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Most Women Who Are Harassed Don't Come Forward, They Don't Complain Because They're Skeptical Of The Process, Or They Don't Think Anything Is Going To Come Of It If They Are Found To Have Been Harassed. We Know From Some Very Public Cases That Sexual Assault Isn't Always Punished Even By The Courts In The Way That They Should Be. So, We Have Got To Figure Out, How Are We Going To Embed Women's Experiences In The Processes, So That They Trust The Processes, That There Are Fair Investigations That Get To The Truth, And Then There Is Appropriate Punishment When Abuse Occurs?

We Have A History Of Gender And Racial Bias On Our Court That Continues To Undermine The System. Excluding Individuals Based On Race Is Antagonistic To The Pursuit Of Justice.

I Am Really Proud To Be A Part In Whatever Way Of Women Becoming Active In The Political Scene. I Think It Was The First Time That People Came To Terms With The Reality Of What It Meant To Have A Senate Made Up Of 98 Men And Two Women.

I Was Aware, However, That Telling At Any Point In My Career Could Adversely Affect My Future Career

I Think There's More Support Today. I Think There's Better Understanding Today. And There's A Better Appreciation For The Fact That If Any Community Is Going To Prosper, If Any Community Is Going To Be Seen At Its Best, That The Women In That Community Have To Be Viewed As Equally As Important As The Men. And [women] Have To Be Able To Live Outside Of Boundaries That Are Placed On Them Because Of Their Gender. As Well As Their Race Or Their Religion.