Getting involved

Young people have a lot to say about gender-based violence. They are passionate about the issues.

Young people have been raising awareness through social media, websites and local groups. It is really important that young people’s views are heard!

There are lots of ways to get involved and help stop gender-based violence. If your school is doing Equally Safe at School (ESAS) you can:

• Find out which teacher is leading the ESAS action group and tell them you would like to join
• Talk to the teacher leading the ESAS action group about any worries or ideas you have

If your school is not doing ESAS yet and you would like your head teacher to sign up you can:

• Write to your head teacher
• Talk to your Student Council/Pupil Parliament representative and ask them to talk about ESAS at the next meeting
• Talk to a teacher about it and ask if they can talk to the head teacher

If you would like to get involved in activities outside of school to help stop gender-based violence, you can:

• Send an email to laura.wylie@rapecrisisscotland.org.uk to ask for information about groups in your local area
• Visit the Young Women’s Movement website
• Visit the Beyond Equality website for information on how boys and men can help