Sarah Harte: Be a good girl? No, teach girls to be honest instead

To properly tackle domestic violence and gender-based abuse, we need to smash patriarchal stereotypes for young boys and girls at a young age — by the age of 10 it's too late

Floral tributes at the Grand Canal in Tullamore, Co Offaly, where primary school teacher Ashling Murphy was killed last January. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

We’re in the middle of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.

This annual campaign began on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. This year, Ireland’s theme is ‘zero tolerance’.