… Women7 Summit (W7) in Rome on 9 May 2024 on the cost of gender-based violence and the power of data. Dear colleagues, … be here at the W7 summit, surrounded by change makers for gender equality. I want to start by thanking you for inviting … we can strengthen our response efforts to the specific needs of the victims – especially for the most vulnerable who …
… Carlien Scheele shared the agency's work in the field of gender-based violence. Dear colleagues, good afternoon, Thank … overview of the extent, nature, and consequences of gender-based violence across EU Member States. Building upon … harmonisation, and comparability. Thirdly, our Gender Statistics Database contains gender statistics, …
… many of us don’t realise, people can become victims of gender-based violence. And this is mostly hitting many women … face language barriers hampering their ability to meet needs. Victim-centred and trauma-informed Carlien adds: … worsens the traumatic experience for victims. “The needs of victims must be at the heart of the response. Even …
… Gender-based violence EIGE supports EU candidate countries … aims to contribute towards a better development of gender statistics and towards establishing harmonised administrative data on gender-based violence. The domain of violence of the Gender …
… Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) call on the EU and all Member States … patterns emerge once again. Already before the pandemic, gender-based harassment and violence in Europe was … from the FRA-EIGE survey with the Eurostat-led project on gender-based violence, FRA and EIGE will be able to examine …
… of violence against women and the most extreme form of gender discrimination. It poses a threat to the fundamental … differently across jurisdictions. The elimination of gender-based violence and the protection of victims is a …
… Femicide is an extreme form of gender-based violence, defined broadly as ‘the killing of a woman or girl because of her gender’. EU and international institutions use various terms to refer to femicide, including ‘gender-related killing of women’ and ‘feminicide’. In 2020, …
… In recent weeks, killings of a woman or girl because of her gender (femicide) in a few EU Member States show the urgency … are killed every hour by someone in their own family. This needs to change. The international human rights framework … prevent femicide. Strengthening legal responses. Femicide needs to be seen as a separate criminal offence. This entails …
… as the killing of a woman or girl because of her gender, is the most extreme form of gender-based violence, deeply rooted in the inequalities … considered direct victims of femicide. As a result, their needs and rights – both during and after the criminal …
… The freshly launched Gender Equality Index 2022 reveals that progress continues at … only 5.5 points higher than in 2010. Given that the Gender Equality Index 2022 focuses for the first time mainly … and women and men with disabilities reported higher unmet needs for medical checks over the pandemic year. In addition, …
… The Gender Equality Index is a tool to measure the progress of gender equality in the EU, developed by EIGE. It gives more … ultimately supports policy makers to design more effective gender equality measures. The Gender Equality Index has …
… response to support Ukraine, mainly in the areas of gender-based violence and gender mainstreaming, in view of offering support and … to locate specialised healthcare services to meet their needs. With country-level information, EIGE is starting a …