School-related gender-based violence is a major obstacle to gender equity in education, manifesting in various ways, from biased language, to discriminatory gender roles, and even physical violence.
This brief by UN Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) shows the importance of considering gender in efforts to prevent and respond to school violence, exploring the use of existing measurement tools to estimate the extent and scope of gender-based violence in schools.
Read: School violence: Why gender matters and how to measure school-related gender-based violence.