School-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)

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Definition
‘Acts or threats of sexual, physical or psychological violence occurring in and around schools, perpetrated as a result of gender norms and stereotypes, and enforced by an unequal power dynamic’ (UNESCO, 2016: 13).

References
UNESCO. 2016. Global guidance on addressing school-related gender-based violence. Paris: UNESCO. Retrieved from: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0024/002466/246651E.pdf