ULOGA STUDENTA U PREVENCIJI RODNO ZASNOVANOG NASILJA NA FAKULTETU
THE ROLE OF STUDENTS IN THE PREVENTION OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AT UNIVERSITY

Summary/Abstract: Gender-based violence is a form of violence based on gender, that is on socially constructed roles, norms, and relations between women and men. Literature review on gender-based violence offers insight into the fact that gender-based violence is widely spread in all aspects of daily life, including also higher education. In this paper, we analyze the role of students in preventing gender based violence at the university level, in other words, we explore the challenges that the students face and their active contribution to creating a safe and inclusive environment. The paper emphasizes the role of students through activities such as education, providing support to victims, policy-making, and active participation in campaigns aimed at the prevention of gender-based violence. The aim of this research, conducted in focus groups, was to explore in detail key activities recognized as relevant in the prevention of gender-based violence by the students of the Faculty of Philosophy and Academy of Music of the University of East Sarajevo. Research results reveal that education is identified as a key activity which provides students with knowledge of gender-based violence and raises awareness of this issue. Providing support to victims is shown to be an important support mechanism, while policy makings tresses the need for a systematic approach to the prevention of gender-based violence at the university level. Identifying key activities that students see as relevant in preventing gender-based violence paves a path to creating programs and policies.

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