
School program in India nips gender-based violence in the bud
Adolescents and Youth, Men and Masculinities, Violence Against Women and Girls
The Humanosphere
06 January 2017
Joanne Lu
The Humanosphere covered ICRW’s GEMS program, originally piloted in Mumbai and now implemented in schools in Jharkhand, India. The program, which aims to transform the way that students respond to gender-based violence and discrimination, has proven to work to increase gender equitable attitudes and decrease students’ tolerance of violent behavior.