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Definition of gender-based violence

Violence directed against a person because of that person’s gender, gender identity or gender expression, or which affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately.

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  • Expert meeting on technology-facilitated gender-based violence in intimate partner relations, in the context of the third Nordic-Baltic Meeting on National Coordinating Bodies of the Istanbul Convention

    … in the Expert meeting on technology-facilitated gender-based violence in intimate partner relations, in the context of the …

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  • Launch of EIGE-FRA joint EU-GBV survey analytical report

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  • Women in the public sphere should not have to fear

    … to the EU in Brussels on technology-facilitated violence against women journalists and women in the public … report to better understand the findings of the  EU-Gender-based violence . And the European Commission launched their …

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  • Actioning ambitions! The Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030

    … Marking International Women’s Day and the launch of the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2026–2030, the Cyprus Presidency … most closely with EIGE's work, such as tackling  gender-based violence , closing the gender pay and care gaps, promoting …

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  • Behind the numbers: Analysing police and justice data on intimate partner violence and domestic violence

    … the current situation of administrative data collection on violence against women in the EU.  This report provides the … data across the EU. To provide a fuller picture of how gender‑based violence is recorded and understood, the report …

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  • EU-wide survey highlights scale of psychological, economic, and cyber violence against women

    … New findings from the EU gender-based violence survey reveal a stark reality – violence against …

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  • EU Gender-based Violence Survey: Evidence for Policy and Practice

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  • It should be zero: gender-based violence in the EU explained

    … with experts into what the freshly released EU gender-based violence survey report tells us. Not only about prevalence, …

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  • Gender stereotypes

    … and even how they share care at home. They also fuel violence and limit everyone’s potential to thrive. Women … Make dismantling stereotypes a key part of the post-2025 Gender Equality Strategy. Support women in STEM and politics, … Directive and European Care Strategy. Awareness of gender-based violence is rising, but tolerance for it remains high …

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    … you all, presenting my Agency’s core activities for 2026. Gender equality is under immense pressure - I know I say this … yet another way for women and girls to experience digital violence .  Economic insecurity is growing and deepening … implementation of EU commitments, particularly on gender-based violence ; and equipping institutions to mainstream …

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    … and the shared commitment to advancing evidence-based gender equality across the Western Balkans, Türkiye and … in particular laws addressing gender-based and domestic violence. I will outline the project ahead based on its three …

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