Empowering Women
The Monster Was Never Under the Bed: Gender-Based Violence as a Structure of Power
For generations, we have taught children to fear monsters under the bed, imagining creatures that hide in darkness, wait in closets, ready to emerge at night. But the statistics tell a different story. The danger is not imaginary nor confined to shadows, and it is rarely a stranger.
Liisa Emilia Sorainen
May 11, 2026
