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Voice Online – Female international students more likely to be assaulted than locals, report finds

January 24, 2019

A staff member at MOSAIC writes, “in the #MeToo era, more women are disclosing sexual assaults, but international students who are more likely to be sexually assaulted are less likely to get the support they need. There were almost 110,000 international students at all levels in Metro Vancouver in 2017. The rate for all post-secondary students experiencing sexual assault is one in five female students and new research confirms that international students reported more sexual assault than domestic students and experience more intense fear, helplessness, and horror after victimization.”

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