If I understand you correctly you are referring to Monday's refugee summit. I fully agree with you that we need a legal mechanism in place that is accepted by all EU member states. However, I do not think that this general protection in the form of asylum should discriminate on gender. We should not send people back into war-torn regions just because they are men, though the wounded, orphans or the widow with 3 kids may undoubtedly count to the most vulnerable who need special protection.

But how do we deal with refugees' situations here in Germany. If what Khaled Ghazi writes is true and women are systematically exposed to situations that deeply violate their privacy, then we should try changing that situation. The first step would be to listen, as @alisa says, in order to even learn about their situation in the first place. This is not something that's widely talked about in the German media, and that should change.

So in essence I agree with you: offering real protection must be the ultimate goal.