Abimifoluwa Glory ANJORIN2025-06-162025-06-162024-12Kate TurabiaM.Schttps://repository.lcu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/916The continued existence and growth of sexual violence which affects females has become a great menace as it does not discriminate against religion, race, age or gender. Its growth is backed up by a culture of silence which gives the perpetrators an edge over the victims and it is fueled by groups of people who by unspoken agreement decide not to talk about being assaulted or abused. It has caused a divide among individuals who have come across campaigns such as #MeToo, #SaySorry which have helped in creating awareness and others who feel they don’t have a voice or have the power to do anything to mitigate assault among female youths. Therefore, this study examined female youth’s level of awareness, social media contents impact on their attitudes, perceptions, and behaviours towards breaking the culture of silence. The study was anchored on Technological Determinism theory, Spiral of Silence theory, and Media Dependency theory. The research study adopted the descriptive survey research design using a population of 553,678 female youths. The sample consisted 400 respondents from Ibadan Metropolis selected through purposive random sampling techniques. The data collected was coded and analysed using SPSS. Findings show that majority of the respondents (89.1%) consistently make use of social media. Response to visibility of campaigns of public awareness on some of the sexual violence campaigns fell under "Rarely" category, which implies a need for strategies to elevate public awareness in addressing sexual violence. Other findings showed that Female youths in Ibadan Metropolis recognise the importance of speaking up, despite the societal, familial, and legal barriers that exist. The study concluded that there was a significant negative relationship found between the awareness of social media sexual violence content and the culture of silence. From the findings, several recommendations were proposed. Keywords: Sexual Violence, Culture of Silence, Female Youths, Ibadan Metropolis, Awareness and Perception Word Count: 295enSexual ViolenceCulture of SilenceFemale YouthsIbadan MetropolisAwareness and PerceptionThesis