25 NOV: Discussion ''Economic Cost of Violence against Women“

One in three women globally still experiences physical and sexual abuse, thus gender-based violence remains of epidemic proportions. The results of various studies reveal that the violence against women not only restricts the civil and political participation of women, their equal treatment in the labour market, but is also one of the preconditions that decelerate the functioning of economy and society.

With the aim to address the above mentioned issues and to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the European Union in cooperation with Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) organises a discussion „Economic Cost of Violence against Women“. The event will take place on the 25^th of November, 2016 at 12.30 (registration from 12.00) at the Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the European Union, Rue Belliard 41-42, Brussels.

Participants with long-term experience in tackling gender-based violence will share their knowledge and discuss, among other issues, the impact of women’s empowerment on the reduction of gender-based violence and the reliable tools for quantifying the cost of violence against women.

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This event is a follow-up of a high-level discussion “Economic Cost of Violence against Women” co-hosted by H.E. Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania and H.E. Michelle Bachelet, President of the Republic of Chile, that took place during the UN High Level Week, on the 21st of September 2016 in New York.

The outcome of the discussion was the Call for Action, a document, co-signed by H.E. Dalia Grybauskaitė and H.E. Michelle Bachelet. This Call for Action will be read during the discussion.

The participants of the event will be invited for a family photo/ for a photo with a slogan #endVAW.