Gender-based violence is a phenomenon deeply rooted in our modern societies, and continues to be one of the most notable human rights violations. Both women and men experience gender-based violence but the majority of victims are women and girls.
Furthermore, GBC continues to be a widespread phenomenon impacting on young people's lives regardless of their religion, ethnicity, socio-economic status or level of education. There is also evidence to suggest that youth workers need more capacity to deal with this persistent phenomenon at the EU level, putting emphasis on supporting marginalized groups of girls and young women as they tend to be more exposed to GBV.