… under the Belgian Presidency, equality issues such as violence against women and anti-discrimination see new-found … meeting of the Council we have adopted the directives on violence against women and on equality bodies, which are … a number of important directives: The directive on violence against women and domestic violence, which …
… EIGE’s latest report on coercive control and psychological violence across the EU Member States proves high prevalence. … to be done. What is coercive control and psychological violence? The following explanations characterise the nature … Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul …
… were you wearing that day?” exhibition on gender-based violence, organised by the European Commission on 16 November … that somehow tries to put the blame on victims for the violence they have faced. No doubt you will have heard this … The majority require some other element, like physical violence on the part of the rapist. At the European …
… somehow we still have a hard time accepting that online violence is as real as offline violence. Some people believe that when violence is online, it can simply be ignored or shrugged off. …
… Scheele delivered this speech at an event on gender-based violence organised by the Venice Office of the Council of … launching the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. As you may know, I was working at the Council of … of how committed my former colleagues are to eradicating violence against women. One of the times this was most clear, …
… the unequal distribution of unpaid work, and gender-based violence, to name just a few. Some new challenges have also … them being able to stand for their rights and say no to violence. But not only that. Women’s economic empowerment is … that creates challenges for work-life balance. Violence against women is another major challenge for the EU. …
… job losses and reduced working hours to spikes in domestic violence and overwhelmed counsellors, the effects of the … and pay. Inadequate support measures for domestic violence victims The pandemic has also seen a rise in reports of domestic violence against women. During the first wave of lockdowns …