FREE ENTRY / Break the Silence to End the Violence - Art & Creative Writing Open Call

Gender Based Violence (GBV) is gendered violence which can take a range of forms, including physical, sexual, verbal, psychological, online (e.g. cyberbullying, sexual harassment) emotional, coercive control (e.g. financial abuse). Its worst form is femicide, with 1 woman being killed every 3 days in the UK and 2 every day in the European Union. In the UK, this has been declared a national emergency and the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) has recently produced a briefing on gendered violence and how it can impede female political participation.

Across the EU, GBV has recurrently polled as one of the top three issues mattering to young people. Young European Movement’s campaign this year focuses on eliminating GBV through the demonstrable improvement seen when female participation in politics is increased. Please take a few minutes to answer our survey on this and help us to influence governmental policies on VAWG strategies.