… one of them could be a victim of violence. Because in the EU, 1 in 3 women have experienced physical or sexual violence. GBV costs the EU a total of EUR366 billion each year. It’s not millions. … did so as well. For the first time ever we have a robust EU-wide framework of prevention, protection and prosecution. …
… Affairs Council (EPSCO). What is the Council of the EU? In the second of three EPSCO Council meetings under the … economic, and sexual violence against women across the EU, both offline and online. Two directives on binding … aim at ensuring a better application and enforcement of EU anti-discrimination rules by strengthening national …
… of views with you at quite a relevant moment in time. The EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention and the European … mechanism and the political agreement reached on the EU’s Domestic Violence and VAW Directive . Two milestone … on that note we also supported some of the Western Balkans countries and Türkiye ) with our data collection on all forms …
… at national and European levels. To start with, at the EU level, the share of women presidents virtually tripled … role to ensure the representation of their respective countries at the Olympic Games. Very timely as we have the Paris Olympic Games this summer. In EUcountries in these national committees women account for 1 …
… but a violation of human rights. Paths to progress Many EU candidate countries and a potential candidate were first in line to … an analysis of gender equality and gender mainstreaming in EUcountries. Data collected from EIGE has also helped GREVIO …
… As EUcountries grapple with a new wave of Covid-19, police, media … effect on the rights of women and girls across Europe. The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the European … trapped at home with abusive partners or relatives. Many countries learned from the first wave of lockdowns. They now …
… a woman or girl because of her gender (femicide) in a few EU Member States show the urgency to better respond to this … . The report follows on EIGE’s package to help EUcountries gather solid data to classify and measure …
… research estimates that Violence against women costs the EU around €289 billion Euro every year – which makes up 80% of the total cost of gender-based violence in the EU. What we typically see at face value is only the tip of … lowest point of their life. It goes without saying that EUcountries need to invest more in activities that prevent …
… like to see in Spain and other Member States across the EU. Introduce a more comprehensive State care system. … She suggests #3StepsForward that every person in the EU can take to improve the cause of gender equality. “First, …
… count cases accurately. Recent meetings between EIGE, the EU knowledge centre on gender equality, and the Austrian … improving data collection practices on femicide across the EU. Federal Minister for Women, Family, Integration and … Yet, data is, at present, rather fragmented. To help countries identify the different forms of femicide, EIGE has …
… what it was about. I’m sure, no matter which country or countries you come from, you did too. I recognised one of the … this myth, because it is one that a large chunk of the EU population still believes in. Sadly, more than a quarter of EU citizens say they believe that sex without consent is …
… showed that long-standing inequalities persist in the EU. Women are less likely to be in paid work than men, with … when the Europe 2020 strategy was adopted 10 years ago, EU leaders aimed to have 75 % of the working age population … to their homes to contain the spread of the pandemic, many countries registered spikes in domestic violence reports. …