RUSH TRANSCRIPT The asking ░░░░░░░░ do we have referees ░░░░░░░░ many a referee s ░░░░░░░░ referees especially coming from ░░░░░░░░ global south because this ░░░░░░░░ Tim news well developing ░░░░░░░░ not that many but ░░░░░░░░ are starting to change ░░░░░░░░ traditionally not many than ░░░░░░░░ other question that is ░░░░░░░░ to that Can we ░░░░░░░░ a team professional soccer ░░░░░░░░ for example soccer team ░░░░░░░░ being coached by a ░░░░░░░░ No but a female ░░░░░░░░ team being coached coach ░░░░░░░░ men yes As everywhere ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ what s what s ░░░░░░░░ so I would love ░░░░░░░░ hear answers also about ░░░░░░░░ questions so at an ░░░░░░░░ etc etc because I ░░░░░░░░ having The question of ░░░░░░░░ on this Not that ░░░░░░░░ investment on putting this ░░░░░░░░ that the women in ░░░░░░░░ and the field Why ░░░░░░░░ m asking these questions ░░░░░░░░ I do not want ░░░░░░░░ to talk about just ░░░░░░░░ violence which is should ░░░░░░░░ eradicated eliminated not accepted ░░░░░░░░ what s over a ░░░░░░░░ ever forum It is ░░░░░░░░ all So let s ░░░░░░░░ forget or ignore those ░░░░░░░░ of other forms of ░░░░░░░░ and discrimination which has ░░░░░░░░ economic and have a ░░░░░░░░ impact and also heard ░░░░░░░░ a wrong message to ░░░░░░░░ current and future generations ░░░░░░░░ that s I give ░░░░░░░░ the floor Vaca Mr ░░░░░░░░ Seize this opportunity in ░░░░░░░░ there is a webcast ░░░░░░░░ something just to thank ░░░░░░░░ team for the to ░░░░░░░░ and very very well ░░░░░░░░ statements that the they ░░░░░░░░ for this meeting Thank ░░░░░░░░ Thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ those statements from the ░░░░░░░░ so needed as you ░░░░░░░░ be able to see ░░░░░░░░ your desk now we ░░░░░░░░ place question cards for ░░░░░░░░ participant for anyone who ░░░░░░░░ like to submit a ░░░░░░░░ at the end If ░░░░░░░░ permits there s will ░░░░░░░░ us to manage the ░░░░░░░░ and efficiently and address ░░░░░░░░ many questions as possible ░░░░░░░░ please be sure to ░░░░░░░░ your name on the ░░░░░░░░ and the percent whom ░░░░░░░░ is addressed and if ░░░░░░░░ need an additional Carter ░░░░░░░░ you wanted to get ░░░░░░░░ up our colleagues are ░░░░░░░░ the back of the ░░░░░░░░ on the side here ░░░░░░░░ grab it from you ░░░░░░░░ now have the pleasure ░░░░░░░░ introducing our first panelist ░░░░░░░░ eleven United Nations special ░░░░░░░░ on violence against women ░░░░░░░░ girls The special rapporteur ░░░░░░░░ presented her report on ░░░░░░░░ issue of violence against ░░░░░░░░ and girls in sports ░░░░░░░░ the UN general assembly ░░░░░░░░ I m special rapporteur ░░░░░░░░ look forward to your ░░░░░░░░ on the findings and ░░░░░░░░ of your report regarding ░░░░░░░░ In fairness for my ░░░░░░░░ you have the floor ░░░░░░░░ excellency ambassador Munich of ░░░░░░░░ accidents you madam deputy ░░░░░░░░ mucho of Morocco my ░░░░░░░░ panelists excellence he s ░░░░░░░░ and gentlemen First of ░░░░░░░░ I wish to think ░░░░░░░░ permanent mission of paraguayan ░░░░░░░░ the kingdom of Morocco ░░░░░░░░ and 80 f international ░░░░░░░░ organizing this important event ░░░░░░░░ for inviting me also ░░░░░░░░ be part of it ░░░░░░░░ was just mentioned on ░░░░░░░░ eighth of October I ░░░░░░░░ my report on violence ░░░░░░░░ women and girls in ░░░░░░░░ which also centered on ░░░░░░░░ issue of fairness and ░░░░░░░░ In fact the lack ░░░░░░░░ fairness and safety can ░░░░░░░░ be attributed to the ░░░░░░░░ discrimination that women and ░░░░░░░░ in sports experience primarily ░░░░░░░░ account of their six ░░░░░░░░ should be understood in ░░░░░░░░ s ordinary meaning namely ░░░░░░░░ referring to by logic ░░░░░░░░ discrimination underpins the structure ░░░░░░░░ the world of sports ░░░░░░░░ it s consequences Now ░░░░░░░░ of course doesn t ░░░░░░░░ as a surprise nor ░░░░░░░░ it the world of ░░░░░░░░ as a microcosm of ░░░░░░░░ society continues to discriminate ░░░░░░░░ half of it s ░░░░░░░░ often in all aspects ░░░░░░░░ life and often still ░░░░░░░░ violently This is also ░░░░░░░░ accident because sports mirrors ░░░░░░░░ sexist cultures and institutions ░░░░░░░░ are present in society ░░░░░░░░ elevate male hegemony which ░░░░░░░░ to subordinate females to ░░░░░░░░ levels that are both ░░░░░░░░ and celebrated As we ░░░░░░░░ in sport it s ░░░░░░░░ no accident that the ░░░░░░░░ of sports is dominated ░░░░░░░░ men and therefore an ░░░░░░░░ majority of those exercising ░░░░░░░░ hegemony control and perpetrating ░░░░░░░░ against women and girls ░░░░░░░░ sport are also men ░░░░░░░░ As professional colleagues family ░░░░░░░░ managers coaches spectators physical ░░░░░░░░ teachers peers amongst others ░░░░░░░░ the experience of women ░░░░░░░░ girls is often sadly ░░░░░░░░ reflection of this wider ░░░░░░░░ in society In some ░░░░░░░░ as we have seen ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan women and girls ░░░░░░░░ category from playing in ░░░░░░░░ on account of their ░░░░░░░░ In other contexts societies ░░░░░░░░ expectation of the rules ░░░░░░░░ behaviors limits their ability ░░░░░░░░ play sports for example ░░░░░░░░ of the disproportionate burden ░░░░░░░░ care responsibilities concerns for ░░░░░░░░ to the female chastity ░░░░░░░░ reputation if she were ░░░░░░░░ play or because female ░░░░░░░░ don t have the ░░░░░░░░ access to resources and ░░░░░░░░ the deputy ambassador just ░░░░░░░░ visibility including by the ░░░░░░░░ financial investment remunerate Russian ░░░░░░░░ and opportunities More recently ░░░░░░░░ and as patriarchal structures ░░░░░░░░ continue to evolve women ░░░░░░░░ girls in in sports ░░░░░░░░ also experiencing new forms ░░░░░░░░ discrimination based on their ░░░░░░░░ One glaring example of ░░░░░░░░ is opening the female ░░░░░░░░ of sport Two males ░░░░░░░░ undermining their access to ░░░░░░░░ opportunity is and the ░░░░░░░░ to participate in safety ░░░░░░░░ and fitness In fact ░░░░░░░░ don t hesitate to ░░░░░░░░ that the failure to ░░░░░░░░ the female category is ░░░░░░░░ of the most egregious ░░░░░░░░ of violence that is ░░░░░░░░ being perpetrated against women ░░░░░░░░ girls in sport As ░░░░░░░░ essence of being female ░░░░░░░░ willfully pushed aside and ░░░░░░░░ resulting in distress pain ░░░░░░░░ discrimination frustration anger at ░░░░░░░░ loss of dignity safety ░░░░░░░░ the sheer injustice that ░░░░░░░░ confronted This discrimination of ░░░░░░░░ also intersects with other ░░░░░░░░ of discrimination against women ░░░░░░░░ is also often the ░░░░░░░░ in society So we ░░░░░░░░ that for example in ░░░░░░░░ violence where black female ░░░░░░░░ and those belonging to ░░░░░░░░ racial minorities may experience ░░░░░░░░ harassment and racism So ░░░░░░░░ view of all the ░░░░░░░░ the fact that we ░░░░░░░░ women and girls that ░░░░░░░░ sports either at amateur ░░░░░░░░ or at elite level ░░░░░░░░ all the barriers is ░░░░░░░░ times nothing short of ░░░░░░░░ miracle miracle and a ░░░░░░░░ to the female athletes ░░░░░░░░ perseverance and stamina In ░░░░░░░░ context every day in ░░░░░░░░ becomes a form of ░░░░░░░░ and a push back ░░░░░░░░ the many barriers disappointments ░░░░░░░░ and dangers A true ░░░░░░░░ of the realities and ░░░░░░░░ that women and girls ░░░░░░░░ daily both in and ░░░░░░░░ of sports At the ░░░░░░░░ time and as was ░░░░░░░░ it is profoundly troubling ░░░░░░░░ girls in sports experience ░░░░░░░░ early on that being ░░░░░░░░ is treated as a ░░░░░░░░ and there s a ░░░░░░░░ factor that exposes them ░░░░░░░░ different forms of violence ░░░░░░░░ their sexual physical or ░░░░░░░░ The reasons for such ░░░░░░░░ discrimination other and fairness ░░░░░░░░ that s thrive in ░░░░░░░░ are many and chief ░░░░░░░░ them is the very ░░░░░░░░ level of impunity reinforced ░░░░░░░░ the regulatory autonomy of ░░░░░░░░ organizations and bodies which ░░░░░░░░ prior ties reputation and ░░░░░░░░ over prevention and justice ░░░░░░░░ victims I realize that ░░░░░░░░ might be painting a ░░░░░░░░ bleak picture and certainly ░░░░░░░░ is not my intention ░░░░░░░░ fact that we are ░░░░░░░░ today at the United ░░░░░░░░ discussing this issue acknowledging ░░░░░░░░ short comings and injustices ░░░░░░░░ the discrimination that women ░░░░░░░░ girls in sports experience ░░░░░░░░ me hope It s ░░░░░░░░ testament to the importance ░░░░░░░░ these issues The fact ░░░░░░░░ they have made it ░░░░░░░░ the radar screen of ░░░░░░░░ international community And that ░░░░░░░░ not have been possible ░░░░░░░░ it were not for ░░░░░░░░ many female athletes that ░░░░░░░░ spared really no effort ░░░░░░░░ make their voices heard ░░░░░░░░ of them with us ░░░░░░░░ today Often at great ░░░░░░░░ cost and in the ░░░░░░░░ of even greater diversity ░░░░░░░░ hostility you see that ░░░░░░░░ doesn t like it ░░░░░░░░ women dare to speak ░░░░░░░░ patriarchy in the world ░░░░░░░░ sports is also no ░░░░░░░░ My report to the ░░░░░░░░ assembly and this event ░░░░░░░░ be seen as another ░░░░░░░░ in understanding the experiences ░░░░░░░░ women and girls in ░░░░░░░░ and I once again ░░░░░░░░ to thank the organizers ░░░░░░░░ organizing the side event ░░░░░░░░ requires first and foremost ░░░░░░░░ our collective commitment to ░░░░░░░░ the root causes of ░░░░░░░░ and violence and to ░░░░░░░░ and boldly do so ░░░░░░░░ means recognizing the rights ░░░░░░░░ women and girls in ░░░░░░░░ as a human rights ░░░░░░░░ We don t speak ░░░░░░░░ about sports and human ░░░░░░░░ language and I renewed ░░░░░░░░ to protect women and ░░░░░░░░ against discrimination based on ░░░░░░░░ sex Similarly the mistreatment ░░░░░░░░ violence they face as ░░░░░░░░ must be treated also ░░░░░░░░ human rights violation so ░░░░░░░░ requires the recognition of ░░░░░░░░ responsibility of state and ░░░░░░░░ state actors when they ░░░░░░░░ perpetuate discrimination and violence ░░░░░░░░ when they fail to ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ attention all relevant actors ░░░░░░░░ they are sports by ░░░░░░░░ states Institutions must deal ░░░░░░░░ these issues with these ░░░░░░░░ as such and they ░░░░░░░░ ensure that they are ░░░░░░░░ resourced and equipped to ░░░░░░░░ with them We actually ░░░░░░░░ that s to our ░░░░░░░░ and girls in our ░░░░░░░░ Like many women here ░░░░░░░░ I have personally known ░░░░░░░░ immense benefits of sport ░░░░░░░░ my youth but also ░░░░░░░░ an adult not only ░░░░░░░░ matter if it s ░░░░░░░░ my physical and mental ░░░░░░░░ but also to my ░░░░░░░░ confidence and self esteem ░░░░░░░░ m very grateful to ░░░░░░░░ had access to opportunities ░░░░░░░░ practice This point I ░░░░░░░░ interested in even when ░░░░░░░░ sports challenge sex and ░░░░░░░░ stereotypes and the social ░░░░░░░░ about what was appropriate ░░░░░░░░ a girl like me ░░░░░░░░ and through my work ░░░░░░░░ refugees migrants and communities ░░░░░░░░ most them I have ░░░░░░░░ for myself the transformative ░░░░░░░░ that sports can have ░░░░░░░░ societies on peace building ░░░░░░░░ fostering coexistence including the ░░░░░░░░ and girls that are ░░░░░░░░ of it in terms ░░░░░░░░ the way forward I ░░░░░░░░ to focus if you ░░░░░░░░ me on some of ░░░░░░░░ actions that can be ░░░░░░░░ an international level since ░░░░░░░░ my interactive dialogue I ░░░░░░░░ received many questions about ░░░░░░░░ and I did not ░░░░░░░░ a time to to ░░░░░░░░ to these first As ░░░░░░░░ state and non state ░░░░░░░░ must recommit to strengthening ░░░░░░░░ inquiry Duration of women ░░░░░░░░ girls in sports In ░░░░░░░░ 90 four two hundred ░░░░░░░░ 80 delegates of 80 ░░░░░░░░ countries representing government and ░░░░░░░░ government organization stated that ░░░░░░░░ would do so in ░░░░░░░░ declaration known as a ░░░░░░░░ of bright and I ░░░░░░░░ the time has come ░░░░░░░░ we walk that talk ░░░░░░░░ they must continue to ░░░░░░░░ and Anna allies relevant ░░░░░░░░ desegregated data on the ░░░░░░░░ and barriers to the ░░░░░░░░ an effective participation of ░░░░░░░░ and girls and sport ░░░░░░░░ time has come to ░░░░░░░░ for example that cousin ░░░░░░░░ plan on establishing a ░░░░░░░░ observatory for women s ░░░░░░░░ physical education and physical ░░░░░░░░ for that purpose The ░░░░░░░░ could also document them ░░░░░░░░ good practices that are ░░░░░░░░ adopted around the world ░░░░░░░░ which I also try ░░░░░░░░ highlight in my report ░░░░░░░░ the pervasive impunity for ░░░░░░░░ rights violations committed against ░░░░░░░░ and girls in sport ░░░░░░░░ be addressed in part ░░░░░░░░ addressing the harmful culture ░░░░░░░░ dominates the world of ░░░░░░░░ A human rights centered ░░░░░░░░ must also recognize the ░░░░░░░░ of female athletes to ░░░░░░░░ and in discrimination based ░░░░░░░░ their sex which by ░░░░░░░░ also requires the preservation ░░░░░░░░ the female category in ░░░░░░░░ while of course ensuring ░░░░░░░░ everyone irrespective of their ░░░░░░░░ gender identity or other ░░░░░░░░ Durations are able to ░░░░░░░░ in an inclusive manner ░░░░░░░░ every actor with influence ░░░░░░░░ sport can already increase ░░░░░░░░ representation of women in ░░░░░░░░ bodies and center The ░░░░░░░░ of female athletes listening ░░░░░░░░ female athletes consulting them ░░░░░░░░ them in the design ░░░░░░░░ the implementation of solutions ░░░░░░░░ this sure we are ░░░░░░░░ 20 20 four and ░░░░░░░░ s no reason why ░░░░░░░░ should continue to sideline ░░░░░░░░ opinions voices and contributions ░░░░░░░░ women and girls including ░░░░░░░░ sports without Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for your attention ░░░░░░░░ you madam special rapporteur ░░░░░░░░ you for those remarks ░░░░░░░░ the immense contributions of ░░░░░░░░ report from plates everywhere ░░░░░░░░ is now my pleasure ░░░░░░░░ introduce a video message ░░░░░░░░ sharron davies a former ░░░░░░░░ and European champion swimmer ░░░░░░░░ one of the United ░░░░░░░░ s most popular sports ░░░░░░░░ sharing competing competed in ░░░░░░░░ olympic games and has ░░░░░░░░ her expertise Subsequently working ░░░░░░░░ a commentator for BBC ░░░░░░░░ for her services to ░░░░░░░░ sharon was appointed me ░░░░░░░░ of the order of ░░░░░░░░ British empire by Queen ░░░░░░░░ the second I m ░░░░░░░░ Davis I m an ░░░░░░░░ swimmer I ve been ░░░░░░░░ 13 olympic games three ░░░░░░░░ in three different decades ░░░░░░░░ the rest working to ░░░░░░░░ BBC on the side ░░░░░░░░ the pool That means ░░░░░░░░ ve been involved in ░░░░░░░░ sport for women For ░░░░░░░░ for fifty years as ░░░░░░░░ first international was when ░░░░░░░░ was eleven years I ░░░░░░░░ written a book called ░░░░░░░░ play which was short ░░░░░░░░ by the times and ░░░░░░░░ telegraph and the William ░░░░░░░░ which is also a ░░░░░░░░ The battle for women ░░░░░░░░ sports over the last ░░░░░░░░ years but most importantly ░░░░░░░░ probably the biggest with ░░░░░░░░ kept our next speaker ░░░░░░░░ more return to miss ░░░░░░░░ Our next steam speaker ░░░░░░░░ misleading Armistead leni is ░░░░░░░░ third year student at ░░░░░░░░ university college of law ░░░░░░░░ a former team captain ░░░░░░░░ the West Virginia state ░░░░░░░░ Women s soccer team ░░░░░░░░ a clear I d ░░░░░░░░ for women s sports ░░░░░░░░ her case represented by ░░░░░░░░ Defending freedom has recently ░░░░░░░░ filed at the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ Sort of the United ░░░░░░░░ We are thankful that ░░░░░░░░ s here today to ░░░░░░░░ her compelling testimony and ░░░░░░░░ plea for the protection ░░░░░░░░ all female athletes Leni ░░░░░░░░ have the floor Thank ░░░░░░░░ your excellency the permanent ░░░░░░░░ of paraguay and 80 ░░░░░░░░ international for hosting this ░░░░░░░░ It s a true ░░░░░░░░ to join a long ░░░░░░░░ of credit courageous women ░░░░░░░░ have blazed the trail ░░░░░░░░ women s equality some ░░░░░░░░ which are here with ░░░░░░░░ today We re told ░░░░░░░░ no attention to the ░░░░░░░░ behind the curtain or ░░░░░░░░ female athletes Pay no ░░░░░░░░ to the man who ░░░░░░░░ ahead of you on ░░░░░░░░ women s sports team ░░░░░░░░ on the opposing team ░░░░░░░░ suck it up and ░░░░░░░░ your best but so ░░░░░░░░ are very best will ░░░░░░░░ be good enough not ░░░░░░░░ we didn t train ░░░░░░░░ enough now because we ░░░░░░░░ t wake up at ░░░░░░░░ A m four gruelling ░░░░░░░░ but because we are ░░░░░░░░ and we simply can ░░░░░░░░ compete against generally bigger ░░░░░░░░ and stronger men That ░░░░░░░░ where girls are being ░░░░░░░░ when they participate in ░░░░░░░░ whether it s track ░░░░░░░░ field or team based ░░░░░░░░ like soccer and that ░░░░░░░░ what I had to ░░░░░░░░ Every time I stepped ░░░░░░░░ the pitch as team ░░░░░░░░ of West Virginia state ░░░░░░░░ s women s soccer ░░░░░░░░ many women in history ░░░░░░░░ told to simply grin ░░░░░░░░ bear it but they ░░░░░░░░ instead to forge a ░░░░░░░░ that paved the way ░░░░░░░░ equal opportunities for generation ░░░░░░░░ girls after them In ░░░░░░░░ country the United States ░░░░░░░░ of those trails place ░░░░░░░░ women was title nine ░░░░░░░░ federal law which gave ░░░░░░░░ the ability to compete ░░░░░░░░ athletics fairly The now ░░░░░░░░ are being asked again ░░░░░░░░ simply smile and stay ░░░░░░░░ about the boys who ░░░░░░░░ participating in our sports ░░░░░░░░ running away sometimes literally ░░░░░░░░ the competition Rather than ░░░░░░░░ this As our reality ░░░░░░░░ decided to take action ░░░░░░░░ defend fairness and safety ░░░░░░░░ female athletes I grew ░░░░░░░░ in the state of ░░░░░░░░ and playing soccer was ░░░░░░░░ air I breathed We ░░░░░░░░ soccer family to our ░░░░░░░░ I ve been kicking ░░░░░░░░ ball around almost as ░░░░░░░░ as I ve been ░░░░░░░░ to walk When I ░░░░░░░░ my dad to play ░░░░░░░░ one year he laughed ░░░░░░░░ out of the room ░░░░░░░░ brothers played soccer my ░░░░░░░░ was an all American ░░░░░░░░ player and as in ░░░░░░░░ soccer hall of fame ░░░░░░░░ his college and he ░░░░░░░░ my soccer coach in ░░░░░░░░ I served as team ░░░░░░░░ for the women s ░░░░░░░░ team and I m ░░░░░░░░ pursuing law at stetson ░░░░░░░░ college of law West ░░░░░░░░ has a law that ░░░░░░░░ that only biological women ░░░░░░░░ compete in women s ░░░░░░░░ Yet during my time ░░░░░░░░ vs you I began ░░░░░░░░ hear stories of women ░░░░░░░░ sidelined in even getting ░░░░░░░░ while competing against males ░░░░░░░░ women s sports in ░░░░░░░░ the last three years ░░░░░░░░ one male athlete Who ░░░░░░░░ been allowed to compete ░░░░░░░░ girls in West Virginia ░░░░░░░░ already displaced nearly three ░░░░░░░░ girls and not just ░░░░░░░░ athlete So what the ░░░░░░░░ help of Alliance Defending ░░░░░░░░ I decided to join ░░░░░░░░ law suit to defend ░░░░░░░░ Virginia s women s ░░░░░░░░ law a district court ░░░░░░░░ West Virginia s law ░░░░░░░░ said it was constitutional ░░░░░░░░ consistent with title nine ░░░░░░░░ then the decision was ░░░░░░░░ by the male athletes ░░░░░░░░ and the cases now ░░░░░░░░ The us Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ August West Virginia and ░░░░░░░░ of asked the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ to hear my case ░░░░░░░░ another female athlete case ░░░░░░░░ the state of Idaho ░░░░░░░░ we re waiting we ░░░░░░░░ waiting to hear whether ░░░░░░░░ will take the case ░░░░░░░░ not We are hopeful ░░░░░░░░ be honest I didn ░░░░░░░░ want to be a ░░░░░░░░ of the law suit ░░░░░░░░ first I mean who ░░░░░░░░ to be on the ░░░░░░░░ end of being unjustly ░░░░░░░░ hateful But I kept ░░░░░░░░ about the other girls ░░░░░░░░ the us like chelsea ░░░░░░░░ a track and field ░░░░░░░░ who lost out on ░░░░░░░░ state championships in Connecticut ░░░░░░░░ countless other opportunities to ░░░░░░░░ because she was forced ░░░░░░░░ compete against female male ░░░░░░░░ I thought of all ░░░░░░░░ other girls across the ░░░░░░░░ who were robbed of ░░░░░░░░ able to compete in ░░░░░░░░ I knew how hard ░░░░░░░░ worked my entire life ░░░░░░░░ get my soccer scholarship ░░░░░░░░ a win state championships ░░░░░░░░ couldn t imagine the ░░░░░░░░ and suffering if all ░░░░░░░░ was taken from me ░░░░░░░░ a male athlete wanted ░░░░░░░░ compete or he didn ░░░░░░░░ belong Sadly my country ░░░░░░░░ t the only example ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing government ░░░░░░░░ and athletic governing bodies ░░░░░░░░ the playing field against ░░░░░░░░ changes in long policies ░░░░░░░░ are road Female sports ░░░░░░░░ are devastating to women ░░░░░░░░ sports but not just ░░░░░░░░ It would threaten women ░░░░░░░░ safety and privacy and ░░░░░░░░ like showers restrooms and ░░░░░░░░ rooms places where female ░░░░░░░░ are excited to be ░░░░░░░░ their teammates where they ░░░░░░░░ vulnerable I m here ░░░░░░░░ because we ve all ░░░░░░░░ what happens when males ░░░░░░░░ allowed to compete on ░░░░░░░░ s teams from track ░░░░░░░░ boxing to swimming it ░░░░░░░░ demoralizing and unfair and ░░░░░░░░ plain wrong There is ░░░░░░░░ real human cost to ░░░░░░░░ claim that men can ░░░░░░░░ women We cannot stand ░░░░░░░░ and watch the clock ░░░░░░░░ fifty years of progress ░░░░░░░░ women Is on wound ░░░░░░░░ turn back Women and ░░░░░░░░ should know that their ░░░░░░░░ and dignity are protected ░░░░░░░░ they enter their locker ░░░░░░░░ restrooms and hotel rooms ░░░░░░░░ deserve the fair playing ░░░░░░░░ and respect for privacy ░░░░░░░░ I experienced as a ░░░░░░░░ athlete because of the ░░░░░░░░ Virginia law Every girl ░░░░░░░░ that respect Sport is ░░░░░░░░ empowering for girls when ░░░░░░░░ s fair being involved ░░░░░░░░ athletics teaches us about ░░░░░░░░ How does have self ░░░░░░░░ character and overcome obstacles ░░░░░░░░ after the enactment of ░░░░░░░░ nine female athletes are ░░░░░░░░ more likely to be ░░░░░░░░ CEOs and reach positions ░░░░░░░░ influence Allowing males into ░░░░░░░░ sports negatively affects these ░░░░░░░░ Along with our success ░░░░░░░░ the globe our laws ░░░░░░░░ reflect the true that ░░░░░░░░ are differences between the ░░░░░░░░ sexes and free quality ░░░░░░░░ the sexes to be ░░░░░░░░ We must continue to ░░░░░░░░ women equal in save ░░░░░░░░ to compete in women ░░░░░░░░ and to compete in ░░░░░░░░ This will only happen ░░░░░░░░ we recognize the scientific ░░░░░░░░ real differences between males ░░░░░░░░ females I want to ░░░░░░░░ you all today to ░░░░░░░░ up and speak out ░░░░░░░░ me if we want ░░░░░░░░ future where our daughters ░░░░░░░░ an equal shot at ░░░░░░░░ we must restore a ░░░░░░░░ and level playing field ░░░░░░░░ women s sports when ░░░░░░░░ opportunity As pushed aside ░░░░░░░░ all lose when a ░░░░░░░░ comes our way Us ░░░░░░░░ are afraid to use ░░░░░░░░ voices so the girls ░░░░░░░░ closely behind us have ░░░░░░░░ chance to shine Protecting ░░░░░░░░ fair and level playing ░░░░░░░░ from female athletes is ░░░░░░░░ critical women s rights ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Thank you ░░░░░░░░ you for sharing that ░░░░░░░░ testimonies so compelling and ░░░░░░░░ your advocacy on behalf ░░░░░░░░ female athletes everywhere we ░░░░░░░░ not going to return ░░░░░░░░ the video from sharron ░░░░░░░░ The judgment I m ░░░░░░░░ Davis I m an ░░░░░░░░ swimmer I ve been ░░░░░░░░ 13 olympic games three ░░░░░░░░ in three different decades ░░░░░░░░ the rest working for ░░░░░░░░ BBC on the side ░░░░░░░░ the pool That means ░░░░░░░░ ve been involved in ░░░░░░░░ sport for women for ░░░░░░░░ for fifty years As ░░░░░░░░ us international was when ░░░░░░░░ was eleven years old ░░░░░░░░ ve written a book ░░░░░░░░ unfair play which was ░░░░░░░░ listed by the times ░░░░░░░░ the telegraph on the ░░░░░░░░ hill which is also ░░░░░░░░ the battle for women ░░░░░░░░ sports over the last ░░░░░░░░ years But most importantly ░░░░░░░░ probably the biggest reason ░░░░░░░░ I actually speak out ░░░░░░░░ this subject The most ░░░░░░░░ the I was competing ░░░░░░░░ the gdr east German ░░░░░░░░ and throughout my whole ░░░░░░░░ my car Treaty competing ░░░░░░░░ I had to race ░░░░░░░░ Germans that as young ░░░░░░░░ eleven will given testosterone ░░░░░░░░ girls to enable them ░░░░░░░░ have a male puberty ░░░░░░░░ meant that they totally ░░░░░░░░ the world of women ░░░░░░░░ in track and field ░░░░░░░░ swimming and rowing direct ░░░░░░░░ 20 year period am ░░░░░░░░ nothing was done Two ░░░░░░░░ a generation of young ░░░░░░░░ lose out on the ░░░░░░░░ including myself from friends ░░░░░░░░ mine Those young women ░░░░░░░░ became seriously ill many ░░░░░░░░ them of divide and ░░░░░░░░ was all into the ░░░░░░░░ of the I say ░░░░░░░░ I feel very strongly ░░░░░░░░ the I see need ░░░░░░░░ be standing up for ░░░░░░░░ athletes and when I ░░░░░░░░ female athletes I m ░░░░░░░░ about the biology that ░░░░░░░░ have if not the ░░░░░░░░ But you want because ░░░░░░░░ do sports with the ░░░░░░░░ that we have So ░░░░░░░░ was in Paris are ░░░░░░░░ my thirteenth olympic games ░░░░░░░░ on the start of ░░░░░░░░ pull doing the interviews ░░░░░░░░ fabulous that it was ░░░░░░░░ it was being times ░░░░░░░░ the first gender equality ░░░░░░░░ and of course if ░░░░░░░░ use the word gender ░░░░░░░░ anyone can identify into ░░░░░░░░ category than that is ░░░░░░░░ parity You know If ░░░░░░░░ are talking about parity ░░░░░░░░ need to talk about ░░░░░░░░ category Sixty one percent ░░░░░░░░ this world are biologically ░░░░░░░░ and if you want ░░░░░░░░ say that fifty one ░░░░░░░░ of this world have ░░░░░░░░ a quality in the ░░░░░░░░ of sports and the ░░░░░░░░ see then that cats ░░░░░░░░ needs to be females ░░░░░░░░ Females am a physical ░░░░░░░░ This doesn t mean ░░░░░░░░ were worse or better ░░░░░░░░ means or or biologically ░░░░░░░░ it s olympic level ░░░░░░░░ s anything between 10 ░░░░░░░░ 30 percent of the ░░░░░░░░ explosive An event is ░░░░░░░░ bigger the difference and ░░░░░░░░ like boxing a male ░░░░░░░░ equal weight and height ░░░░░░░░ hit a hundred and ░░░░░░░░ percent harder onto a ░░░░░░░░ dense bone structure of ░░░░░░░░ female and in boxing ░░░░░░░░ a serious life threatening ░░░░░░░░ life ending event waiting ░░░░░░░░ happen in In my ░░░░░░░░ it is criminal Negligence ░░░░░░░░ out to allow and ░░░░░░░░ to be boxing a ░░░░░░░░ and that was the ░░░░░░░░ around Paris in as ░░░░░░░░ of the athletes The ░░░░░░░░ the general public was ░░░░░░░░ we were seeing was ░░░░░░░░ fair when a very ░░░░░░░░ sex screening could remove ░░░░░░░░ form of ambiguity Oh ░░░░░░░░ a single peer reviewed ░░░░░░░░ in the world will ░░░░░░░░ us that we can ░░░░░░░░ male physical advantage Whether ░░░░░░░░ have been suppressing their ░░░░░░░░ for 10 or even ░░░░░░░░ years you re going ░░░░░░░░ not be able to ░░░░░░░░ things like the queue ░░░░░░░░ which is the angle ░░░░░░░░ women have which is ░░░░░░░░ different from the angle ░░░░░░░░ men have and this ░░░░░░░░ that they have more ░░░░░░░░ es in their bottom ░░░░░░░░ in their legs in ░░░░░░░░ power when they re ░░░░░░░░ running jumping up and ░░░░░░░░ boxing jogging on their ░░░░░░░░ whatever they re doing ░░░░░░░░ re gonna have that ░░░░░░░░ must never ever going ░░░░░░░░ be changed What s ░░░░░░░░ very disheartening is the ░░░░░░░░ still only account for ░░░░░░░░ percent of the sponsorship ░░░░░░░░ so that means in ░░░░░░░░ world a sport 90 ░░░░░░░░ percent that every single ░░░░░░░░ goes to men sport ░░░░░░░░ it s exactly the ░░░░░░░░ with primetime TV time ░░░░░░░░ s less than four ░░░░░░░░ of the air time ░░░░░░░░ newspaper coverage that female ░░░░░░░░ get So we females ░░░░░░░░ a tiny slice of ░░░░░░░░ cake when it comes ░░░░░░░░ what we re allowed ░░░░░░░░ have in the world ░░░░░░░░ sports and now we ░░░░░░░░ not even allowed to ░░░░░░░░ fair sport or safe ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ sports yeah So here ░░░░░░░░ the U K we ░░░░░░░░ to very big reports ░░░░░░░░ were published earlier this ░░░░░░░░ and it showed the ░░░░░░░░ many sports Girls are ░░░░░░░░ up their feeling feeling ░░░░░░░░ they re feeling let ░░░░░░░░ and in many cases ░░░░░░░░ at the feeling unsafe ░░░░░░░░ well I m I ░░░░░░░░ britney well known him ░░░░░░░░ the U K In ░░░░░░░░ course I ve been ░░░░░░░░ about this for quite ░░░░░░░░ long time and I ░░░░░░░░ many parents that get ░░░░░░░░ of me and say ░░░░░░░░ can you help particularly ░░░░░░░░ the world of football ░░░░░░░░ I ve had dad ░░░░░░░░ the are beside themselves ░░░░░░░░ knowing how to help ░░░░░░░░ daughters because their daughters ░░░░░░░░ self harming they been ░░░░░░░░ to play it Friends ░░░░░░░░ teams they ve lost ░░░░░░░░ places two boys on ░░░░░░░░ that are semi professional ░░░░░░░░ they are giving their ░░░░░░░░ up in droves Another ░░░░░░░░ prime example of what ░░░░░░░░ is here In the ░░░░░░░░ K We have seventy ░░░░░░░░ trans identifying males that ░░░░░░░░ now taking the place ░░░░░░░░ females in our essay ░░░░░░░░ which is our football ░░░░░░░░ We don t have ░░░░░░░░ single female who identifies ░░░░░░░░ male taking away a ░░░░░░░░ from a male in ░░░░░░░░ mail Li said this ░░░░░░░░ impacts Women there it ░░░░░░░░ would like to attention ░░░░░░░░ is at the olympic ░░░░░░░░ in Paris we had ░░░░░░░░ trans identifying filipino boxer ░░░░░░░░ is biologically female She ░░░░░░░░ as male so she ░░░░░░░░ to compete in the ░░░░░░░░ s category The women ░░░░░░░░ absolutely no problem with ░░░░░░░░ and it might be ░░░░░░░░ in my experience They ░░░░░░░░ have They absolutely do ░░░░░░░░ mind how anyone would ░░░░░░░░ to identify by providing ░░░░░░░░ their level playing field ░░░░░░░░ they re providing their ░░░░░░░░ against people of the ░░░░░░░░ biology We also had ░░░░░░░░ with people that identified ░░░░░░░░ non binary so we ░░░░░░░░ several female biological female ░░░░░░░░ binary athletes who all ░░░░░░░░ to compete in the ░░░░░░░░ s category They do ░░░░░░░░ opt to compete in ░░░░░░░░ men s category However ░░░░░░░░ identifying mayor those up ░░░░░░░░ compete in the FEMA ░░░░░░░░ me because it brings ░░░░░░░░ advantage to them and ░░░░░░░░ means that women with ░░░░░░░░ tiny slice the cake ░░░░░░░░ losing out more and ░░░░░░░░ every single year So ░░░░░░░░ on we have lost ░░░░░░░░ number of medals We ░░░░░░░░ lost over a million ░░░░░░░░ worth of prize money ░░░░░░░░ every year it s ░░░░░░░░ worse it s going ░░░░░░░░ fast in the wrong ░░░░░░░░ I feel very strongly ░░░░░░░░ female athletes are not ░░░░░░░░ listened to across the ░░░░░░░░ a particularly by the ░░░░░░░░ say so set screening ░░░░░░░░ are in practice from ░░░░░░░░ think Seventy eight through ░░░░░░░░ 90 I was set ░░░░░░░░ in 19 seventy sixers ░░░░░░░░ 13 year old When ░░░░░░░░ went to my first ░░░░░░░░ games it was a ░░░░░░░░ swab to the inside ░░░░░░░░ your cheek which took ░░░░░░░░ than 10 seconds It ░░░░░░░░ to be done once ░░░░░░░░ your lifetime because human ░░░░░░░░ cannot change their biological ░░░░░░░░ It is not at ░░░░░░░░ intrusive and effect if ░░░░░░░░ wanna be an athlete ░░░░░░░░ other of any level ░░░░░░░░ You re gonna have ░░░░░░░░ consent to oversee drug ░░░░░░░░ and drug testing is ░░░░░░░░ more intrusive So to ░░░░░░░░ the words intrusive am ░░░░░░░░ sex screening Is is ░░░░░░░░ Mr know It s ░░░░░░░░ not true When female ░░░░░░░░ were polled 80 two ░░░░░░░░ of them said they ░░░░░░░░ like sex greeting to ░░░░░░░░ the I see disregarded ░░░░░░░░ altogether and I know ░░░░░░░░ from my experience of ░░░░░░░░ to many international least ░░░░░░░░ they would very much ░░░░░░░░ to see that come ░░░░░░░░ of things extremely important ░░░░░░░░ protect the female category ░░░░░░░░ we must do is ░░░░░░░░ English inclusive We must ░░░░░░░░ sure that everybody is ░░░░░░░░ in the world of ░░░░░░░░ and if women can ░░░░░░░░ welcoming of trans identifying ░░░░░░░░ who wish to be ░░░░░░░░ as males them men ░░░░░░░░ be able to do ░░░░░░░░ the same So the ░░░░░░░░ to the problem is ░░░░░░░░ FEMA protected category which ░░░░░░░░ sex screen and an ░░░░░░░░ fully inclusive cask where ░░░░░░░░ is welcome and everybody ░░░░░░░░ do sport because that ░░░░░░░░ the message that everybody ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ single person that wants ░░░░░░░░ exclude anybody However we ░░░░░░░░ want to see women ░░░░░░░░ fair and safe sport ░░░░░░░░ we cannot wait until ░░░░░░░░ woman is seriously injured ░░░░░░░░ worse still killed to ░░░░░░░░ able to deal with ░░░░░░░░ science and the obvious ░░░░░░░░ the common sense You ░░░░░░░░ this we re going ░░░░░░░░ the wrong direction We ░░░░░░░░ made so many great ░░░░░░░░ it women s sports ░░░░░░░░ know and we re ░░░░░░░░ backwards and any absolutely ░░░░░░░░ my heart to see ░░░░░░░░ A huge thank you ░░░░░░░░ instead sharing David Thank ░░░░░░░░ to share in for ░░░░░░░░ with us who that ░░░░░░░░ should aim at like ░░░░░░░░ to welcome our final ░░░░░░░░ attorney Kristen Waggoner She ░░░░░░░░ as the CEO president ░░░░░░░░ general legal counsel Afraid ░░░░░░░░ international wagner has argued ░░░░░░░░ successful cases at the ░░░░░░░░ s Supreme Court and ░░░░░░░░ CEO she oversees the ░░░░░░░░ Alliance Defending Freedom team ░░░░░░░░ more than four hundred ░░░░░░░░ members in seven global ░░░░░░░░ including their advocacy efforts ░░░░░░░░ women and girls right ░░░░░░░░ female only sports and ░░░░░░░░ Kristin You have the ░░░░░░░░ Thank you your excellencies ░░░░░░░░ panel is special rapporteur ░░░░░░░░ so grateful to be ░░░░░░░░ today Ladies and gentlemen ░░░░░░░░ s an honor to ░░░░░░░░ with you on behalf ░░░░░░░░ 80 f international and ░░░░░░░░ broader pdf organization I ░░░░░░░░ thank their permanent mission ░░░░░░░░ paraguay and the other ░░░░░░░░ sponsors for this timely ░░░░░░░░ for their all important ░░░░░░░░ to ensure that women ░░░░░░░░ girls have fair in ░░░░░░░░ opportunities in sports as ░░░░░░░░ global legal organization 80 ░░░░░░░░ is committed to protecting ░░░░░░░░ rights of women and ░░░░░░░░ around the world particularly ░░░░░░░░ sports This is an ░░░░░░░░ that is very close ░░░░░░░░ my own heart having ░░░░░░░░ sports for many years ░░░░░░░░ high school and in ░░░░░░░░ with such great joy ░░░░░░░░ recognizing the vital role ░░░░░░░░ it played on my ░░░░░░░░ character and life development ░░░░░░░░ seeing the role that ░░░░░░░░ plays in my family ░░░░░░░░ what the athletics and ░░░░░░░░ has contributed to our ░░░░░░░░ life including the life ░░░░░░░░ my Daughter who also ░░░░░░░░ played in college Sports ░░░░░░░░ us how to succeed ░░░░░░░░ teaches us how to ░░░░░░░░ When we fail how ░░░░░░░░ endure it teaches us ░░░░░░░░ to build confidence what ░░░░░░░░ means to have self ░░░░░░░░ when we don t ░░░░░░░░ like having self discipline ░░░░░░░░ short it builds character ░░░░░░░░ our lives and those ░░░░░░░░ last us throughout our ░░░░░░░░ far beyond our school ░░░░░░░░ years In fact we ░░░░░░░░ from studies that 90 ░░░░░░░░ percent of women who ░░░░░░░░ in their careers at ░░░░░░░░ executive levels have played ░░░░░░░░ competitively and for those ░░░░░░░░ us who have played ░░░░░░░░ s no surprise The ░░░░░░░░ that are developed in ░░░░░░░░ on the field often ░░░░░░░░ things like teamwork resilience ░░░░░░░░ building people they re ░░░░░░░░ critical to the rest ░░░░░░░░ our lives in this ░░░░░░░░ success and our vocations ░░░░░░░░ when females athletes in ░░░░░░░░ have their rights violated ░░░░░░░░ sports they stand to ░░░░░░░░ immense harm and all ░░░░░░░░ society loses As a ░░░░░░░░ the damage shows in ░░░░░░░░ personal safety of the ░░░░░░░░ and in the doors ░░░░░░░░ close to women and ░░░░░░░░ for real world op ░░░░░░░░ which rightly belong to ░░░░░░░░ My country like many ░░░░░░░░ has enacted laws and ░░░░░░░░ that were designed to ░░░░░░░░ that women and girls ░░░░░░░░ equal opportunities in a ░░░░░░░░ of settings and that ░░░░░░░░ have the same access ░░░░░░░░ men enjoy to play ░░░░░░░░ as well as an ░░░░░░░░ opportunities and this has ░░░░░░░░ some of the ah ░░░░░░░░ that unfairly barred women ░░░░░░░░ girls from sports or ░░░░░░░░ disadvantaged them in the ░░░░░░░░ Allowing female athletes to ░░░░░░░░ a real shot at ░░░░░░░░ their dreams and I ░░░░░░░░ it s important to ░░░░░░░░ that those dreams aren ░░░░░░░░ just to show up ░░░░░░░░ that field not even ░░░░░░░░ just to accumulate a ░░░░░░░░ spot or a trophy ░░░░░░░░ those dreams often extend ░░░░░░░░ the playing field As ░░░░░░░░ achievement often leads to ░░░░░░░░ achievements in terms of ░░░░░░░░ scholarships a way to ░░░░░░░░ for their schooling also ░░░░░░░░ opportunities that come through ░░░░░░░░ success In these areas ░░░░░░░░ are seeing more and ░░░░░░░░ a tide shift where ░░░░░░░░ access to off athletic ░░░░░░░░ has been recognized as ░░░░░░░░ basic human rights for ░░░░░░░░ and girls but we ░░░░░░░░ also seeing that attacked ░░░░░░░░ this moment today as ░░░░░░░░ special rapporteur highlights in ░░░░░░░░ report these rights are ░░░░░░░░ threat in a more ░░░░░░░░ the way than we ░░░░░░░░ seen in a long ░░░░░░░░ in parts of the ░░░░░░░░ right now a young ░░░░░░░░ dreaming of a future ░░░░░░░░ t even allowed to ░░░░░░░░ The playing field are ░░░░░░░░ to poverty and inequality ░░░░░░░░ doesn t have the ░░░░░░░░ to get on that ░░░░░░░░ At the same time ░░░░░░░░ only sports categories are ░░░░░░░░ eroded with devastating consequences ░░░░░░░░ women and girl athletes ░░░░░░░░ requires a clear response ░░░░░░░░ the international community First ░░░░░░░░ female athlete should be ░░░░░░░░ from competing in sports ░░░░░░░░ to inequality or discrimination ░░░░░░░░ second one she s ░░░░░░░░ that field A female ░░░░░░░░ has the absolute right ░░░░░░░░ fair and safe conditions ░░░░░░░░ means preventing incursions in ░░░░░░░░ and in related intimate ░░░░░░░░ Such a showers and ░░░░░░░░ rooms by males so ░░░░░░░░ let s talk for ░░░░░░░░ minute about fairness Chelsea ░░░░░░░░ mitchell who laney referenced ░░░░░░░░ is one of several ░░░░░░░░ that 80 f has ░░░░░░░░ now in the United ░░░░░░░░ four times she was ░░░░░░░░ fastest high school female ░░░░░░░░ in her state and ░░░░░░░░ times she watched that ░░░░░░░░ go to a me ░░░░░░░░ athlete in what was ░░░░░░░░ a female only race ░░░░░░░░ three years of the ░░░░░░░░ permitting to biological males ░░░░░░░░ compete against those girls ░░░░░░░░ athletes took 15 different ░░░░░░░░ championship titles away from ░░░░░░░░ girls and deprive girls ░░░░░░░░ advance Been opportunities on ░░░░░░░░ than 80 five different ░░░░░░░░ chelsea in her track ░░░░░░░░ became the very first ░░░░░░░░ the United States to ░░░░░░░░ a legal challenge on ░░░░░░░░ own behalf But it ░░░░░░░░ have never come to ░░░░░░░░ It s stunning to ░░░░░░░░ that women and girls ░░░░░░░░ be sidelined in their ░░░░░░░░ sports and that the ░░░░░░░░ to stand up our ░░░░░░░░ high school athletes high ░░░░░░░░ athletes and the high ░░░░░░░░ in college Girls should ░░░░░░░░ be expected to have ░░░░░░░░ stand up for their ░░░░░░░░ rights Our institutions our ░░░░░░░░ officials and our parents ░░░░░░░░ be standing for them ░░░░░░░░ see The reality is ░░░░░░░░ an average male athlete ░░░░░░░░ often be an elite ░░░░░░░░ athlete on the field ░░░░░░░░ is why so many ░░░░░░░░ have traditionally been segregated ░░░░░░░░ separated on the basis ░░░░░░░░ sex The creation of ░░░░░░░░ athletic spaces has never ░░░░░░░░ about division It s ░░░░░░░░ recognizing objective biological differences ░░░░░░░░ empowering women and girls ░░░░░░░░ light of those differences ░░░░░░░░ reward genuine merit The ░░░░░░░░ demonstrates that males have ░░░░░░░░ insurmountable advantage over females ░░░░░░░░ there s no amount ░░░░░░░░ testosterone suppressants the takes ░░░░░░░░ that advantage The science ░░░░░░░░ us that Consider the ░░░░░░░░ facts Meals generally have ░░░░░░░░ muscle mass and strength ░░░░░░░░ to higher levels of ░░░░░░░░ both during puberty and ░░░░░░░░ Males tend to have ░░░░░░░░ bone density and different ░░░░░░░░ structures such as wider ░░░░░░░░ and longer limbs Males ░░░░░░░░ have larger hearts and ░░░░░░░░ with approximately 30 to ░░░░░░░░ per cent higher oxygen ░░░░░░░░ capacity which obviously influences ░░░░░░░░ and running events Males ░░░░░░░░ outperform women by around ░░░░░░░░ to 11 percent and ░░░░░░░░ 20 to 30 percent ░░░░░░░░ Than females The numbers ░░░░░░░░ speak for themselves Does ░░░░░░░░ make women any less ░░░░░░░░ men will absolutely not ░░░░░░░░ these evident physical differences ░░░░░░░░ that categories are separated ░░░░░░░░ the basis of sex ░░░░░░░░ sport That s basic ░░░░░░░░ Now let s turn ░░░░░░░░ a minute to safety ░░░░░░░░ biological men into women ░░░░░░░░ sports not only erases ░░░░░░░░ fair playing field It ░░░░░░░░ females in physical danger ░░░░░░░░ female only sports are ░░░░░░░░ safeguarded A woman s ░░░░░░░░ to safety is in ░░░░░░░░ jeopardize especially in sports ░░░░░░░░ physical contact can occur ░░░░░░░░ the risk extends beyond ░░░░░░░░ playing field Women and ░░░░░░░░ have the right to ░░░░░░░░ and safety and these ░░░░░░░░ or flouted every single ░░░░░░░░ Member of the opposite ░░░░░░░░ enters into women s ░░░░░░░░ spaces The violation of ░░░░░░░░ spaces leaves women and ░░░░░░░░ extremely vulnerable and could ░░░░░░░░ lead them to question ░░░░░░░░ they want to pursue ░░░░░░░░ at all when laws ░░░░░░░░ policies lose touch with ░░░░░░░░ reality women and girls ░░░░░░░░ the most take the ░░░░░░░░ case You may read ░░░░░░░░ on the san jose ░░░░░░░░ women s volleyball team ░░░░░░░░ is in the news ░░░░░░░░ now Today the women ░░░░░░░░ team was worse to ░░░░░░░░ a biological male on ░░░░░░░░ team prompting some to ░░░░░░░░ serious concerns about their ░░░░░░░░ physical safety Other teams ░░░░░░░░ forfeited matches on that ░░░░░░░░ due to safety in ░░░░░░░░ concerns and one female ░░░░░░░░ has filed a lawsuit ░░░░░░░░ it realizing that she ░░░░░░░░ actually They forced to ░░░░░░░░ a room with her ░░░░░░░░ male team mate On ░░░░░░░░ without her consent and ░░░░░░░░ her knowledge that it ░░░░░░░░ a biological male Perhaps ░░░░░░░░ fundamentally we need to ░░░░░░░░ also the lifelong lessons ░░░░░░░░ we are teaching our ░░░░░░░░ They need to know ░░░░░░░░ the protection of their ░░░░░░░░ is non negotiable and ░░░░░░░░ should never give a ░░░░░░░░ girl lessons and losing ░░░░░░░░ her that are effort ░░░░░░░░ those years of early ░░░░░░░░ Ups long practices sweat ░░░░░░░░ even tears is completely ░░░░░░░░ from the result Every ░░░░░░░░ deserves to know that ░░░░░░░░ she may not always ░░░░░░░░ she has a fair ░░░░░░░░ along side of the ░░░░░░░░ of the deserving female ░░░░░░░░ Thankfully both at the ░░░░░░░░ and international level we ░░░░░░░░ seeing a return to ░░░░░░░░ sense as more and ░░░░░░░░ female athletes like laney ░░░░░░░░ and others are courageously ░░░░░░░░ up and today in ░░░░░░░░ states leaning in the ░░░░░░░░ States 20 five out ░░░░░░░░ fifty states have enacted ░░░░░░░░ to protect the category ░░░░░░░░ women sports but those ░░░░░░░░ or also being challenged ░░░░░░░░ this moment we ve ░░░░░░░░ the issue to the ░░░░░░░░ States Supreme Court or ░░░░░░░░ and two other former ░░░░░░░░ athletes are asking that ░░░░░░░░ to protect the future ░░░░░░░░ the sports They love ░░░░░░░░ all the girls coming ░░░░░░░░ behind them International law ░░░░░░░░ long recognized quality and ░░░░░░░░ discrimination including on the ░░░░░░░░ of sex as a ░░░░░░░░ pillar of human rights ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately many countries have ░░░░░░░░ short of their human ░░░░░░░░ obligations towards women and ░░░░░░░░ in sports but we ░░░░░░░░ learned the hard way ░░░░░░░░ a female sports aren ░░░░░░░░ protected It does grave ░░░░░░░░ to women and girls ░░░░░░░░ hope at 80 f ░░░░░░░░ that the international community ░░░░░░░░ turn it s attention ░░░░░░░░ this critical issue Ensuring ░░░░░░░░ and girls can pursue ░░░░░░░░ opportunities should they desire ░░░░░░░░ protecting female athletes Both ░░░░░░░░ harm and protecting their ░░░░░░░░ Our pleaded the world ░░░░░░░░ to learn from the ░░░░░░░░ that have been made ░░░░░░░░ that are now being ░░░░░░░░ so that your daughters ░░░░░░░░ that my daughter can ░░░░░░░░ into a future A ░░░░░░░░ and safety in sport ░░░░░░░░ behalf of eightieth international ░░░░░░░░ urge everyone here the ░░░░░░░░ Nations and all the ░░░░░░░░ in the sports bodies ░░░░░░░░ all levels to uphold ░░░░░░░░ basic human rights of ░░░░░░░░ and girls in sports ░░░░░░░░ to recognize the stakes ░░░░░░░░ high and to draw ░░░░░░░░ line in the sand ░░░░░░░░ fundamental fairness and safety ░░░░░░░░ you You Thank you ░░░░░░░░ kristen wagner and thank ░░░░░░░░ to all the esteem ░░░░░░░░ for sharing your expertise ░░░░░░░░ your voices on behalf ░░░░░░░░ my athletes While there ░░░░░░░░ difficult an ongoing conversations ░░░░░░░░ My hope is that ░░░░░░░░ discussion that we re ░░░░░░░░ here today we ll ░░░░░░░░ toward of future where ░░░░░░░░ little girl that looks ░░░░░░░░ a future in sports ░░░░░░░░ participate in competing or ░░░░░░░░ playing her favorite sport ░░░░░░░░ do so with confidence ░░░░░░░░ of fear So now ░░░░░░░░ re gonna transition to ░░░░░░░░ puny section Thank you ░░░░░░░░ everyone that has admitted ░░░░░░░░ cards and please don ░░░░░░░░ hesitate to do so ░░░░░░░░ you haven t done ░░░░░░░░ already like to thank ░░░░░░░░ for for those questions ░░░░░░░░ ve done my best ░░░░░░░░ group them by theme ░░░░░░░░ we can cover as ░░░░░░░░ as possible in the ░░░░░░░░ that we have of ░░░░░░░░ which is approximately 20 ░░░░░░░░ So we ll start ░░░░░░░░ a question for his ░░░░░░░░ Here s my last ░░░░░░░░ what role can states ░░░░░░░░ u n and civil ░░░░░░░░ play in education prevention ░░░░░░░░ response efforts to protect ░░░░░░░░ athletes A question regarding ░░░░░░░░ role of states The ░░░░░░░░ responsibility do you boo ░░░░░░░░ the world stage Of ░░░░░░░░ we all have Rooms ░░░░░░░░ room On lewd humor ░░░░░░░░ humor right bodies we ░░░░░░░░ or park or you ░░░░░░░░ fish from my in ░░░░░░░░ on states we main ░░░░░░░░ I really did to ░░░░░░░░ these cool to If ░░░░░░░░ the area of the ░░░░░░░░ we can ask you ░░░░░░░░ to make changes If ░░░░░░░░ don t do our ░░░░░░░░ we re countries Very ░░░░░░░░ put thank you a ░░░░░░░░ for the special rapporteur ░░░░░░░░ can women and girls ░░░░░░░░ sorry excuse me how ░░░░░░░░ women and girls belonging ░░░░░░░░ religious minorities being impacted ░░░░░░░░ violence and discrimination in ░░░░░░░░ In many different ways ░░░░░░░░ of them as they ░░░░░░░░ be sidelined from participating ░░░░░░░░ they belong to these ░░░░░░░░ Another is they may ░░░░░░░░ forced not to wear ░░░░░░░░ ordained dress dresses or ░░░░░░░░ is important for their ░░░░░░░░ belief So therefore they ░░░░░░░░ excluded because they would ░░░░░░░░ to wear such clothes ░░░░░░░░ then can t in ░░░░░░░░ circumstances they are forced ░░░░░░░░ s say to wear ░░░░░░░░ veil Even if they ░░░░░░░░ t want to So ░░░░░░░░ s another way They ░░░░░░░░ be also attacked for ░░░░░░░░ members of this religious ░░░░░░░░ particularly on line yeah ░░░░░░░░ are the ones that ░░░░░░░░ to my A question ░░░░░░░░ mrs wagner what is ░░░░░░░░ hope for the cases ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court of ░░░░░░░░ United States and the ░░░░░░░░ forward for the United ░░░░░░░░ That might be a ░░░░░░░░ learned for other countries ░░░░░░░░ at the experience of ░░░░░░░░ sports in this country ░░░░░░░░ d like to begin ░░░░░░░░ just talking about how ░░░░░░░░ cases came to be ░░░░░░░░ I think that they ░░░░░░░░ provide us an important ░░░░░░░░ As I talked about ░░░░░░░░ Chelsea Mitchell the high ░░░░░░░░ girls that stood up ░░░░░░░░ their stories became known ░░░░░░░░ in other states heard ░░░░░░░░ stories and said what ░░░░░░░░ we do to per ░░░░░░░░ women and girls in ░░░░░░░░ jurisdiction in our state ░░░░░░░░ I think that is ░░░░░░░░ a lesson here at ░░░░░░░░ u n as his ░░░░░░░░ talked about addressing the ░░░░░░░░ in the states two ░░░░░░░░ you re seeing these ░░░░░░░░ arise elsewhere It s ░░░░░░░░ that s critical encourage ░░░░░░░░ courage So as more ░░░░░░░░ and families an institution ░░░░░░░░ up I think you ░░░░░░░░ see even more follow ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ happened as a result ░░░░░░░░ those young girl standing ░░░░░░░░ was that legislators passed ░░░░░░░░ to protect women and ░░░░░░░░ in their states protect ░░░░░░░░ female base categories and ░░░░░░░░ we began to see ░░░░░░░░ organizations challenge those laws ░░░░░░░░ the United States and ░░░░░░░░ the courts to strike ░░░░░░░░ down so that there ░░░░░░░░ no longer be female ░░░░░░░░ categories That is the ░░░░░░░░ That s up before ░░░░░░░░ us Supreme Court Right ░░░░░░░░ is whether it s ░░░░░░░░ jurisdictions have the right ░░░░░░░░ protect their women and ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ The U s Supreme ░░░░░░░░ does not have to ░░░░░░░░ a case It chooses ░░░░░░░░ to take a case ░░░░░░░░ that s the stage ░░░░░░░░ these two cases at ░░░░░░░░ now where the court ░░░░░░░░ considering whether it will ░░░░░░░░ the issue and decide ░░░░░░░░ issue I am optimistic ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ United States Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ That is is this ░░░░░░░░ national issue Is there ░░░░░░░░ conflict among the jurisdictions ░░░░░░░░ if so then it ░░░░░░░░ often step into that ░░░░░░░░ to resolve it on ░░░░░░░░ national level and we ░░░░░░░░ have a conflict That ░░░░░░░░ been demonstrated with half ░░░░░░░░ the state s protecting ░░░░░░░░ female by Category thank ░░░░░░░░ I have a handful ░░░░░░░░ cards you re thinking ░░░░░░░░ for your courage So ░░░░░░░░ you a question of ░░░░░░░░ similar question to you ░░░░░░░░ is your hope for ░░░░░░░░ sports in this country ░░░░░░░░ for any action taken ░░░░░░░░ the us Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ hope is just to ░░░░░░░░ back to common sense ░░░░░░░░ was Honestly it s ░░░░░░░░ that this is even ░░░░░░░░ that I m having ░░░░░░░░ advocate for I never ░░░░░░░░ as a young child ░░░░░░░░ was kicking the soccer ░░░░░░░░ that this would be ░░░░░░░░ issue and never even ░░░░░░░░ my mind So my ░░░░░░░░ is that common sense ░░░░░░░░ return in that women ░░░░░░░░ girls who have a ░░░░░░░░ place to not only ░░░░░░░░ on the playing field ░░░░░░░░ attain of scholarships In ░░░░░░░░ leadership positions but also ░░░░░░░░ a safe place to ░░░░░░░░ vulnerable with other girls ░░░░░░░░ women and I know ░░░░░░░░ lot of sexual assault ░░░░░░░░ who would not be ░░░░░░░░ to compete if a ░░░░░░░░ was on their team ░░░░░░░░ my hope is that ░░░░░░░░ and girls are protected ░░░░░░░░ you so much a ░░░░░░░░ up question for the ░░░░░░░░ rapporteur How do you ░░░░░░░░ the reaction of your ░░░░░░░░ from the interactive dialogue ░░░░░░░░ member states last week ░░░░░░░░ I guess just broader ░░░░░░░░ reaction to your poor ░░░░░░░░ general And your follow 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that it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ an academic exercise That ░░░░░░░░ everybody be happy with ░░░░░░░░ we have to say ░░░░░░░░ not and who would ░░░░░░░░ actually very problematic If ░░░░░░░░ where to be happy ░░░░░░░░ the reports that we ░░░░░░░░ because it means that ░░░░░░░░ we re not daring ░░░░░░░░ we didn t push ░░░░░░░░ envelope enough I was ░░░░░░░░ to see that there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of also ░░░░░░░░ expressed from states across ░░░░░░░░ regions The media covered ░░░░░░░░ and women in sports ░░░░░░░░ felt heard of folk ░░░░░░░░ and felt that I ░░░░░░░░ conveyed really some if ░░░░░░░░ issues that they they ░░░░░░░░ to me about in ░░░░░░░░ of follow up I ░░░░░░░░ I would encourage just ░░░░░░░░ a idiot said and ░░░░░░░░ also the the the ░░░░░░░░ the states that of ░░░░░░░░ This is too engage ░░░░░░░░ a report with the ░░░░░░░░ with the recommendations both ░░░░░░░░ home and at regional ░░░░░░░░ international level I do ░░░░░░░░ that we have to ░░░░░░░░ at the facts at ░░░░░░░░ science at the data ░░░░░░░░ where we don t ░░░░░░░░ desegregated data make sure ░░░░░░░░ we get it before ░░░░░░░░ start pushing ahead with ░░░░░░░░ that will result in ░░░░░░░░ of gross unfairness for ░░░░░░░░ and girls A question ░░░░░░░░ mrs wagner you spoke ░░░░░░░░ the science and your ░░░░░░░░ How do you respond ░░░░░░░░ the assertion that following ░░░░░░░░ science following biological reality ░░░░░░░░ not inclusive I think ░░░░░░░░ a special aperture mentioned ░░░░░░░░ There are many times ░░░░░░░░ in the human rights ░░░░░░░░ you re looking at ░░░░░░░░ rights of all people ░░░░░░░░ this is in my ░░░░░░░░ a fairly easy analysis ░░░░░░░░ do in terms of ░░░░░░░░ being inclusive This is ░░░░░░░░ particular area where sex ░░░░░░░░ differences matter and historically ░░░░░░░░ have seen the in ░░░░░░░░ country in the United ░░░░░░░░ that title nine and ░░░░░░░░ the was already reflect ░░░░░░░░ it In fact it ░░░░░░░░ written into the regulations ░░░░░░░░ practices but the same ░░░░░░░░ true for international covenants ░░░░░░░░ example of the covenant ░░░░░░░░ the elimination of discrimination ░░░░░░░░ women recognizes distinctions in ░░░░░░░░ or ready and in ░░░░░░░░ treaties and things like ░░░░░░░░ that reference sex discrimination ░░░░░░░░ violence against women that ░░░░░░░░ already recognized in for ░░░░░░░░ the covenant that I ░░░░░░░░ So I think it ░░░░░░░░ a question of does ░░░░░░░░ reality matter in this ░░░░░░░░ instance and certainly it ░░░░░░░░ t in all in ░░░░░░░░ and I would also ░░░░░░░░ all should have the ░░░░░░░░ to play sports and ░░░░░░░░ do have the right ░░░░░░░░ play sports What we ░░░░░░░░ talking about is what ░░░░░░░░ you are competing in ░░░░░░░░ it is inclusive in ░░░░░░░░ of itself to ensure ░░░░░░░░ all can play and ░░░░░░░░ don t think there ░░░░░░░░ anyone that supposed to ░░░░░░░░ As sharron davies talked ░░░░░░░░ it s a matter ░░░░░░░░ which category is the ░░░░░░░░ fair and safe as ░░░░░░░░ and for that reason ░░░░░░░░ should be females in ░░░░░░░░ female base Category thank ░░░░░░░░ a question directed to ░░░░░░░░ of our panelists What ░░░░░░░░ you think about the ░░░░░░░░ these guidelines on and ░░░░░░░░ finding a human rights ░░░░░░░░ solution to fairness and ░░░░░░░░ discrimination in women s ░░░░░░░░ men s sports yeah ░░░░░░░░ guidelines special on later ░░░░░░░░ So the very unfortunate ░░░░░░░░ we saw in the ░░░░░░░░ olympics which work to ░░░░░░░░ detriment really of all ░░░░░░░░ concerned politically air with ░░░░░░░░ boxing incident would not ░░░░░░░░ happened If the I ░░░░░░░░ see inclusion guidelines where ░░░░░░░░ all saw a explicitly ░░░░░░░░ non discrimination based on ░░░░░░░░ which again in it ░░░░░░░░ ordinary meaning is understood ░░░░░░░░ be biological sex It ░░░░░░░░ talk about the need ░░░░░░░░ not discriminate based on ░░░░░░░░ gender but it does ░░░░░░░░ or or sex expressions ░░░░░░░░ not said six and ░░░░░░░░ that has opened the ░░░░░░░░ for these kind of ░░░░░░░░ to happen Because if ░░░░░░░░ think about it Let ░░░░░░░░ see their the the ░░░░░░░░ we re not Working ░░░░░░░░ the inclusion guidelines but ░░░░░░░░ was unfair to the ░░░░░░░░ air because their needs ░░░░░░░░ females was not explicitly ░░░░░░░░ as a ground for ░░░░░░░░ So I am hoping ░░░░░░░░ take this up with ░░░░░░░░ I see and encourage ░░░░░░░░ really to to amend ░░░░░░░░ This is a number ░░░░░░░░ and number two is ░░░░░░░░ you saw in the ░░░░░░░░ of the report I ░░░░░░░░ support very much the ░░░░░░░░ that has been mean ░░░░░░░░ most by many actually ░░░░░░░░ athletes that we should ░░░░░░░░ able to go back ░░░░░░░░ sex screening We have ░░░░░░░░ technology it is simple ░░░░░░░░ is non invasive it ░░░░░░░░ reliable and which would ░░░░░░░░ in avoiding all these ░░░░░░░░ and in reestablishing fairness ░░░░░░░░ you very much Laney ░░░░░░░░ some this best is ░░░░░░░░ directed at you give ░░░░░░░░ the common sense answer ░░░░░░░░ question is why is ░░░░░░░░ only happening to women ░░░░░░░░ issues don t seem ░░░░░░░░ come up in men ░░░░░░░░ sports is sports and ░░░░░░░░ Why is it that ░░░░░░░░ women are being asked ░░░░░░░░ give away way to ░░░░░░░░ extent including language that ░░░░░░░░ women and even demeans ░░░░░░░░ humanizes them Absolutely I ░░░░░░░░ up with brothers as ░░░░░░░░ mentioned and I grew ░░░░░░░░ playing soccer against them ░░░░░░░░ windows and soccer family ░░░░░░░░ I remember my dad ░░░░░░░░ say take it easy ░░░░░░░░ your sister and of ░░░░░░░░ this upset me so ░░░░░░░░ would get a little ░░░░░░░░ angry You know and ░░░░░░░░ a little More sassy ░░░░░░░░ young field against my ░░░░░░░░ but my dad knew ░░░░░░░░ from a young age ░░░░░░░░ I also knew is ░░░░░░░░ there were biological differences ░░░░░░░░ my brothers and I ░░░░░░░░ if they were to ░░░░░░░░ As as competitively as ░░░░░░░░ could against their against ░░░░░░░░ my a little sister ░░░░░░░░ my older brother or ░░░░░░░░ older sister for my ░░░░░░░░ brother it would have ░░░░░░░░ bad for me I ░░░░░░░░ have then they could ░░░░░░░░ really hurt me and ░░░░░░░░ men are not competing ░░░░░░░░ though it s not ░░░░░░░░ the other way because ░░░░░░░░ know that There s ░░░░░░░░ advantage to being a ░░░░░░░░ it s an inherent ░░░░░░░░ that we can see ░░░░░░░░ from the young age ░░░░░░░░ three years old whenever ░░░░░░░░ started playing soccer all ░░░░░░░░ way out to more ░░░░░░░░ olympic level athlete So ░░░░░░░░ s just an advantage ░░░░░░░░ a male that everyone ░░░░░░░░ in the car Instances ░░░░░░░░ different Never too much ░░░░░░░░ sense Thank you very ░░░░░░░░ To a group of ░░░░░░░░ I ll do my ░░░░░░░░ to summarize them regarding ░░░░░░░░ the most appropriate way ░░░░░░░░ ensure inclusive 80 for ░░░░░░░░ that identify as transgender ░░░░░░░░ think this is something ░░░░░░░░ special rapporteur you re ░░░░░░░░ us frequently with regard ░░░░░░░░ your report and then ░░░░░░░░ we can turn to ░░░░░░░░ christen in here with ░░░░░░░░ To the separation of ░░░░░░░░ categories What is the ░░░░░░░░ way forward for this ░░░░░░░░ So as I had ░░░░░░░░ my report and or ░░░░░░░░ children I think summarized ░░░░░░░░ beautifully We we have ░░░░░░░░ have solutions to this ░░░░░░░░ resolve the tension of ░░░░░░░░ In in actually have ░░░░░░░░ very fair manner Which ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ can participate irrespective of ░░░░░░░░ background irrespective of their ░░░░░░░░ and their gender identity ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ acknowledge that sex is ░░░░░░░░ that it plays an ░░░░░░░░ with regards to advantage ░░░░░░░░ in sport and therefore ░░░░░░░░ the female category needs ░░░░░░░░ be protected for females ░░░░░░░░ we can create an ░░░░░░░░ category for others for ░░░░░░░░ irrespective of how they ░░░░░░░░ to participate We can ░░░░░░░░ another maybe category four ░░░░░░░░ that also do not ░░░░░░░░ to I compete in ░░░░░░░░ category They are in ░░░░░░░░ that should not be ░░░░░░░░ the expense of of ░░░░░░░░ females category I want ░░░░░░░░ come back to something ░░░░░░░░ was mentioned by 80 ░░░░░░░░ which is that such ░░░░░░░░ solution would also be ░░░░░░░░ with human rights obligations ░░░░░░░░ all major human rights ░░░░░░░░ as I say my ░░░░░░░░ acknowledge that women and ░░░░░░░░ are in I told ░░░░░░░░ non discrimination based on ░░░░░░░░ sex So this is ░░░░░░░░ human rights law and ░░░░░░░░ rights law also acknowledges ░░░░░░░░ it is at times ░░░░░░░░ End end I accepted ░░░░░░░░ differentiate treatment to take ░░░░░░░░ when that differentiate treatment ░░░░░░░░ required in order to ░░░░░░░░ legitimate Objectives when the ░░░░░░░░ let s see this ░░░░░░░░ treatment is proportionate to ░░░░░░░░ Take objective so so ░░░░░░░░ international law has given ░░░░░░░░ those tools We are ░░░░░░░░ working outside the framework ░░░░░░░░ we have yeah In ░░░░░░░░ of the the sex ░░░░░░░░ categories I think the ░░░░░░░░ solution to ensure inclusive ░░░░░░░░ is to have sex ░░░░░░░░ category So there s ░░░░░░░░ male category there s ░░░░░░░░ female category It s ░░░░░░░░ my chromosomes chromosomes don ░░░░░░░░ change The science again ░░░░░░░░ again and again particularly ░░░░░░░░ same a male starts ░░░░░░░░ and that at that ░░░░░░░░ the strength of the ░░░░░░░░ advantages cannot be overcome ░░░░░░░░ s even sciences suggests ░░░░░░░░ prior to puberty Those ░░░░░░░░ make it make a ░░░░░░░░ margin of of performance ░░░░░░░░ they re also can ░░░░░░░░ open categories as I ░░░░░░░░ sharron davies talked about ░░░░░░░░ an option and I ░░░░░░░░ I would just raised ░░░░░░░░ in in this context ░░░░░░░░ fair competition The reason ░░░░░░░░ we have sports is ░░░░░░░░ we want to give ░░░░░░░░ fear opportunities to win ░░░░░░░░ so again this is ░░░░░░░░ area where the biological ░░░░░░░░ matter in other contexts ░░░░░░░░ may not matter Lastly ░░░░░░░░ do want to bring ░░░░░░░░ up because I think ░░░░░░░░ a mother and a ░░░░░░░░ laney touched on it ░░░░░░░░ the special rapporteur has ░░░░░░░░ on it as well ░░░░░░░░ s the intimate spaces ░░░░░░░░ and it it s ░░░░░░░░ issue that right now ░░░░░░░░ of these policies what ░░░░░░░░ re seeing is women ░░░░░░░░ being forced into situations ░░░░░░░░ overnight accommodations with locker ░░░░░░░░ showers where they are ░░░░░░░░ told to be silent ░░░░░░░░ they are shamed for ░░░░░░░░ that they will not ░░░░░░░░ in front of a ░░░░░░░░ and that is unacceptable ░░░░░░░░ is a violation of ░░░░░░░░ rights law to force ░░░░░░░░ into that situation and ░░░░░░░░ s what s happening ░░░░░░░░ now So I think ░░░░░░░░ s an important issue ░░░░░░░░ we need to take ░░░░░░░░ as well for just ░░░░░░░░ sake of the dignity ░░░░░░░░ respect that we owe ░░░░░░░░ all people in those ░░░░░░░░ those particular circumstances Thank ░░░░░░░░ and a final question ░░░░░░░░ his excellency see what ░░░░░░░░ the family due to ░░░░░░░░ women in sports Is ░░░░░░░░ an evidence based example ░░░░░░░░ you would like to ░░░░░░░░ us from the paraguayan ░░░░░░░░ Whoa I think from ░░░░░░░░ have to do for ░░░░░░░░ room for are true ░░░░░░░░ new phone or we ░░░░░░░░ from In turn the ░░░░░░░░ arts harmony should promote ░░░░░░░░ among children Boom should ░░░░░░░░ the way Boyfriend girls ░░░░░░░░ room The bug value ░░░░░░░░ mean you should go ░░░░░░░░ move can do internally ░░░░░░░░ heard about your groove ░░░░░░░░ the do or refrain ░░░░░░░░ you or lucero charlie ░░░░░░░░ modem blue from alber ░░░░░░░░ I m from a ░░░░░░░░ You worm the visual ░░░░░░░░ mood or The government ░░░░░░░░ big actual to create ░░░░░░░░ lows and way families ░░░░░░░░ do about if Well ░░░░░░░░ together very few whom ░░░░░░░░ you Similar of the ░░░░░░░░ so So I think ░░░░░░░░ to be from or ░░░░░░░░ Republican or in thermally ░░░░░░░░ boom making politics We ░░░░░░░░ bully pornography whole country ░░░░░░░░ as we conclude a ░░░░░░░░ thank you to our ░░░░░░░░ and to all who ░░░░░░░░ questions the goal of ░░░░░░░░ event was really to ░░░░░░░░ us that upholding safety ░░░░░░░░ fairness in sports is ░░░░░░░░ an abstract goal but ░░░░░░░░ actually it s a ░░░░░░░░ real world goal with ░░░░░░░░ world consequences that are ░░░░░░░░ narrative for to affect ░░░░░░░░ lives of millions of ░░░░░░░░ and girls around the ░░░░░░░░ who dream of playing ░░░░░░░░ So thank you for ░░░░░░░░ Please know that the ░░░░░░░░ are available to discuss ░░░░░░░░ chat further after the ░░░░░░░░ and we been asked ░░░░░░░░ leave the room as ░░░░░░░░ as the event concludes ░░░░░░░░ you very much and ░░░░░░░░ that the meeting is adjourned