Women’s Council calls for new curriculum tackling misogyny to be mandatory in schools

The National Women’s Council (NWC) said: 'The SPHE curricula has the potential to transform children and young people’s perceptions of gender and gender stereotypes and is a crucial opportunity to advance gender equality.' File photo: Danny Lawson/PA

A new Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum must be mandatory in all schools, primary and secondary, to tackle the root cause of gender-based violence, the National Women’s Council (NWC) has said.

Violence against women is at epidemic levels in Ireland, with Women’s Aid receiving over 40,000 disclosures of domestic abuse in 2023, the NWC said.