Violence against women, and why it occurs is such a multi-faceted issue, which requires a multi-pronged approach IMO.
I stumbled upon an interesting BBC radio programme this week and the topic it got me wondering.
A year ago, primary school parents' association group combined with the head teachers of all primary schools in Greystones, areland, invited parents to sign a voluntary pact not to buy a smartphone for their child before they moved up to secondary school. (Usually age 12 in Ireland.)
This initiative resulted from concerns about stress and depression levels of students and teachers.
The documentary examines the results of the initiative.
The town where primary schools asked parents not to buy smartphones for their children
www.bbc.co.uk
I found the comments from a male assistant head-teacher particularly interesting (if somewhat alarming.) He is passionately demanding a culture change around phone use for older students too, warning parents that although they think they are giving their children access to the internet,
they are really giving the internet access to their children.
He claimed (paraphrasing) that a serious problem with violence against women has arisen due to young children having access to *advertiser censored*. Many young girls believe that it's quite normal/OK for women to be slapped and treated disrespectfully, and so do the male pupils.
I'm interested to know what fellow Websleuthers believe regarding exposure to *advertiser censored* for young children - whether beliefs which they resultantly form have been/could be a factor in the perpetration and acceptance of violence against women.
TIA for your views.