… They are often used by men to assert themselves over women for instance by treating women as invisible, ridiculing them, withholding information, … in the 1970s by the Norwegian professor of social psychology, Berit Ås, who described five techniques for …
… Standard definitions of violence against women can be found in the national survey (ISTAT), fully … for the first time to physical and sexual violence against women, which considered three different types of violence against women: physical; sexual and psychological violence, both …
… 8 March 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day.EIGE’s list of 100 Inequalitiesillustrate that we … of the past 100 years, gender inequality remains an issue. Women are in general not paid equally for the same job as men, women are not equally represented in business and in …
… International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Violence against women is a violation of human rights, and as such continues … rooted in gender inequality and impacts on the future of women and of men in Europe. The problem of violence against …
… International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November) and the 16 Days of Activism Against … Equality (EIGE) shows that domestic violence against women remains widespread and under-reported, and that victims … by public services. Insufficient specialised services for women victims of violence and the absence of mandatory …
… Vienna and Vilnius, 25 November 2013 A quarter of all women in the WHO European Region experience physical and/or … to this hidden epidemic. During their lives, 25.4% of women in the European Region experience physical and/or … report Global and regional estimates of violence against women . “Violence against women can not be tolerated in any …
… estimated personal and societal cost of Violence against Women is alarmingly high. Direct and indirect costs of violence against women and intimate partner violence affect the victim, their … data to measure the real cost of violence against women. The results call for urgent coordinated actions to …
… can also drive acts of violence. This means that while women face violence and discrimination based on gender, some women experience multiple and interlocking forms of violence. … Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence), defines violence against women …
… to the Broadband Commission report, the presence of women online can boost GDP: bringing an additional 600 million women and girls online around the world will result in a GDP … of up to USD 18 billion. The report underlines that, for women, having access to the Internet means: increased …
… knowledge and skills throughout their lives. It also makes women and men better equipped to secure steady, well-paid … a violent home. At the same time, educated citizens – both women and men – benefit entire societies. They make … and employment rates, and job quality indicators show that women remain at greater risk of social exclusion, …
… directed against a person because of their gender. Both women and men experience gender-based violence but the majority of victims are women and girls. Gender-based violence and violence against women are terms that are often used interchangeably as it has …