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This publication is a compilation of workshop proceedings and papers presented at the Canadian Council for Refugees' International Conference on Refugee Women Fleeing Gender-Based Persecution held in Montreal in May 2001 (full conference proceedings can be ordered from the Canadian Council for Refugees). The conference examined recent developments which have begun to address the obstacles for women claiming refugee status on the grounds of gender-based persecution. Emerging legal standards and proposals for reforms discussed at the conference included granting asylum in cases of persecution by private actors when states do not afford victims adequate protection and addressing the cultural barriers that hinder successful asylum claims by women. [Descriptors: Migration - Refugees and Immigration, International]