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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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  • A final round up of gender equality in action for 2025

    … we’ve been up to… This year marked a major shift for the  Gender Equality Index . For the first time since 2013, the … , turning the spotlight onto the growing threat of online violence. Through the ‘Safe Spaces’ artwork series by … launch new projects to improve Europe’s response to gender-based violence: from asylum reception centres to frontline …

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    • Justice
    • Migration
    • Violence
  • The Instrument for Pre-Accession Comeback!

    … 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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  • EU-GBV Survey Online Info Session

    … EIGE’s gender-based violence researcher, Monica Barbovschi, takes part in an …

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  • Digital violence shadows through every part of a woman’s life

    … could not be more fitting – the 16 days of activism on violence against women has only just concluded focusing on … - long before emerging tools have a chance to escalate gender-based violence. The EU must ensure  accountability through …

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  • Gender Equality Index 2025: Questions and answers from the sessions

    … Why does the European Institute for Gender Equality promote a view of inequality for women in the … poverty. How is possible to get real data on the digital violence perpetrated in each country? Cyber violence against … apps also amplify hate speech, often targeting individuals based on race, gender or religion (EIGE, 2022b). Women in …

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  • EUAA Annual Conference of Network of Vulnerability Experts

    … EIGE’s gender-based violence trainee, Kristína Gotthardová, presents the main findings of EIGE’s recent report “Responding to gender-based violence in the context of migration: Mapping EU …

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  • Online violence is real violence: A call for safe spaces

    … the World 2025 , EIGE is shining a light on how online violence shadows women through every part of their lives. And … And vice versa.  In 2025, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign — led by UN Women — focuses on ending …

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  • Davide Barbieri

    … is the Statistics Officer at the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), involved in the analysis and … of concerns and administrative data sources on gender-based violence. He has previously worked as senior researcher in …

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  • World Health Organization Event: “I Believe You” – Building Survivor-Centred Health Systems for Women and Girls

    … EIGE’s Gender-Based Violence Team Leader, Cristina Fabre, attends the WHO event … and Girls.  The event marks Beijing+30 and recognises that violence against women and girls remains a crisis, and that …

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  • Expert - Gender-based violence

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) 1 is organising a call for … a reserve list for the post of Expert – Gender Based Violence. The registration of applications will begin on 12 …

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  • EU Network Meeting on the Prevention of Gender-Based and Domestic Violence

    … EIGE’s Gender-Based Violence Researcher, Monica Barbovschi, attends the EU Network meeting on the prevention of gender-based and domestic violence, taking place on 12–13 …

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  • Committee of the Regions: Discussion on Gender-Based Violence

    … Employment, Research & Culture, which meets to discuss gender-based violence. …

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  • Meeting of the Thematic Subgroup for indicators and Standards without the Task Force for implementing Article 44 of the Directive (EU) on combating violence against women and domestic violence.

    … EIGE’s Gender-Based Violence Researcher, Barbora Holubova, participates in the … and refining an initial list of indicators related to violence against women and domestic violence, in accordance …

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  • How to communicate for change: A workbook to help end violence against women

    … Lab (Comms Lab) is EIGE’s approach to advancing gender equality through effective communication.  The Lab … — one marked by both progress and backlash, including anti-gender disinformation.  Between 2023 and 2025, the Comms Lab … in gender equality: how to communicate effectively about violence against women.  Drawing on evidence, expert input, …

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  • Introducing EIGE’s Communications Lab 

    … Lab (Comms Lab) is EIGE’s approach to advancing gender equality through effective communication. The Lab … anti-gender disinformation.   A Lab approach for evidence-based communication  At the heart of the Comms Lab is an … for partners across Europe.  First thematic focus: Violence against women   Between 2023 and 2025, the Comms Lab …

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  • Expert - Gender Equality IPA

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) 1 is organising a call for … November 2025 at 13:30 Eastern European Time. The Agency Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, EIGE is a decentralised agency … equality, including good understanding of gender-based violence and gender mainstreaming, experience in applying …

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  • To deliver a gender-equal Europe, act more, talk less

    … The EU’s new Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030 will be judged not by the … MEP Nicolae Ștefănuță. “Our society still witnesses gender-based violence . Disparity at work persists, and the scope of …

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  • Shaped by society. The firm grip of gender stereotypes

    … October 2025, EIGE Director Carlien Scheele puts tackling gender stereotypes for gender equality on the table to … the benefits of gender equality – of which there are many based on my Agency’s evidence – we often talk about how we … economic benefits of gender equality Tackling issues like violence against women , the gender pay gap , and persistent …

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  • Communication services – Media and social media monitoring

    … line with ongoing and evolving thematic priorities such as gender-based violence, unpaid care and gender stereotypes. With the …

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  • Responding to gender-based violence in the context of migration: Mapping EU Member States’ policies and actions

    … impact women and girls, increasing their exposure to gender-based violence (GBV).  Migrants – particularly those who are …

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