Gender-based violence is a major global issue that affects countless individuals and communities every day. From intimate partner violence to child marriage, extreme forms of oppressive behavior can have devastating physical, mental, and emotional consequences for those impacted by it. While eliminating gender-based violence in its entirety requires addressing a broad spectrum of factors like cultural norms and unequal power dynamics in relationships, education plays an integral role as well. In this post, we’ll explore the multiple ways that education can help create safer environments free from any kind of gender-based oppression or abuse.
Tag: Response
Violence against women is deeply rooted in gender-based discrimination, social norms that accept violence, and gender stereotypes that continue cycles of violence. Many efforts to address this vice have mostly concentrated on response efforts and paid less attention to primary prevention which is the key to eliminating violence against women and girls completely.
