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2023-01-24

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PRESS RELEASE:

EU COOPERATION TO ADDRESS NORMALISATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS

[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4013″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1674549300402{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Gender norms and perceptions are known to play an important role in child trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children. In our work, Child 10 and the Awarded Members 2022 have seen a rise in violence against women and girls which both literature and our experience on ground links to a hyper-sexualisation of women and girls’ bodies in media and everyday life and a de-sensitization of abuse and violence towards them. Today, January 24, on the International Day of Education, Child10 and the 10 Awarded Members adress this and call for prompt introduction and implementation of the following important measures in all countries across Europe;

• Implementation of mandatory age-appropriate and repeated educational modules for all children on trafficking and sexual exploitation of children online and offline, as well as on healthy relationships, children’s understanding of sexual consent and equality between genders.
• Introduction of common guidelines including a toolkit for media companies to facilitate positive discourse and storytelling around women and girls’ issues and to discourage the use of language, tokens or practices that normalise both the objectification of women and girls as well as violence against them. Furthermore, introduction of regulatory oversight to ensure the above is implemented at both the national and European levels.

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