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Definition of domestic violence

All acts of physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence that occur within the family or domestic unit, irrespective of biological or legal family ties, or between former or current spouses or partners, whether or not the perpetrator shares or has shared the same residence as the victim.

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58 gender statistics indicators found

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Gender Statistics Database
  • Gender-based violence

    … Violence and power imbalances adversely affect the mental … (FRA, 2014). Gender-based violence also takes many forms: domestic violence, intimate partner violence, sexual … past or current intimate partner violence or non-partner domestic violence (Ferrari et al., 2016). Several ‘risk …

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    Toolkit page
  • The COVID-19 pandemic aggravates and brings forth health inequalities

    … on health: poor mental health, a rise in gender-based violence and the provision of SRH services in a crisis. … infection because of their over-representation in care and domestic work and lower socioeconomic status. Structural … crisis is worsening the gender inequalities, gender-based violence and social stigmatisation that nurses experience …

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    Toolkit page
  • Gender-based violence amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic

    … women and girls at home with their abusers. If victims of violence had legal and social support networks, these were … uncertainty and spikes in COVID-19 cases and reported domestic violence cases have caused further stress. This has … specialised and long-term response to gender-based and domestic violence will have longer-lasting consequences than …

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    Toolkit page
  • A dearth of evidence hampers true assessment of violence against women

    … The domain of violence cannot be updated regularly because of the serious … the significant role of intimate partner violence or domestic violence in women’s experiences of violence. The … are reported, which implies significant under-reporting of domestic and/or intimate partner violence. FRA’s violence …

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    Toolkit page
  • References

    … What factors are associated with recent intimate partner violence? Findings from the WHO multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence. BMC Public Health, 11(1), 1-17. Abubakar, … Walker, A., Miller, P. G. (2019). Alcohol use in family, domestic and other violence: Findings from a cross‐sectional …

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    Toolkit page
  • Conclusions

    … et al., 2017; Patel et al., 2018). Preventing all types of violence against women is among the most effective and … a potential indicator of past or current intimate partner violence or non-partner domestic violence (Ferrari et al., 2016). Mental health …

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    Toolkit page
  • Domain of violence

    … Violence against women is one of the most pervasive crimes of … economic. It can occur among intimate partners, in broader domestic, professional and public settings, and in virtual … on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention) [4] . The EU’s …

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    Toolkit page
  • EIGE's indicators on intimate partner violence, rape and femicide: Recommendations to improve data quality, availability and comparability

    … availability and comparability of data on intimate partner violence against women, based on a thorough review of the … is key to understanding the scale of intimate partner violence in the EU and monitoring progress on tackling it. … victim–perpetrator relationship (at least for IPV, if not domestic violence) in police data and especially in justice …

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    • Justice
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  • Gender-based violence costs the EU €366 billion a year

    … (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 … can use this as a building block to design their own domestic cost estimations. To ensure an accurate calculation …

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    News article
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    • Violence
  • Ex-ante publicity notice for procurement procedure (€60 000.01 – Directive threshold) Combatting psychological violence against women and coercive control in the EU - Relaunch

    … contract for a study on combatting psychological violence against women and coercive control in the EU. This … to the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) in area D Violence against women. The study is shaped by the present EU … psychological VAW and coercive control is a form of domestic violence, it is recognised that it is most prevalent …

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  • ​Ex-ante publicity notice for procurement procedure (€60 000.01 – Directive threshold) Combatting psychological violence against women and coercive control in the EU

    … contract for a study on combatting psychological violence against women and coercive control in the EU. This … to the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) in area D Violence against women. The study is shaped by the present EU … psychological VAW and coercive control is a form of domestic violence, it is recognised that it is most prevalent …

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    Procurement
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    Ex-ante publicity notice
  • Covid-19 derails gender equality gains

    … From job losses and reduced working hours to spikes in domestic violence and overwhelmed counsellors, the effects of the … Women working in retail, accommodation, residential care, domestic work and clothing manufacturing suffered heavy job …

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    • Violence
  • Kosovo*

    … from Kosovo Local-level coordination mechanisms against domestic violence Tax-free registration of joint property on behalf of …

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    Country profile: IPA
  • About the examples

    … both spouses Local level coordination mechanisms against domestic violence Montenegro Implementing principles of gender …

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  • Integration of administrative records in combating violence against women

    … In Turkey, women victims of violence are registered in the specific institutional … – electronically - the registration form for incidents of domestic violence and violence against women and data on … on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violent (Istanbul Convention). Implementing entity: …

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    Good practice
  • Women’s Political Network (WPN) Montenegro

    … women’s political and economic rights and to combat violence against women. It has been established in the … Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violent (Istanbul Convention). While it has amended …

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    Good practice
  • Local level coordination mechanisms against domestic violence

    … with protecting and providing services for the victims of domestic violence and their children. Good quality, timely services … the level of safety, treatment and reintegration of domestic violence victims, as well as to increase …

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    Good practice
  • Regional Network of Gender Institutional Mechanisms – a window of opportunity

    … Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention). At the same time, under the …

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    Good practice
  • Covid-19 wave of violence against women shows EU countries still lack proper safeguards 

    … Lockdowns to contain the coronavirus led to spikes in domestic violence reports. In two new studies, the European Institute … the pandemic. Yet persistent under-funding of shelters and domestic violence hotlines has resulted in sometimes patchy …

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    News article
    Topics
    • Health
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    • Violence
  • What is sexual harassment?

    … Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention) [2] . EU law distinguishes …

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    Toolkit page

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