why is sexual assault considered gender-based violence?

why-is-sexual-assault-considered-gender-based-violence?

Sexual assault is A FORM of gender based violence. Not all sexual assaults are categorized as gender-based Violence.

the definition of sexual assault: “Sexual assault is an act in which one intentionally sexually touches another person without that person’s consent, or coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their will.”