By fighting gender stereotypes and promoting facts and knowledge, then we can help stop gender based violence, and secure respect for our bodies and our health.
The story of a boy growing up in Slovakia is not unique to Slovakia. This is a story that can be told of men and boys across Europe and across the world.
We cannot have gender equality unless all genders have access to knowledge about their bodies, sex and their own rights.
A lot of gender stereotypes are based on myths and misunderstandings. This harms all genders. If you are not allowed to show your emotions or if you are not able to communicate with your family and partners.
I want to achieve two better understandings through our joint efforts on education:
ONE: That we have a better understanding that there is more of a difference between individual girls than there is between the totality of all girls compared to the totality of all boys.
We all need to be allowed to be ourselves as we are without hiding our feelings or desires. If not it will show up in our statistics of depression, poor health and violence amongst our boys and mens.
TWO: That we all have a better understanding of how the female body works.
Because how many of us have an understanding of what a clitoris is? Where is it? Is it internal and external? How similar is it to a penis?
When 80% of people with a clitoris can orgasm on their own, but only 28% of women in heterosexual relations regulary have an orgasm when having sex. There is a lack of understanding and knowledge.
When we still see Female Genital Mutilation? When we still see medical professionals with a lack of knowledge. There is a lack of understanding and knowledge.
This has an influence on Sexual Reproductive Rights, but it also has a direct influence on the functioning of the relations our boys and men enter into.
Online education and communication about the female body is hindered by social media platforms taking down information about female sexuality and body
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