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Matthew Wilson

Matthew Wilson

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Barbados to the UN, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva; Vice-Chair of the International Gender Champions Global Board.

Sep 15, 2026

21:55
I mean, all the data shows that's just not true, right? But how things develop their own momentum on social media, how, how can that be challenged?
22:04
Well, first of all, when I go back to your original question, you actually answered it in your question, and that is, you have to carry on.
22:12
When there are moments like this where what you fundamentally agree with or, or adhere to is threatened, you have got to carry on.
22:19
This is a moment when you have to sharpen your spears and be ready for the eventual shift in the pendulum, which I think will happen.
22:28
So this is not a time to retreat.
22:30
Frankly, this is a time to do the research, to get the data, to build the argument here, to create the advocacy platforms, to create the communities around these issues.
22:42
This is not the time to retreat.

5 MINS LATER

28:01
What should we be doing that we're not? Not just you guys, 'cause you are doing a lot, but the rest of us, if we're being a bit too timid, what should we be saying to our husbands, brothers, sons, uncles, and also women, of course, who may have different views?

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