On the utility of the concept of ‘school-related gender-based violence’ (SRGBV) in the context of escalating gendered violence in schools

Abstract

This article explores the concept of school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) as a valuable tool for framing and responding to gendered harms experienced by women, girls, and non-binary young people in schools. The authors critique the limited uptake of SRGBV in high-income country contexts, despite substantial evidence of violence in these settings. They argue that gender-based violence is a structural and formative feature of education systems, and call for the integration of SRGBV into both research and policy discourse. The paper positions SRGBV as critical for building justice-based prevention frameworks in the context of escalating gendered violence in schools globally.