Why Gender Sensitisation In Educational Institutes Can Curb Gender-Related Crimes. Experts Weigh In

India has an array of laws, policies and programmes that seek to address gender-related crimes. Reasons Behind Gender-Related Crimes Among Youth The increasing incidents of crimes against women can be attributed to various factors, including the prevalence of "patriarchal and sexist beliefs among men", as well as their hostile attitudes towards women, according to experts. I believe that we should talk to our friends and parents about things that are messing with our minds.’’ Talking about the Shraddha and Nikki murder cases, Amartya Bhushan, a student of law at Jamia, said: ''The common thread between these two cases are both the partners fell in love and started living together, and subsequently the male partner committed the heinous of crimes against the female partner. Talking to ABP Live, Prof. Rajesh, Head of the Department of Adult Continuing Education & Extension, Delhi University, said: “These are the serious issues and challenges in our society on Gender issues that are happening rather increasing due to minimizing the role of the family and educational institutions." He added: "We are continuously organizing sensitization sessions, counseling and guidance and one-to-one sessions, making the Department Gender sensitive giving space to discuss, interact, act, react and teachers to act as facilitators providing space to deal with isolation, cultural sensitivity bridging the rural-urban gap.” Prof. Rajesh also said their aim is to make the educational system highly sensitive and proactive towards gender issues as the gap in the family and educational institutions and dependency on peer pressure are the reason along with isolation.