Violation of human rights and a form of discrimination against women including all acts of gender-based violence that result in, or are likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.
… organised by Luxembourg's Ministry for Equality Between Women and Men on 7 March 2022. She emphasised the need to put … findings on a regular basis, We have looked at how violenceagainstwomen spiked during lockdowns, and have given …
… Equality between women and men is one of the values of the European Union. It … in the context of a global pandemic. This year, it happens against the backdrop of war on EU borders, as well as a … at how the police can help protect victims of domestic violence. Today we present our findings on the impact of …
… somehow we still have a hard time accepting that online violence is as real as offline violence. Some people believe … is online, it can simply be ignored or shrugged off. Women who are harassed or stalked online are frequently told … financial repercussions for victims. An act of violenceagainst a victim, whether it’s verbal abuse or the sharing of …
… Scheele delivered this speech at an event on gender-based violence organised by the Venice Office of the Council of … the World campaign, launching the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. As you may know, I was working … my former colleagues are to eradicating violenceagainstwomen. One of the times this was most clear, was when the …
… a reserve list for the post of Researcher - Gender Based Violence (GBV). The registration of applications will begin … their institutional response to combating violenceagainstwomen together with collecting comprehensive and comparable …
… Femicide is the most severe manifestation of gender-based violence. It is deeply rooted in and a manifestation of power … in society, which promotes an unequal status for men and women. Femicide is broadly defined as the killing of a woman … of inequality, oppression and systematic violenceagainstwomen. EIGE assists Member States in their efforts to …
… Violence and power imbalances adversely affect the mental health of women and men victims (Bhui, 2018). For example, exposure to … it (Sian Oram et al., 2017). Hate-motivated violenceagainst the LGBTI community has significant and lasting …
… and a NCD, each exacerbating the effect of the other, against the backdrop of significant social and economic … on health: poor mental health, a rise in gender-based violence and the provision of SRH services in a crisis. … COVID-19 deadlier for men, ‘long COVID’ more likely for women There are considerable variations in how data is …
… restrictions on movement to contain COVID-19 have trapped women and girls at home with their abusers. If victims of violence had legal and social support networks, these were … and connect different intersecting forms of discrimination againstwomen and heighten the risk of violenceagainstwomen …
… While violence affects all women, some groups face a higher risk (EIGE, 2020a). The 2019 … to take part in common activities (48 %). The violenceagainstwomen survey (FRA, 2014) also showed that disability …
… The domain of violence cannot be updated regularly because of the serious … data, even for the most severe forms of violenceagainstwomen. Of all the indicators used to gauge the extent of this …
… in health Gender differences in health status Overall, women tend to report worse health than men. In the 27 Member … have given rise to a ‘shadow pandemic’ of gender-based violence; in particular, there has been a surge in intimate … Lockdown measures may have compounded risks of violenceagainst vulnerable groups such as women with disabilities; …