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Young activists are leading the way in sexual violence prevention in schools
In recent years, we’ve seen a steady rise of online misogyny, nurtured by incel forums, alt-right platforms and disinformation.
In today's digital landscape, it has never been so important for young people to receive robust and consistent education on consent, gender equality and healthy relationships. Central to these efforts in Scotland are prevention workshops delivered by local Rape Crisis Centres. But what happens after these workshops?
Thoughts from a young activist on Equally Safe at School (ESAS)
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Here at Rape Crisis Scotland, we know that education is key in preventing sexual violence. Yet, recent research has found that young people in Scotland are not getting the guidance they need from schools around healthy relationships, and instead young women and girls are turning to social media for advice or learning from their own (often negative) experiences.
Of the nearly 500 young women and girls surveyed in the Rise Report, not one participant described feeling well supported to learn about relationships at school. For many young people these findings came as no surprise.
"Schools Are Key": A Young Person's Call for Preventative Action in Schools
A phrase I often like to use is that schools are breeding grounds for the likes of bullying, but this also rings true for gender-based violence.
While schools and many of their teachers attempt to learn, understand and teach the importance of prevention of gender-based violence, it is simply not enough if each institution has educators who sit on the side-lines when it comes to this specific topic.
Having passed through school encountering a male class teacher almost encouraging sexist and very backwards views of women, I feel confident in saying that this kind of behaviour can be found in other schools across the country.
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