… to contain the coronavirus led to spikes in domestic violence reports. In two new studies, the European Institute … how governments can amplify the role of people witnessing violence. “Women usually face the most danger from people … special measures to protect women from intimate partner violence during the pandemic. Yet persistent under-funding of …
… harassment, as well as high societal tolerance of such violence, lead to under-reporting [3] . Most of the time women and girls are afraid to denounce violence. They may feel ashamed or are afraid they will be … of 26 October 2017 on combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU (2017/2897(RSP) ( …
… 2019d; European Parliament, 2018a, 2018b). Online abuse affecting women in their work context is getting … magnitude of the phenomenon is unknown, a FRA survey on violence against women asked respondents about their experience of online gender-based violence. While 14 % of women who had experienced such …
… impacts on women’s and girls’ exposure to gender-based violence. Firstly, in providing abusers with access to more … can aggravate traditional forms of intimate partner violence (EIGE, 2017b). Secondly, digital technologies have … depending on their personal characteristics. Online abuse towards women and girls is now understood as an …
… women in England and Wales. In Femicide Volume VIII. Abuse and feminicide of the older woman : ACUNS. Bryce, J., … of Europe. (2011). Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) and explanatory report. …
… The domain of violence provides a set of indicators that can help the EU … the extent of the most common and documented forms of violence against women. Unlike the other domains, the domain … 2020). Lockdown exacerbated the risk of domestic abuse by forcing women to remain at home for a prolonged …
… and boys, will require particular attention. Domain of violence The lockdowns imposed in all Member States as a … have proved a substantial threat to women victims of violence, who are forced to remain at home for a prolonged … their authority. Women platform workers are exposed to abuse and violence from users of platform services. Such …
… with abusers. Several countries saw spikes in domestic violence reports. As lockdowns ease, the European Institute … natural disaster or economic recession. Domestic violence happens everywhere. Yet each EU Member State … sometimes missing. To properly measure the extent of violence and predict what will happen in a crisis, we need to …
… women shelters and NGOs have reported a surge in domestic violence, especially violence targeting women. The pandemic has exposed how common this serious human rights abuse is and how insufficient the measures to fight it still …
… inequalities, creating better work-life balance, combating violence against women, and making sure that important … the EU. Another priority for the coming years is to combat violence against women. At home, in workplaces and on the … having censored themselves after incidents of online abuse. EIGE recommends that the EU accedes to the Istanbul …