Bold Voices IS an award winning social enterprise bringing school communities together to learn, discuss and tackle gender inequality and cultures of gender-based violence
At Bold Voices, we believe that the power to transform cultures of inequality and violence lies with future generations. Our work equips and empowers young people with the knowledge and tools to talk about and address these inequalities in their everyday lives and communities.
We are an educational platform delivering workshops, talks, digital sessions and online resources to teachers, parents and young people at school and university. Whether you’re a parent, teacher or student, we are here to support you in fighting for an education free from inequality and gendered violence for the next generation.
Today’s Students.
Tomorrow’s Leaders.
Our education inspires young people to be the changemakers and leaders needed to challenge the attitudes, actions and cultures that lead to gender inequality and gendered violence.
Why is this education needed?
Do your pupils know that sharing intimate photos of someone without their consent is a form of gender-based violence?
Do they know that victim blaming and slut shaming might seem harmless but are actually bedrock attitudes feeding gender-based violence?
Our pupils are experiencing gender-based violence on a daily basis, often without even realising it. A Brook study of university students found that of the 56% of students who reported experiencing unwanted sexual behaviours, only 15% of them realised it counted as sexual harassment. So while it continues to be a pervasive and multifaceted threat, our pupils are not equipped to recognise gender-based violence, let alone tackle or challenge it.
At Bold Voices we contextualise these forms of gender-based and sexual violence within wider gender inequality and support pupils in understanding that seemingly harmless attitudes and beliefs form a culture that normalises, and even glorifies, this violence.
If you’re looking to understand this a little more take a look through our toolkits, including What is a culture of gender-based violence?
What even is gender-BASED violence?
We appreciate that terms such as ‘gender-based’ or ‘sexual’ violence can be challenging and daunting, particularly when it comes to discussions with pupils. The reality is that young people are not shielded from these issues and they are experiencing forms of gender-based violence every day - in school, on the streets, at university, in their relationships and increasingly online.
Keeping our young people safe and healthy means ensuring they have the right spaces for learning about and discussing these issues.
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