COVID-19: Strengthening efforts to prevent and respond to school-related gender-based violence as schools reopen

As education systems around the world begin to reopen, schools must be prepared to mitigate and respond to gender-based violence in and around schools, and provide support for those children who have experienced violence in the context of school closures.

This policy brief is targeted at policymakers and practitioners working in gender, education, and child protection fields. It draws from emerging evidence on the gendered implications of COVID-19 on violence as well as research from previous health emergencies regarding the impacts of school closures on gender-based violence.