04/12/2022
RIOS, MA. LORENA P.
STEM - 1101
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Lauralyn, 33, lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She advocates for social causes when she is not selling event and digital marketing solutions to academic institutions and event organizers worldwide. Lauralyn is a participant in the Generation Equality Design Challenge organized by UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and World Design Organization. Lauralyn prefers to be addressed without a paternal surname as she does not want her identity to be associated with patriarchal traditions.
I am Generation Equality: Lauralyn, Filipino advocate for preventing violence against women and girls
"I am Generation Equality because…
What led me to become an advocate was a string of workplace and sexual harassment experiences that ended up with me making a police report. The last experience left me feeling broken, traumatized, institutionally betrayed, and eventually, angry.
At that time, I was fortunate enough to have a friend who was a part of the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality. She made sure I had the right resources to start my recovery. The knowledge she shared with me made me realize that there was not enough awareness and education for such a widespread problem.
Social media became a medium for me to reach as many people as possible to prevent someone from going through what I did or worse. I also use it to let survivors know that they are not alone -- either by sharing my stories or stories of others."
"Billions of people across the world stand on the right side of history every day. They speak up, take a stand, mobilize, and take big and small actions to advance women’s rights. This is Generation Equality."