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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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  • EU rights and equality agency heads: EU countries must work together to eradicate violence against women

    … media and NGOs continue to report on increasing rates of violence against women and girls. This ‘shadow pandemic’ has a devastating …

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  • Increased capacity of EU candidate countries and potential candidates to measure and monitor the impact of gender equality policies

    … developed and published their Indices). Data collection on women and men in decision-making positions in the region of … of the first composite indicators for measuring violence against women ; Promoting gender-sensitive language ( EIGE …

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  • EIGE publications plan 2023

    … Technical report Published Strengthening data systems on violence against women in the Western Balkans and Türkiye Report Published …

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  • Mapping the current status and potential of administrative data sources on gender-based violence in the EU

    … products created from administrative data on gender-based violence in the 28 EU Member States, and also to analyse … The study focused on five classifications of violence against women: intimate partner violence (all types); sexual violence …

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  • Developing EU-wide terminology and indicators for data collection on violence against women

    … This study established a measure of violence against women through the use of indicators on rape, femicide and …

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  • Improving police and justice data on intimate partner violence against women in the European Union

    … the collection of comparable administrative data on violence against women across the EU.  The main objectives of the research …

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  • Advancing administrative data collection on Intimate partner violence and gender-related killings of women

    … on administrative data collection on intimate partner violence, rape and femicide, which have been developed by … To improve data collection on gender-related killings of women and girls by developing a classification system. To … harmonise and collect better quality data on violence against women, including recommendations addressing gaps in …

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  • The need to improve data collection

    … and research on administrative data collection on violence against women across the European Union. It also helps Member States …

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  • Understanding intimate partner violence in the European Union: The essential need for administrative data collection

    … Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most common form of violence against women and the most extreme form of gender discrimination. It …

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  • Understanding intimate partner femicide in the European Union: The essential need for administrative data collection

    … Femicide is an extreme form of gender-based violence, defined broadly as ‘the killing of a woman or girl … to refer to femicide, including ‘gender-related killing of women’ and ‘feminicide’. In 2020, 47 000 women and girls worldwide were killed by their intimate …

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  • Understanding rape in the European Union: The essential need for administrative data collection

    … Rape is an unlawful sexual act and a harmful form of sexual violence that disproportionately affects women and girls. Rape occurs in the absence of consent, the … and frequency of rape in the EU, the effects of sexual violence on victims and the actions of Member States to …

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  • Seconded National Expert (SNE) – Gender-Based Violence (GBV)

    … list for Seconded National Expert (SNE) – Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The registration of applications will begin … relevant to their work.   Job Description Profile Violence against women is one of the critical areas of concern of the Beijing …

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  • Hidden in plain sight: improving legal responses for ‘invisible’ victims of femicide

    … puts victims’ rights into sharp focus. According to UN Women, 45,000 women and girls worldwide were killed by their … the due diligence principle when shaping responses to violence against women. This means they must prevent, investigate and …

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  • The economic tolls of gender-based violence

    … providing an economic perspective on gender-based violence to pave paths to prevention. Video Carlien Scheele's … turning point evidence related to the intersection between women’s economic empowerment and violence against women as a form of gender-based violence. But before …

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  • The power of women participating in conflict prevention and peace talks

    … Director Carlien Scheele gave an online address for the ‘Women, Peace and Security: Building Alliances for Sustainable … - attention must also be brought to ending gender-based violence. Ending gender-based violence has to be in continual … you for including the Istanbul Convention Action against violence against women and domestic violence as an …

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  • Presenting EIGE’s 2023 Work Programme: Ongoing conversations with bold and new commitments

    … We covered topics such as crises and gender-based violence, the Index 2022 ’s thematic focus on unpaid care, … and the effective ways to communicate gender equality against the strong tide of anti-gender narratives among … the functionality of our economies and societies – where women and men, girls and boys in all their diversity are …

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  • Cyber Violence against Women and Girls: Key Terms and Concepts

    … disseminated in a context of anonymity and impunity. Both women and men can be victims of cyber violence. However, evidence shows that women and girls are … or economic harm and suffering. Cyber violence against women and girls (CVAWG) is often dismissed as an …

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  • Femicide indicators: pilot study of data availability and feasibility assessment

    … EIGE recognises the various forms of femicide committed against women and girls as ‘the most severe manifestation of gender-based violence’. Various terms are used by the European Union (EU) …

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  • Ex-ante publicity notice for procurement procedure (€60 000.01 – Directive threshold) Research and Development of the Indicators on Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls

    … on Research and Development of the Indicators on Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls . Description of the requested services The …

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  • Film screening of documentary #SalePute in Kaunas

    … of documentary ‘#SalePute’ followed by discussion on Cyber Violence against women and girls (CVAWG). Registration link . The discussion …

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