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Teach children about consent to end gender violence

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Teaching children that it's okay to say 'no' and respecting their decisions is fundamental. [iStockphoto]

When I was growing up,m there was this girl in our class who was the butt of all jokes.

She came from a family with a history of violence. Her father was infamous for the many times he went home drunk and threw his family out of the house at night.

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