Gender based Violence
Here you can find resources related to gender-based violence, and other topics such as teen dating violence, cyber-bullying, sexting, sextortion, and revenge porn.
Click on the resources’ titles to see short descriptions, the links and the available languages.
European Commission website
Gender-based violence (GBV) by definition. Forms and examples of gender-based violence
DEVELOPER: European Commission Website: What is Gender Based Violence?
EN
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UNHCR The UN Refugee Agency
Describes the UNHCR definition of GBV and the actions that are taking place to end this phenomenon.
DEVELOPER: UNHCR
EN
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
A Europe free from gender-based violence
A compilation presenting EIGE’s findings on various specific topics surrounding GBV in the European Union.
DEVELOPER: European Institute for Gender Equality
EN
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
Partnering With Men To End Gender-Based Violence
This report documents good practices in preventing and responding to gender-based violence. The five case studies featured within document initiatives in Armenia, Romania, Türkiye and the Ukraine that were implemente by governments and other partners with the support of UNFPA. Although the reports focus on initiatives in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the practices and lessons learned can be applied throughout the globe.
DEVELOPER: UNFPA
EN
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
Gender Violence: A Development and Human Rights Issue
Gender Violence is intended to promote international discussion of critical conceptual and strategic questions regarding women’s human rights and the development of a human rights agenda that incorporates women’s perspectives and experiences. It includes “Women Rights as Human Rights: Towards a Re-Vision of Human Rights” by Charlotte Bunch, and “Violence Against Women: An Obstacle to Development” by Roxanna Carrillo.
DEVELOPER: Charlotte Bunch and Roxanna Carrillo. Center for Women’s Global Leadership
EN
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
5 steps to prevent gender-based violence. Participatory planning at the local level
The methodological material describes, in stages, how mayors and deputy mayors can contribute to the prevention of gender-based violence in their communities, how they can contribute to the implementation of the legislation in the field and adopt concrete measures for the protection and support of victims. A separate chapter is dedicated to the planning of prevention activities and the resources that should be involved for this purpose. At the same time, the guide describes ways to involve residents and specialists in planning and implementing measures to prevent and combat gender-based violence.
DEVELOPER: UNDP
EN
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
School climate in peer bullying: observers’ and active participants’ perceptions
Peer bullying is a phenomenon present in all schools. The school as an institution has a major role in limiting peer bullying. The primary goal of the study was to determine how different groups of students perceived school climate in relation to peer bullying regarding their role in peer bullying (active participants: bullies, victims, bully-victims and non-active participants: observers). 414 students (from 18 primary and secondary schools) responded to The School Climate Bullying Survey (SCBS; Cornell, 2012), which measures the incidence of various forms of peer bullying and three dimensions of school climate (prevalence of teasing and bullying, aggressive attitudes, and willingness to seek help).
DEVELOPER: Filozofska fakulteta Oddelek za psihologijo.
EN
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Structural validation and cross-cultural robustness of the European: Cyberbullying Intervention Project Questionnaire
During the last decade, cyberbullying has become an increasing concern which has been addressed by diverse theoretical and methodological approaches. As a result there is a debate about its nature and rigorously validated assessment instruments have not yet been validated. In this context, in the present study an instrument composed of 22 items representing the different types of behaviours and actions that define cyberbullying has been structurally validated and its cross-cultural robustness has been calculated for the two main dimensions: cyber-victimization and cyber-aggression. To this end, 5679 secondary school students from six European countries (Spain, Germany, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom, and Greece) were surveyed through this self-report questionnaire which was designed based on previously existing instruments and the most relevant conceptual elements. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted and the global internal consistency was computed for the instrument and its two dimensions. Identical factor structures were found across all of the six subsamples. The results contribute to existing research by providing an instrument, the European Cyberbullying Intervention Project Questionnaire, which has been structurally validated in a wide sample from six different countries and that is useful to evaluate psycho-educative interventions against cyberbullying.
DEVELOPER: COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
EN
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
Gender-based Violence Affecting Children and Youth on the Move
This online course has been designed for professionals who come into contact with children and youth on the move. The focus is on building the knowledge and capacity to prevent, identify, and respond to gender-based violence (GBV). Through this course, enrolled participants will develop greater skills and awareness of how to best support children and youth on the move who may have been exposed to or impacted by GBV, currently, while on the move, or in their country of origin.
DEVELOPER: Building Relationships through Innovative Development of Gender-Based Violence Awareness in Europe (BRIDGE) project (Arsis,Defence for Children International,Fedasil,Kopin, Terre des hommes)
EN, GR
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
Gender based violence
Educational Material for children and for teachers. The purpose of the educational material is to prevent, inform and educate about GBV.
DEVELOPER: Amnesty Slovenia
ΕΝ, SLO
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
Gender Issues Handbook for Trainers
This manual is a comparative research on the status quo of gender opportunities and stereotypes existing in Europe collected in six different countries to highlight the different “images” of the phenomenon in reference to areas such as education, work, gender pay gap, film industry and musical. This manual will provide a conceptual basis on gender stereotypes, especially for young people who often ignore the gaps related to this important issue.
DEVELOPER: SHANARANI Project (CESIE was partner)
ΕΝ, ΙΤ
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
Analysis of gender-based violence in schools
The research used qualitative and quantitative research methods, provided detailed insights into attitudes, experiences and issues related to gender-based violence in schools in Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Lithuania and Ireland. The research involved a large number of participants from different backgrounds, including policy makers, educators, teachers and children.
DEVELOPER: SAFER Project (CESIE was partner)
ΕΝ
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
Report on the phenomenon of dating violence in Italy
As part of the Children First project, CESIE has developed two national reports:
The first provides an overview of young people’s views on gender-based violence in adolescent relationships and presents data on existing policies relating to the issue; The second is a mapping of existing strategies and policies regarding gender-based violence and school-related abuses.
DEVELOPER: CHILDREN FIRST Project (CESIE was partner)
ΕΝ
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
Awareness campaign for teenagers
The Children First consortium has carried out national awareness campaigns, conducted personally by adolescents, to promote messages of equality and inclusion and to break down the most frequent gender stereotypes that shape the dynamics of gender-based violence between young people and adults.
DEVELOPER: CHILDREN FIRST Project (CESIE was partner)
EN, GR, ΙΤ
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
Training materials for teachers (e-learning platform)
The Children First consortium has created an E-Learning course for teachers and educators, theoretical and practical tools aimed at strengthening teachers’ skills and understanding on how to identify and deal with gender-based violence at school.
DEVELOPER: CHILDREN FIRST Project (CESIE was partner)
EN, GR, ΙΤ
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
“Not a Game”: Online game against gender stereotypes
“Not A Game” is an investigative adventure. Through 5 chapters, minigames, flashbacks and videos based on real testimonies of women survivors of sexual violence, you become a detective in search of the people responsible for the crimes committed against a child, a girl, a woman, and a student, while the story of violence of the detective slowly comes to light. “CONVEY – Not A Game” can be used as an educational resource. However, it is believed that its educational impact is best achieved when combined with the training workshops for female students developed by the CONVEY project.
DEVELOPER: CONVEY Project (CESIE was the coordinator)
EN, GR, ΙΤ
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
Information documents on violence in adolescent couples
The information documents present the results of the research on violence in adolescent couple. The research involved over 4,000 young people aged between 14 and 17 in the UK, Norway, Cyprus, Italy and Bulgaria.
DEVELOPER: STIR Project
ΕΝ, ΙΤ
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
Capacity Building program on communicating with women and girls survivors in cases of gender-based violence
The Capacity Building program aims to:
• increase the awareness of professionals on how the cultural background can influence the phenomenon of gender-based violence (GBV), as well as the different aspects of disclosure and reporting of abuse or violence;
• improve the communication skills of professionals and professionals with victims and their families;
• improve the skills of professionals / and strategies to include cultural counselors as key support figures when communicating with migrant victims and their families;
• increase the exchange of ideas and strategies for multisectoral collaboration.
DEVELOPER: BASE Project (CESIE was partner)
ΕΝ, ΙΤ
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
Cultural Consultants Curriculum – Training Program
The curriculum aims to improve the ability of cultural counselors to provide guidance to professionals working in support services dealing with sexual violence and GBV against migrant women / girls. In addition, the manual aims to provide guidelines on communication and ongoing support. The training program will allow cultural consultants to communicate and collaborate efficiently with professionals and will encourage awareness on the phenomena of sexual abuse and gender-based violence within migrant communities.
DEVELOPER: BASE Project (CESIE was partner)
ΕΝ, ΙΤ
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
School Practices Guide on Culture, Body, Gender and Health
The overall objective of this anthology is to contribute to the development of education policies and practices on intercultural education, education for gender equality and the inclusion of preschool children and their parents of diverse cultural backgrounds, as well as to help provide clarity on practices that focus on cultural, gender and health diversity. The anthology summarizes a series of approaches, methods, practices and activities.
DEVELOPER: BODI Project (CESIE was partner)
EN, ΙΤ
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
Online course for teachers
A training tool for teachers and for all those who work with children aged 3 to 8, and who want to improve their ability to interact and resolve potentially critical situations arising from interaction with children and parents from different cultural backgrounds.
The BODI online course is co-organized by five independent units on:
1. cultural diversity,
2. gender and sexuality,
3. racism,
4. body and health,
5. parenting and violence.
DEVELOPER: BODI Project (CESIE was partner)
EN, GR, ΙΤ
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19
To prevent and address GBV, the UNDP works on dedicated actions and strategies, which are outlined in 1st section of this briefing note. UNDP Country Offices, UN sister agencies and other partners contributed to addressing GBV by ensuring that their broader interventions to cope with the COVID-19 crisis can help enhance the protective factors to prevent GBV (see section 2). This briefing also provides cross-cutting considerations to be mainstreamed across every intervention (see section 3 of the briefing note).
DEVELOPER: UNDP
EN
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Article that sets out guidelines on what measures to take to prevent gender-based violence during the Covid 19 pandemic.
DEVELOPER: UN Women and Women Enabled International
EN
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
A MAP OF GENDER-DIVERSE CULTURES
Multimedia educational tool for the knowledge and exploration of different cultures in the field of gender diversity, its evolution and the social and cultural approaches linked to each reality.
DEVELOPER: PBS – INDEPENDENT LENS
EN
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
IT’S ALL ONE CURRICULUM – VOLUME 2: ACTIVITIES FOR A UNIFIED APPROACH TO SEXUALITY, GENDER, HIV, AND HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION
This book includes a bank of 54 engaging sample classroom activities and provides an overview of the basic principles of learner-centered, interactive teaching. It also provides concrete tips for applying these methods specifically with sexuality and HIV curricula. Finally, it includes important guidance about putting these curricula into practice, in both school and community settings.
DEVELOPER: International Sexuality and HIV Curriculum Working Group
EN
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
DELIVER+ENABLE TOOLKIT: Scaling-up comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)
The document is a practical toolkit about understanding the approach to comprehensive sexuality education; getting insight into the key learning outcomes; improving methods of delivery; introducing difficult issues in the community; working with parents and other stakeholders or linking comprehensive sexuality education with services. The toolkit includes recommendations on how Member Associations should deliver comprehensive sexuality education and/or how they can enable others to do so
DEVELOPER: IPPF – International Planned Parenthood Federation
EN
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
THE CURRICULUM & ACTIVITY GUIDE – A resource for educators to lead a comprehensive sex education program for 8 to 11/12 to 15/16+-year-old students
The Porn Conversation Curriculum & Activity Guides are free and easily accessible theoretical and practical resources for educators seeking tools to lead an age-appropriate comprehensive sex education program for their students.
DEVELOPER: The Porn Conversation
EN
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
MY BODY IS MY OWN: Claiming the right to autonomy and self-determination
The report reveals how serious many of the shortfalls in bodily autonomy are; many have worsened under the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic. Right now, for instance, record numbers of women and girls are at risk of gender-based violence and harmful practices such as early marriage. The report also outlines solutions that are already at hand, while making the point that success requires much more than a disconnected series of projects or services, as important as these may be.
DEVELOPER: UNFPA
EN
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
YES, YES, YES – Non-formal learning activities to explore the topic of sexuality, intimacy and relationships with young adults
This toolkit as a learning / teaching / training material offering training tools for youth workers to address the topic of sexual development of young people and their empowerment processes related to gender and sexuality. The handbook provides some theoretical background to the topic as well as training materials. The training material has the aim of exploring the diversity of human sexuality and through a better understanding helping participants to recognize and activate their own resources to be able to achieve mutual acceptance, respect and happiness in their intimate relationships.
DEVELOPER: DRAW YOUR LINES Project
EN
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE
The perception of violence among peers in an European perspective
A study about the peer violence.
DEVELOPER: Fondazione
EN
EVIDENCE: CLICK HERE