Violence against women: an EU-wide survey. Main results report

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Šalis:

European Union

Section:

Gender-based violence

Temos:

Health, Violence

Types of GBV:

Intimate Partner Violence, Rape, Sexual Assault (excl. rape), Sexual Harassment, Stalking

Pradžios data:

2014

Publication date:

01 Sausis 2014

The information was last updated in 2013 and may not accurately represent the present situation. It makes a reference to the United Kingdom as a member of the European Union and was published before the UK's withdrawal from the European Union on the 31 January 2020.

This FRA survey is the first of its kind on violence against women across the 28 Member States of the European Union (EU). It is based on interviews with 42,000 women across the EU, who were asked about their experiences of physical, sexual and psychological violence, including incidents of intimate partner violence (‘domestic violence’).

The survey also included questions on stalking, sexual harassment, and the role played by new technologies in women’s experiences of abuse. In addition, it asked about their experiences of violence in childhood. Based on the detailed findings, FRA suggests courses of action in different areas that are touched by violence against women and go beyond the narrow confines of criminal law, ranging from employment and health to the medium of new technologies.

* This resource is related to domestic violence, not only to intimate partner violence