… in the EU. It should be: it is a form of gender-based violence that continues to be, also in Europe, one of the most brutal and most difficult to combat forms of violence against women and girls. The main objectives of the … rights of women and girls and a cruel form of gender-based violence. The European Commission’s ‘Strategy for equality …
… to support Member States' activities to raise awareness of violence against women and a further EUR 11.4 million for … which explicitly refers to FGM as a form of gender-based violence ( IP/12/1066 ). But while all EU Member States and … and age 15. FGM constitutes a form of child abuse and violence against women and girls; it has severe short-term …
… money, knowledge, time, power and health. The areas of violence and intersecting inequalities are also considered as … the involvement of fathers in childcare. Combating violence against women seriously hampered by data gaps EU institutions are committed to making the EU free from violence for all, but the Gender Equality Index shows that …
… in their efforts to combat and prevent domestic violence by providing them with reliable and comparable data … and policy improvement. Facts and figures: Area D. Violence against Women …
… of violence by providing a composite indicator of direct violence against women, based on the data on violence against women collected by the European Union Agency … for Fundamental Rights through the EU-wide Survey on Violence against Women. The results of the Gender Equality …
… resources and information on training to prevent domestic violence, on campaigns to raise social and political awareness on domestic violence and on support services for victims of domestic violence. Read more: EIGE's approach to good practices …
… need for specialised services for victims of gender-based violence, including counseling and shelters. These services … A network of experts and key actors on gender-based violence – including FGM – should be established. …
… Platform for Action in the EU Member States Domestic violence against women remains one of the most pervasive … . In the EU, 9 out of 10 victims of intimate partner violence are women. It harms women, families, communities and society. The EU is committed to combatting violence against women. This commitment is affirmed in the …