1. School Related Gender Based Violence (SRGBV) Dana Comer ECD 540: GED Talk March 24, 2015

2. What is SRGBV? SRGBV “refers to acts of sexual, physical or psychological violence inflicted on children in and around schools because of stereotypes and roles or norms attributed to or expected of them because of their sex or gendered identity.” (Leach, 2014)

3. Let’s get to the FACTS! Reporting’s of 20%-30% for GBV in the US (California 45%, New York 40%) 246 million girls and boys experience SRGBV every year More prevalent among females by about half Regions ▫Sub-Saharan Africa: student and teacher sexual assault, sexual harassment and rape ▫Asia: rape and sexual abuse ▫Latin America/Caribbean: teacher-student rape and bullying ▫Middle East: psychological and physical violence ▫United States/Western Europe: bullying and dating violence, cyber-bullying, psychological violence and school shootings (Simister, 2012; UNGEI, 2015; UNGEI-UNESCO, 2013)

4. Negative Impacts: Affected as a direct victim or bystander Educational StatusHealth Status Lack of motivation Failing grades Absenteeism Increased number of dropouts Low self-esteem Physical Injury Pregnancy Sexually Transmitted Infections (HIV/AIDS) Emotional/Psychological ill- related (Leach, 2014)

5. Psychological Abuse focus “ Entails harassment or exploitation with the intent to degrade or demoralize someone on the basis of his/her sex. Belittles Humiliates Scapegoats Degrades Ridicules (Leach, 2014)

6. Verbal Harassment or Name-Calling

9. Counseling Implications Empower the student Be cognizant of the development of the student Raise awareness of SRGBV through life skills and reproductive health curricula Promote gender equality and non-violence in curriculum and teaching practice Advocate with certain school policies; Encourage protection policies in schools Feminist theoretical approaches Engage youth in creating solutions Strengthen the links between schools, homes, and services (UN Women, 2015)

10. Toolkits: Ending VAWG ▫1. The Power of Gender  A New World  Rights and Reality  Gender Box  Power Walk  The Whole Picture ▫2. Violence Against Women and Girls  Circles of Influence  Myth-Busters  Violence Around Us  Stories of Survival ▫3. Healthy Relationships  Who’s Got The Power  Standing Up For Yourself  Problem Tree  What Would You Say ▫4. Taking Action  Living Our Beliefs  Breaking Barriers  Activist Approaches  Activists Amongst Us (UN WOMEN, 2015)

11. References United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) (2015). Standing together to end school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV). Retrieved from http://www.ungei.org/news/247_srgbv.html United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI), United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (2013). School-related gender-based violence (SRGBV): UNGEI-UNESCO Discussion paper. Retrieved from http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/HIV- AIDS/pdf/UNGEI_UNESCO_SRGBV_DiscussionPaperFinal.pdf UN Women (2015, January 19). Working with young people to end violence against women. Retrieved from http://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/stories/2015/1/working-with-young-people Leach, F., Dunne, M., & Salvi, F. (2014). School-related gender-based violence: A global review of current issues and approaches in policy, programming and implementation responses to school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) for the education sector. Retrieved from http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/HIV- AIDS/pdf/SRGBV_UNESCO_Global_ReviewJan2014.pdf Simister, J. (2012). More than a billion women face ‘gender based violence’; where are most victims? Journal of Family Violence, 27(1), 607-623.