Any act which causes physical harm as a result of unlawful physical force. Physical violence can take the form of, among others, serious and minor assault, deprivation of liberty and manslaughter
… complemented by two additional, equally important domains: violence and intersecting inequalities. For the first time, … gender gaps are biggest in providing personal and physical care, as well as providing emotional support – these …
… media and NGOs continue to report on increasing rates of violence against women and girls. This ‘shadow pandemic’ has … rights and mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with concrete action. "Women and girls … members or relatives (32%) are most often responsible for physical attacks against women, as many of these incidents …
… Equality (EIGE) publishes a new report ‘Combating cyber violence against women and girls’ which underlines the urgent … (or is a precursor for) violence and victimisation in the physical world. Says EIGE Director Carlien Scheele: While … continuum of violence between the digital and the physical worlds. “The report presents an analysis of …
… and weaknesses of the proposed EU directive on combatting violence against women and domestic violence? EIGE Director Carlien Scheele provided food for … sexual harassment, one in three women has experienced physical and/or sexual violence, one in five has experienced …
… in 2022, namely work life balance, pay transparency, and violence against women. Let me say a brief word on each of these issues. The first issues is gender-based violence. No one deserves to feel unsafe in their home. But across the world, one in three women experience physical or sexual violence, mostly by an intimate partner. …
… 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 … countries. The majority require some other element, like physicalviolence on the part of the rapist. At the European …
… (EIGE) has estimated that the cost of gender-based violence across the EU is €366 billion a year. Violence against women makes up 79 % of this cost, amounting … gender-based violence, with the biggest cost coming from physical and emotional impact (56 %), followed by criminal …