื–ืจื— ื”ื‘ื•ื“ื“.
02:00
The resulting constitutional flaw directly contradicts international law,
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ื”ืคื’ื ื”ื—ื•ืงืชื™ ืฉื ื•ืฆืจ ืกื•ืชืจ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื™ืฉื™ืจ ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืง ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™,
02:05
which requires nation-states to intervene
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ืฉื“ื•ืจืฉ ืžืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืœืื•ื ืœื”ืชืขืจื‘
02:07
and protect citizens against gender violence by private parties
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ื•ืœื”ื’ืŸ ืขืœ ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ืžืคื ื™ ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืžื’ื“ืจื™ืช ืฉืœ ืฆื“ื“ื™ื ืคืจื˜ื™ื™ื
02:11
as a human right.
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ื›ื–ื›ื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ืื“ื.
02:13
Instead of requiring intervention,
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื“ืจื•ืฉ ื”ืชืขืจื‘ื•ืช,
02:15
our Constitution leaves discretion --
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ื”ื—ื•ืงื” ืฉืœื ื• ืžืฉืื™ืจื” ืฉื™ืงื•ืœ ื“ืขืช -
02:18
discretion that states have used to discriminate systemically
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ืฉื™ืงื•ืœ ื“ืขืช ืฉื”ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืžืฉืชืžืฉื•ืช ื‘ื• ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื™ื˜ืชื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืœื•ืช,
02:21
to deny countless victims any remedy.
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ื•ืœืžื ื•ืข ืžืื™ื ืกืคื•ืจ ืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ืกืขื“ ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ ื›ืœืฉื”ื•.
02:25
Unlike what you may have seen on "Law & Order: SVU,"
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ื‘ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ ืœืžื” ืฉืื•ืœื™ ืจืื™ืชื ื‘ืกื“ืจื” "ื—ื•ืง ื•ืกื“ืจ: ืžื“ื•ืจ ืžื™ื•ื—ื“",
02:28
justice is rare for victims of gender violence.
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ืขืฉื™ื™ืช ืฆื“ืง ื”ื™ื ื ื“ื™ืจื” ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ืช.
02:31
And even in those rare cases where law enforcement has chosen to act,
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืžืงืจื™ื ื”ื ื“ื™ืจื™ื ื”ืœืœื• ืฉื‘ื”ื ืจืฉื•ื™ื•ืช ืื›ื™ืคืช ื”ื—ื•ืง ื‘ื—ืจื• ืœืคืขื•ืœ,
02:36
victims have no rights during the resulting criminal process.
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ืœืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ื ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืคืœื™ืœื™ ืฉื ืคืชื— ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื›ืš.
02:40
You see, victims are not parties in a criminal case.
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ืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ืื™ื ื ืžื”ื•ื•ื™ื ืฆื“ ื‘ืชื™ืง ื”ืคืœื™ืœื™.
02:43
Rather, they are witnesses;
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ืœื”ื™ืคืš - ื”ื ืขื“ื™ื;
02:45
their bodies, evidence.
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ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื”ื ื”ื•ื ืจืื™ื™ื”.
02:48
The prosecution does not represent the interests of a victim.
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ื”ืชื‘ื™ืขื” ืœื ืžื™ื™ืฆื’ืช ืืช ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจืกื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืงื•ืจื‘ืŸ.
02:52
Rather, the prosecution represents the interests of the state.
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ืœื”ื™ืคืš - ื”ืชื‘ื™ืขื” ืžื™ื™ืฆื’ืช ืืช ืื™ื ื˜ืจืก ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื”.
02:56
And the state has the discretion to dismiss criminal charges,
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ื•ืœืžื“ื™ื ื” ื™ืฉ ืืช ืฉื™ืงื•ืœ ื”ื“ืขืช ืœื‘ื˜ืœ ื›ืชื‘ื™ ืื™ืฉื•ื ืคืœื™ืœื™ื™ื,
02:59
enter lax plea deals
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ืœื—ืชื•ื ืขืœ ืขืกืงืื•ืช ื˜ื™ืขื•ืŸ "ืกืœื—ื ื™ื•ืช"
03:01
and otherwise remove a victim's voice from the process,
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ื•ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ, ืœื”ืฉืชื™ืง ืืช ืงื•ืœื• ืฉืœ ื”ืงื•ืจื‘ืŸ ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื”ืœื™ืš.
03:04
because again,
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ืฉื•ื‘, ื–ืืช ืžืื—ืจ ืฉื”ืžื“ื™ื ื”, ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืชื™ืื•ืจืชื™,
03:06
a state theoretically represents the interests of all citizens collectively
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ืžื™ื™ืฆื’ืช ืืช ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจืกื™ื ืฉืœ ื›ืœืœ ื”ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืงื•ืœืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™
03:11
and not any one citizen individually.
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ื•ืœื ืืช ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจืกื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืื–ืจื— ื”ื‘ื•ื“ื“.
03:16
Despite this constitutional flaw,
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ืคื’ื ื”ื—ื•ืงืชื™ ื”ื–ื”,
03:18
some victims of gender violence have found protections
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ืžืกืคืจ ืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ืช ืžืฆืื• ื”ื’ื ื”
03:20
under federal Civil Rights statutes,
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ืชื—ืช ื”ืชืงื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื•ืง ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื–ืจื— ื”ืคื“ืจืœื™,
03:22
such as Title IX.
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ืœืžืฉืœ, ืชืงื ื” 9.
03:24
Title IX is not just about sports.
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ืชืงื ื” 9 ืื™ื ื” ืกืชืžื™ืช.
03:26
Rather, it prohibits all forms of sex discrimination,
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ืœื”ื™ืคืš - ื”ื™ื ืื•ืกืจืช ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืืคืœื™ื” ืขืœ ื‘ืกื™ืก ืžื™ืŸ,
03:29
including sexual violence and harassment
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ื›ื•ืœืœ ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ืช ื•ื”ื˜ืจื“ื”
03:32
within educational programs that accept federal funding.
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ื‘ืžืกื’ืจืช ืชื›ื ื™ื•ืช ื—ื™ื ื•ื›ื™ื•ืช ืฉืžืงื‘ืœื•ืช ืžื™ืžื•ืŸ ืžื”ืžืžืฉืœ ื”ืคื“ืจืœื™.
03:36
While initially targeting sex discrimination within admissions,
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื” ื”ืชืงื ื” ื˜ื™ืคืœื” ื‘ืืคืœื™ื” ืžื™ื ื™ืช ื‘ืžืกื’ืจืช ื”ืœื™ื›ื™ ืงื‘ืœื”,
03:39
Title IX has actually evolved over time
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ืชืงื ื” 9 ืœืžืขืฉื” ื”ืชืคืชื—ื” ืขื ื”ื–ืžืŸ
03:42
to require educational institutions to intervene and address gender violence
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ื•ื›ื™ื•ื ื“ื•ืจืฉืช ืžืžื•ืกื“ื•ืช ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ืœื”ืชืขืจื‘ ื•ืœื˜ืคืœ ื‘ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืžื’ื“ืจื™ืช
03:46
when committed by certain parties,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ืžืชื‘ืฆืขืช ืข"ื™ ืฆื“ื“ื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ืžื™ื.
03:48
such as when teachers, students or campus visitors commit sexual assault
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ื›ืžื• ืœืžืฉืœ, ืžื•ืจื™ื, ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืื• ืื•ืจื—ื™ื ื‘ืงืžืคื•ืก ืฉืžื‘ืฆืขื™ื ืชืงื™ืคื” ืžื™ื ื™ืช
03:53
or harassment.
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ืื• ื”ื˜ืจื“ื”.
03:55
So what this means is that through Title IX,
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ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื”ื™ื ืฉื“ืจืš ืชืงื ื” 9,
03:58
those who seek access to education are protected against gender violence
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืจื›ื•ืฉ ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ืžื•ื’ื ื™ื ืžืคื ื™ ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ืช.
04:02
in a way that otherwise does not exist under the law.
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ืฉืœื•ืœื ื”ืชืงื ื” - ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืงื™ื™ืžืช ื‘ื—ื•ืง.
04:05
It is Title IX that requires educational institutions
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ืชืงื ื” 9 ื”ื™ื ื–ื• ืฉื“ื•ืจืฉืช ืžืžื•ืกื“ื•ืช ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš
04:09
to take reports of gender violence seriously,
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ืœืงื—ืช ื‘ืจืฆื™ื ื•ืช ืืช ืื•ืชื ื”ื“ื•ื—ื•ืช ืขืœ ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ืช,
04:11
or to suffer liability.
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ืื• ืฉื”ืžื•ื ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื”ื ื™ื™ืคื’ืข.
04:14
And through campus-level proceedings,
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ื•ื“ืจืš ื”ื”ืœื™ื›ื™ื ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื™ื ื‘ืจืžืช ื”ืงืžืคื•ืก,
04:16
Title IX goes so far as to give victims equitable rights
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ืชืงื ื” 9 ืžืขื ื™ืงื” ืœืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ื•ื’ื ื•ืช
04:19
during the campus process,
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื”ืœื™ืš ืฉืžืชืงื™ื™ื ื‘ืงืžืคื•ืก.
04:21
which means that victims can represent their own interests during proceedings,
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื™ื™ืฆื’ ืืช ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจืกื™ื ืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™,
04:25
rather than relying on educational institutions to do so.
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœืกืžื•ืš ืขืœ ืžื•ืกื“ื•ืช ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ืฉื™ืขืฉื• ื–ืืช.
04:30
And that's really important,
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ื•ื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืžืื•ื“,
04:31
because educational institutions have historically swept gender violence
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ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ ืžื•ืกื“ื•ืช ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื˜ื™ื˜ืื• ืžืงืจื™ ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ืช
04:35
under the rug,
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ืžืชื—ืช ืœืฉื˜ื™ื—,
04:36
much like our criminal justice system does today.
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ืฉืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ ื”ืคืœื™ืœื™ ืฉืœื ื• ืคื•ืขืœืช ื”ื™ื•ื.
04:40
So while Civil Rights protects some victims,
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉื—ื•ืง ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื–ืจื— ืžื’ืŸ ืจืง ืขืœ ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช,
04:42
we should want to protect all victims.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืฉืื•ืฃ ืœื”ื’ืŸ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช.
04:45
Rather than going institution by institution,
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื˜ืคืœ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื•ืกื“ ื‘ื ืคืจื“,
04:48
fighting for reform on campus, in the military, in the workplace,
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ืœื”ื™ืื‘ืง ืœืžืขืŸ ืจืคื•ืจืžื” ื‘ืงืžืคื•ืก, ื‘ืฆื‘ื ื•ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
04:51
it's time to go to the Constitution
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ื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœืคื ื•ืช ืœื—ื•ืงื”
04:55
and pass the Equal Rights Amendment.
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ื•ืœื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืชื™ืงื•ืŸ ืœืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช.
04:57
Originally proposed in 1923,
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ื‘ืžืงื•ืจ, ื”ืชื™ืงื•ืŸ ื”ื•ืฆืข ื‘-1923.
04:59
the Equal Rights Amendment would guarantee gender equality under the law,
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ื”ืชื™ืงื•ืŸ ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืžื’ื“ืจื™ื ื‘ื—ืกื•ืช ื”ื—ื•ืง,
05:04
and much like Title IX on campus,
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ื•ืžืžืฉ ื›ืžื• ืชืงื ื” 9 ื‘ืงืžืคื•ืกื™ื,
05:06
that constitutional amendment could require states to intervene
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ื”ืชื™ืงื•ืŸ ื”ื—ื•ืงืชื™ ื”ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื“ืจื•ืฉ ืžื”ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืœื”ืชืขืจื‘
05:09
and address gender violence
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ื•ืœื˜ืคืœ ื‘ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืžื’ื“ืจื™ืช
05:11
as a prohibitive form of sex discrimination.
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ื›ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืืคืœื™ื” ืคืกื•ืœื” ืขืœ ื‘ืกื™ืก ืžื™ืŸ.
05:14
While the Equal Rights Amendment did not pass in the 1970s,
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉื”ืชื™ืงื•ืŸ ืœืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืœื ืขื‘ืจ ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื”-70',
05:18
it actually came within three states of doing so.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืžืจื—ืง ืฉืœ ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืžืœืขื‘ื•ืจ,
05:21
And within the last year,
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ื•ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื”,
05:22
at least one of those states has ratified the amendment,
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ืœืคื—ื•ืช ืื—ืช ืžื”ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื”ืœืœื• ืื™ืฉืจืจื” ืืช ื”ืชื™ืงื•ืŸ,
05:26
because we live in different political times.
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ืžืื—ืจ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื” ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืช ืฉื•ื ื”.
05:29
From the Women's March to the Me Too movement,
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ื”ื—ืœ ื‘ืžืฆืขื“ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื›ืœื” ื‘ืชื ื•ืขืช "ME TOO",
05:31
we have the growing political will of the people
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ื”ื•ืœืš ื•ืžืชืขืฆื ื‘ืงืจื‘ื ื• ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™
05:34
necessary to create lasting, legal change.
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ื”ื ื“ืจืฉ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ ืืจื•ืš ื˜ื•ื•ื—.
05:37
So as a victims' rights attorney
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ื›ืขื•"ื“ ืฉืžืขืชืกืงืช ื‘ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช,
05:38
fighting to increase the prospect of justice
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ื•ืฉื ืื‘ืงืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืคืจ ืืช ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืœืขืฉื™ื™ืช ืฆื“ืง
05:41
for survivors across the country
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื”,
05:43
and as a survivor myself,
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ื•ื›ืงื•ืจื‘ืŸ ื‘ืขืฆืžื™,
05:46
I'm not here to say, "Time's Up."
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื›ืืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ - "ื ื’ืžืจ ื”ื–ืžืŸ",
05:49
I'm here to say, "It's time."
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ืื ื™ ื›ืืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ - "ื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื–ืžืŸ".
05:51
It's time for accountability to become the norm after gender violence.
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ื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื ื˜ื™ืœืช ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืœืื—ืจ ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืžื’ื“ืจื™ืช ืชื”ืคื•ืš ืœื ื•ืจืžื”,
05:54
It's time to pass the Equal Rights Amendment,
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ื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืชื™ืงื•ืŸ ืœืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช,
05:58
so that our legal system can become a system of justice,
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ื›ืš ืฉื”ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืชื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœืžืขืจื›ืช ืฉืขื•ืฉื” ืฆื“ืง,
06:01
and #MeToo can finally become "no more."
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ื•ืชื ื•ืขืช "ME TOO" ืชื•ื›ืœ ืกื•ืฃ-ืกื•ืฃ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœ-"NO MORE".
06:06
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
06:07
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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