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Definition of violence against women

Violation of human rights and a form of discrimination against women including all acts of gender-based violence that result in, or are likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.

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  • Out with the old, in with the new

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  • New EU data shows women need to work 15½ months to earn what men make in a year

    … Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) can today reveal that women across the EU earn just 77% of what men earn annually. … 100 (which means full gender equality). It also monitors violence against women and intersecting inequalities, taking into …

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  • Hit refresh: A new understanding of gender equality in the EU

    … income indicators, to measure more precisely than before, women’s and men’s access to financial resources - not just at … being the fastest-improving domain, thanks to gains in women’s participation in decision-making. Money ranks second … Index is not just a scoreboard for countries to pit against each other. Yes, we all like to play the comparison …

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  • Mapping support services for victims of Violence against Women and Domestic Violence in the EU-27’

    … The Directive (EU) 2024/1385 on combating violence against women (VAW) and domestic violence (DV) requires EIGE to …

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

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  • Storm before the silence: violence against women in Lithuania

    … with the European Parliament Office in Lithuania, the Women’s Information Center, and media partner LRytas, is organising the event “Storm Before the Silence: Violence Against Women in Lithuania,” which will take place on 21 …

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  • Kira Utterdijk Appel

    … been the anchor point on the Governments action plans on violence against women as well as trafficking. Young people in general and men …

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  • Jolanta Reingarde

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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 … You” – Building Survivor-Centred Health Systems for Women and Girls.  The event marks Beijing+30 and recognises that violence against women and girls remains a crisis, and that health …

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  • Beijing Platform for Action

    … is the world’s most ambitious blueprint for the rights of women and girls. Thirty years on, how is the European Union … future. Women and poverty Education and training Health Violence against women Armed conflict Economy Power and …

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  • Workshop: “Messages Matter: Communicating Effectively to Help End Violence Against Women” for EIGE’s Experts’ Forum members

    … “Messages Matter: Communicating Effectively to Help End Violence Against Women.” The workshop focuses on exchanging practical advice …

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  • Task Force Meeting on the Implementation of Article 44 of Directive (EU) 2024/1385 on Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence

    … and develop a system for collecting administrative data on violence against women and domestic violence. It brings together experts from …

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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 … refining an initial list of indicators related to violence against women and domestic violence, in accordance with Directive …

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

    … in gender equality: how to communicate effectively about violence against women.  Drawing on evidence, expert input, and peer learning, …

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  • Introducing EIGE’s Communications Lab 

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  • Home, Work, and Beyond: Tackling Gender Stereotypes Across the EU

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  • Expert - Gender Equality IPA

    … equality, including good understanding of gender-based violence and gender mainstreaming, experience in applying … and analyses, based on EIGE’s work i.e. CARE survey, Women and men in decision making in the Gender statistics database, Administrative data on violence against women and domestic violence; Coordinate and implement …

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

    … by the promises it makes, but by what it delivers for the women and men in all their diversity in Europe. Today, … Ștefănuță. “Our society still witnesses gender-based violence . Disparity at work persists, and the scope of online violence against women is increasing…our goals and actions should be …

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  • Shaped by society. The firm grip of gender stereotypes

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