How can we solve gender based violence?
Three Things You Can Do About Gender-Based Violence
- Educate yourself and others about GBV. The first line of prevention is education.
- Use your voice on social media to bring awareness to GBV. Using social media can help you connect to others outside your normal social circles.
- Sponsor a woman survivor of conflict and war.
What is gender based violence in Zimbabwe?
Yet, gender based violence undermines opportunities for women and denies them the ability to fully utilize their basic human rights. In Zimbabwe, about 1 in 3 women aged 15 to 49 have experienced physical violence and about 1 in 4 women have experienced sexual violence since the age of 15.
What are the causes of gender based violence in Zimbabwe?
Existing high levels of GBV in Zimbabwe, driven by factors including patriarchal social norms and gender inequalities, have been exacerbated by the responses to the pandemic. Children have been exposed to abuse as school closures have left them without that protective environment.
What is the Spotlight Initiative?
With the aim of ending all forms of violence against women and girls by 2030, the European Union and the United Nations have been collaborating since 2017 to empower, promote, and protect the rights of women and girls worldwide.
What are the five causes of gender based violence?
These factors interact with a number of drivers, such as social norms (which may be cultural or religious), low levels of women’s empowerment, lack of social support, socio-economic inequality, and substance abuse.
What are some examples of gender based violence?
Types of gender-based violence
- psychological violence (Art.
- stalking (Art.
- physical violence (Art.
- forced marriages (Art.
- sexual violence, including rape (Art.
- female genital mutilation (Art.
- forced abortion and forced sterilisation (Art.
- sexual harassment (Art.
What can learners do to prevent gender-based violence?
In order to prevent SRGBV, it is important to:
- curriculum approaches that prevent violence and promote gender equality.
- training education staff to give them the tools to prevent and respond to SRGBV.
- safe spaces where co-curricular interventions can be a useful entry point for addressing SRGBV.
What are the root causes of gender-based violence?
Root Causes of Gender-Based Violence
- Objectification and degradation of women in our media.
- Rape culture.
- Harmful gender norms.
- Inequality.
What is the aim of Spotlight Initiative?
The Spotlight Initiative is a global, multi-year partnership between the European Union and the United Nations to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls by 2030. We are the world’s largest targeted effort to end all forms of violence against women and girls.
When was the Spotlight Initiative established?
Launched in 2017 with a seed funding commitment of €500 million from the European Union, the Initiative represents an unprecedented global effort to invest in gender equality and women’s empowerment as a precondition and driver for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.