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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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  • Comic Book presentation "Birute Bebaime - the Fearless"

    … about it? It is dealing with a very sensitive topic: violence against women, in a unique way. Domestic violence is a problem women …

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  • EIGE at II International Forum on FGM/C in the Gambia

    … EIGE's Programme Coordinator on Gender-based Violence, Jurgita Pečiūrienė, is taking part in the II … FGM EIGE's Gender Equality Index report on violence against women (that includes FGM) To engage with professionals …

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  • Team from the Swedish Programme to Serbia visits EIGE

    … EIGE’s work, for example how to accurately collect data on violence against women. Also, they have joind our 'Orange the world' …

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  • Violence against women – why do women remain silent?

    … Gender Equality (EIGE) has this week launched a report on Violence against women in the EU as a part of the Gender Equality Index. The …

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  • 21st Experts’ Forum Meeting

    … States we will discuss the strategic framework on violence against women (2019-2022) we will present EIGE's Glossary and …

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  • Executive Training: Gender and Media

    … the media is a crucial sector in which gender and women’s issues must be addressed in order to improve equality … sexism in the use of language and the representation of violence against women, (new) masculinities and LGBTQI communities in …

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  • EU Conference: Launch of the Gender Equality Index 2015

    … indicator was developed in the satellite domain of violence against women; this domain was completely empty in 2013 because of a …

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  • How to involve companies to end violence against women?

    … Gender based violence affects all aspects of a woman’s life and her … think & do tank has led the project CARVE - Companies Against gendeR ViolencE  which aims to elaborate a european … pratices to encourage companies to end violence against women. After leading interviews with relevant stakeholders, …

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  • How to involve companies to end violence against women?

    … Gender based violence affects all aspects of a woman’s life and her … think & do tank has led the project CARVE - Companies Against gendeR ViolencE  which aims to elaborate a european … pratices to encourage companies to end violence against women. After leading interviews with relevant stakeholders, …

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  • 16 Days of Activism: Engaging Europe to end violence against women!

    … in their efforts to combat and prevent gender-based violence. EIGE provides evidence and information on gender-based violence, including good practices on prevention, protection …  campaign encourages men to speak out and take action against violence against women. …

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  • First International Conference on Sexual Violence in Croatia

    … you to the first international conference on sexual violence in Croatia, called  System of Public Policies and … in Croatian Parliament. The conference is organized by  Women’s Room – Center for Sexual Rights , as a part of the EU project PROGRESS – My Voice Against Violence , in partnership with the Governmental …

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  • World Women Congress, Pechino+ 20

    … # EXPO2015   26 27 September 28, 2015 WORLD CONFERENCE OF WOMEN TWENTY YEARS AFTER BEIJING PAPER WOMEN'S WORLD at … time for families. Build effective policies to combat male violence against women: violence perpetrated on women has the same …

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  • OCTOBER: How to involve companies to end violence against women?

    … Gender based violence affects all aspects of a woman’s life and her … FACE fundation has led the project CARVE - Companies Against gendeR ViolencE . This last aims to elaborate a … pratices to encourage companies to end violence against women. After leading interviews with relevant stakeholders, …

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  • 16-17 NOV: Measurement Framework of Violence against Women in the EU - Experts' Consultation Meeting

    … This year EIGE will finalise a measurement framework of violence against women (VAW) in the EU, which will become a part of EIGE’s …

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  • 14 SEPT: Meeting on recommendations for the improvement of data collection on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence

    … contributing to increasing knowledge of the phenomenon of violence against women across the EU. In this regard, EIGE has mapped the …

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  • 7 JUL: Online Discussion on proposed indicators for data collection on intimate partner violence, rape and femicide

    … data collection on rape,  femicide  and intimate partner violence carried out by the contractor Milieu Ltd. The study … lack of comparable and reliable EU-wide data on violence against women. If you have expertise in policy and data collection on …

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  • 2 JUN: #womensvoices European Dialogue - From Conflict to Peace? Women and Girls’ Voices on the Move

    … The European Women’s Lobby (EWL) & the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) … - to unveil their recommendations to prevent and combat violence against refugee women and girls currently on the move. Both …

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  • 16 JUN: Companies for social change: stopping gender-based violence

    … 1 in 3 EU women are victims of violence The observation is reminding: … innovative practices set up by companies to fight against  gender-based   violence  in five European countries. …

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  • Companies for social change : stopping gender-based violence

    … 1 in 3 EU women are victims of violence The observation is reminding: … innovative practices set up by companies to fight against  gender-based   violence  in five European countries. …

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  • 24-25 NOV: ETUC Conference “Safe at Home, Safe at Work”

    … Trade Unions are fully determined to eliminate violence against women through collective agreements, and their proper …

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