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Gender-based violence

Gender-based violence

Gender-based violence is both a cause and a consequence of gender inequality. Therefore, providing resources to put an end to it is an important part of our work. We provide research, statistics and expertise to help understand the problem and the way it affects our societies. We have carried out a broad range of groundbreaking studies on gender-based violence in Europe.

How much do we all pay to deal with violence? Why do we need to improve administrative data collection from police and justice? Is female genital mutilation a problem in the European Union? Is cyber violence a real threat? You will find answers to these and many other questions in our research.

What is gender-based violence?

Covid-19 and intimate partner violence against women

Femicide

Female genital mutilation in the EU

Analysis of EU directives from gender perspective

Administrative data collection on violence against women

Cyber violence against women

Risk assessment of intimate partner violence

Costs of gender-based violence in the EU

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  • Femicide: Name it, count it, end it! 

    Femicide is the killing of women and girls because of their gender. According to official data gathered by EIGE, 444 women across 10 EU Member States were killed by their intimate partners in 2020. EIGE has released a package to help EU countries gather solid data to prevent such killings.

  • EU countries must work together to eradicate violence against women 

    The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) call on the EU and all Member States to redouble their efforts to protect women's rights and mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with concrete action.

Gender-based violence publications

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