The Head of the Coordination Unit Against Violence against Women of the Government Delegation in Melilla, Laura Segura, gave a training session aimed at teachers who approved the Contest-Opposition phase in the last selective procedure for teachers.
The four-hour training session was held yesterday and is included in the course organized by the Provincial Directorate of the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports (MEFPyD) through the Unit of Educational Programs (UPE)-Training, aimed at trainee civil servants.
The main objectives of this course are to complete the initial training of trainee teachers in accordance with the provisions of current legislation and to provide these teachers with the necessary elements and knowledge for the normal development of their professional activities within the framework of the organization of the centre, the course and the classroom.
“The school is a place where the population spends many hours of their lives, it is a fundamental space for prevention,” said Segura, who has indicated that the eradication of inequality, “which is the origin of gender violence, has a fundamental pillar in education.” “We need a real co-educational school and to achieve a real egalitarian model in the classrooms and from the earliest ages,” he said.
Coeducation saves lives
Training activities for professionals such as this one are very necessary and, above all, at a time when negationist discourses endanger the progress achieved, the risks of setbacks are fought with firm democratic convictions and with an education in values, rights, principles, equality and justice.” And “coeducation is one of the fundamental pillars to achieve a society free of violence against women and girls”
It should be noted that this course includes training in equality, prevention and action against gender violence, a session that has been taught by the head of the Unit Against Gender Violence, Laura Segura, and in which teachers have been given tools to co-educate, detect sexism and inequalities in the classroom, as a reflection of our society, as well as, contents related to prevention and action against gender violence daily practice.
The Unit has addressed gender violence not only in adult relationships but also among the adolescent population. In addition, all the international and national legislation that urges to work on equality and prevent male violence has been shown, and the concept of gender violence, causes, types, cycle of violence, consequences and myths has been addressed, as well as the importance of extending the concept of violence to all violence suffered by women because they are women, according to international treaties and specifically the Istanbul Convention. Information has been provided on how to deal with a case of male violence, on the resources of the State and the autonomous regions, and the instrument punto violeta has been made known.
The session has also served to analyze the latest published studies and the results related to minors and gender violence. Gender-based violence not only affects women, but also has a significant impact on sons and daughters, or other children living in the home.
According to data from the 2019 Macrosurvey, 89.6% of women who have suffered gender-based violence from a couple, who had children at the time of the violence episodes respond that their children witnessed or heard the violence and 51.7% of women who had children at the time of the violence episodes, say that the sons and daughters themselves suffered violence at the hands of the violent couple.
1,678,959 minors live in homes where the woman is currently suffering some kind of violence (physical, sexual, control, emotional, economic or fear) in the couple.
On the other hand, Segura has highlighted the importance of preventing gender violence in relationships between adolescents, so strategies for prevention and action have been offered. Analyzing some of the causes of this violence, such as sexist socialization, the myths of romantic love and the model of hegemonic masculinity.
In reference to other forms of violence against women, sexual violence has been addressed and how pornography influences the increase of this form of violence. Segura has taken the opportunity to present the materials of the last campaign of the Ministry of Equality, #vamosatalkSportswear that is focused on raising awareness about the effect of pornography on young people and adolescents.
The Head of Unit has made it clear that coeducation “saves lives and teachers have a very powerful weapon to end male violence.” Therefore, it has emphasized the need for teacher training and active positioning in the fight against Gender Violence.
Segura thanked the Provincial Directorate of the MEFPyD and the UPE for having had the Unit against Gender Violence for this training and also conveyed her gratitude to the teachers who attended this day of which she highlighted her commitment.