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.
… 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; …
… Gender inequalities in health The conditions in which women and men live, work and spend their time affect their … et al., 2017; Patel et al., 2018). Preventing all types of violenceagainstwomen is among the most effective and impactful …
… Violenceagainstwomen is one of the most pervasive crimes of our time. It … can increase women’s vulnerability to gender-based violence. Freedom from violence and stereotyping is a key …
… to a 2014 study by the Fundamental Rights Agency, 31 % of women in the European Union have experienced physical violence by either a partner or a non-partner since the age of 15, and 7 % of women experienced physical violence by anyone in the 12 months before the survey …
… the different consequences of the coronavirus pandemic on women and men. Our Index will answer important questions, … sub-domains. The Index also has two additional domains: violenceagainstwomen and intersecting inequalities. The Index gives …
… measures undertaken across the EU to support victims of violence during the Covid-19 outbreak (from March until the … of governmental strategies on prevention of gender-based violence and on crisis preparedness. Further reading EIGE's … gender equality gains EIGE's resources on gender-based violence …