Education and the media

The educational footprint and school stereotypes

The transmission of unequal values begins in childhood, both within the family and in the educational system.

Despite formal coeducation, many schools continue to perpetuate segregated education in terms of expectations and behavior, differentiating between what is appropriate for girls and what is appropriate for boys.

Masculinity" is often promoted as a superior value: boys are encouraged to adopt competitive, aggressive and leadership attitudes, while the emotional component is neglected.

On the contrary, participative, collaborative and empathetic behaviors, considered "feminine", tend to have less social prestige.

This lack of education in emotional intelligence and real equality in the classroom prevents young people from developing healthy tools to manage conflicts in their future relationships.

The responsibility of the media

The media act as a "parallel school" with an enormous influence in shaping the collective mentality.

They have a great responsibility in the diffusion and acceptance of violence in everyday life due to their informal educational function.

The treatment that advertising, cinema and television give to the image of women actively collaborates in the maintenance of patriarchal ideology.

By objectifying the female body or presenting romantic relationships based on possession and drama, they contribute to maintaining gender stereotypes that aggressors then use to justify their control.

The paradox of young people and new technologies

It is alarming to observe a regression in the younger generations.

There is a paradox: boys and girls who in their general social relations are autonomous and egalitarian, drastically change their behavior patterns when they form a couple, returning to classic patterns of domination-submission.

Although 90% of young people claim to reject gender violence verbally, in practice, one in three considers certain controlling behaviors "normal". This control has intensified and become more sophisticated with new technologies.

The use of cell phones and social networks allows constant surveillance (geolocation, control of the last connection, demand for passwords), which normalizes harassment under the excuse of digital connection.

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