Two Schools In Wicklow Participate In Gender Based Violence Training

The initiative, delivered by the Men’s Development Network, will support schools to end School-Related Gender-Based Violence.

The training, open to all schools, is being delivered by the Men’s Development Network to students in Temple Carrig School in Greystones and Coláiste Ráithín in Bray.

The charity leads Ireland’s response to the global White Ribbon campaign – a male-led movement aimed at preventing gender-based violence through education, advocacy and community engagement by challenging and changing the norms, behaviours and attitudes that perpetuate violence against women and girls.

The Men’s Development Network has led the White Ribbon campaign in Ireland since 2010, working in partnership with women’s organisations to urge men to foster greater relationships with women.

Reports of domestic abuse against men and women remain at record high in Ireland.

In December 2023, the Gardai reported it had received 54,000 domestic abuse complaints in 2023, an increase of 8% compared to the previous year.

Women’s Aid also reported an 18% increase in disclosures of domestic abuse in 2023 compared to the previous year.