Gender-based violence: risk factors, consequences, prevention and intervention

Gender-based violence is a serious problem throughout the world, including EU. For example, according to Fundamental Rights Agency (2014) one in 10 women has experienced some form of sexual violence since the age of 15. According to Council of Europe until 22nd January 2022 35 countries have ratified the Istanbul Convention but still there is a huge backlash against it in some countries, e. g. in Poland. Our course aims at highlighting the prevalence of gender-based violence, its most common forms, its causes, its consequences and methods of preventing it and intervention when it already happens.

Knowledge:

Student knows the most common forms of gender-based violence, its risk factors and its consequences.

Skills:

Student can critically analyse the statistics of gender-based violence. Student can critically analyse the media depictions of gender-based violence and identify the myths spread by them.

Social competences:

Student can plan the strategies that can be used when they will witness gender-based violence or a risk of it. Student can plan what they would do if it turns out that somebody in their environment had been a victim of gender-based violence.