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.
… feminine behaviour is associated with low status and the domestic sphere, women can benefit from adopting … to women in positions of power can be seen in the violence faced by women politicians, with those working on … al., 2009. [5] Council of Europe, Sexism, harassment and violence against women in parliaments in Europe, 2018 ( …
… for Fundamental Rights FTE full-time equivalent GDP gross domestic product ICT information and communications … technology, engineering and mathematics WAVE Women Against Violence Europe WHO World Health Organization WiD Women in …
… of platform workers; discrimination, harassment and violence at work; access of platform workers to social … about the prevalence of sexual harassment and gender-based violence in certain types of platform work, such as … male-dominated ride-hailing but also some female-dominated domestic services). Media reports showed that, in the absence …
… of Europe. (2011). Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and DomesticViolence (Istanbul Convention) and explanatory … Euronews. (2020). Domesticviolence cases jump 30% during lockdown in France. …
… to women’s economic independence and in relation to violence against women. Several aspects of the lockdown … for support from women victims of intimate partner violence in many Member States. Domain of work Today’s world … who are the group meeting the sharp growth in demand for domestic services provided via platforms – have decent …
… The domain of violence provides a set of indicators that can help the EU … 3 weeks of lockdown, the number of registered cases of domesticviolence increased by over 30 % (Euronews, 2020). Lockdown exacerbated the risk of domestic abuse by forcing women to remain at home for a …
… delivery, whereas women work more in online translation or domestic services. The Gender Equality Index 2020 is out … policymakers. The Index includes two additional domains: violence against women and intersecting inequalities, which …
… response as they are at a higher risk of gender-based violence, including trafficking for sexual exploitation and … paid occupations and work in the informal economy, such as domestic work and care work, where human rights abuses are … (ILO) indicate that migrants make up the majority of domestic workers all over the world and that women accounted …
… forced displacement, border security and political violence. In discussions about armed conflict, women are … and 80 % of those were men. In certain sectors, such as domestic work, the victims are predominantly women. In the … on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and DomesticViolence (the Istanbul Convention). It is based on …
… but women and girls continue to suffer discrimination and violence in every part of the world. Many targets in the … all women and girls everywhere. 5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and … mutilation. 5.4 Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, …
… manifestations of inequalities between women and men is violence against women, which affects all sectors and spheres of life. Eradicating violence against women is a priority of the EU and its Member … on preventing and combating violence against women and domesticviolence (the Istanbul Convention). Eradicating …
… the EU employment rate would reach almost 80 %. EU Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita would also be positively … 156) (1981/1983), the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women (1993), the Maternity Protection …
… Spikes in domesticviolence reports during Covid-19 lockdowns have been a sad … people they know. Yet when it comes to intimate partner violence, each EU Member State collects data in a different …
… at home with abusers. Several countries saw spikes in domesticviolence reports. As lockdowns ease, the European Institute … a pandemic, natural disaster or economic recession. Domesticviolence happens everywhere. Yet each EU Member …
… and quantitative information on the impact of COVID-19 on violence against women and improve policies and measures for emergency-related responses and to reduce violence against women in crisis situations, such as … women to distinguish it from other potential forms of domesticviolence, as it is the most prevalent form. …
… police, women shelters and NGOs have reported a surge in domesticviolence, especially violence targeting women. The pandemic … in Europe has achieved gender equality — the prevalence of domesticviolence is a sad reminder of that,” says EIGE …
… Women with disabilities are also more vulnerable to domesticviolence. 34 % of women with disabilities have suffered intimate partner violence, compared with 19 % of women without disabilities. …
… lockdowns to contain the coronavirus led to spikes in domesticviolence reports. We don’t yet have EU-wide data, but some … initial figures. For example, France saw a 32 % jump in domesticviolence reports in just over a week. Lithuania …