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Definition of gender-based violence

Violence directed against a person because of that person’s gender, gender identity or gender expression, or which affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately.

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  • Speech for the “What were you wearing that day?” exhibition on gender-based violence

    … for the “What were you wearing that day?” exhibition on gender-based violence, organised by the European Commission on 16 November …

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  • Building safe digital spaces for women and girls – Click off cyber violence!

    … somehow we still have a hard time accepting that online violence is as real as offline violence. Some people believe … the fact that research from the European Institute for Gender Equality, the EU’s knowledge centre on gender … the European Parliament recently estimating that gender-based cyber violence costs the European Union up to 89 …

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  • Speech at an event on gender-based violence

    … Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at an event on gender-based violence organised by the Venice Office of the Council of …

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  • Beyond the Beijing Declaration: Assessment and main challenges

    … Thank you for inviting EIGE- the European Institute for Gender Equality – to this timely discussion. This year we … gap, the unequal distribution of unpaid work, and gender-based violence, to name just a few. Some new challenges have also …

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  • Researcher - Gender-based violence (GBV)

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)  is organising a call for applications … a reserve list for the post of Researcher - Gender Based Violence (GBV). The registration of applications will begin …

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  • Femicide: Name it, count it, end it!

    … Femicide is the killing of women and girls because of their gender. It can include intentional homicides, such as the … femicide would help EU Member States identify these gender-based killings, which currently vanish into female homicide … any gendered risk factors such as dependence or previous violence.   Laws and data collection practices are slowly …

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  • Femicide

    … Femicide is the most severe manifestation of gender-based violence. It is deeply rooted in and a manifestation of power …

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  • Gender-based violence

    … Violence and power imbalances adversely affect the mental … et al., 2019). Since women are more likely to face gender-based violence and power imbalances, they are also more …

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  • Women are more likely to have health limitations over their lifetime

    … differently, any analysis of ill health must consider age, gender and the severity of limitations. Women suffer greater … conditions and low socioeconomic status, and gender-based violence (Garcia-Moreno and Watts, 2011; WHO, 2016d). These …

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  • The costs of gender-based violence in the European Union

    … Gender-based violence is a widespread phenomenon in the European Union, … legal, social and specialised services with regard to gender-based violence can create a better understanding of …

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

    … of the pandemic on health: poor mental health, a rise in gender-based violence and the provision of SRH services in a crisis. …

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  • Rights, access and outcomes – sexual and reproductive health in focus

    … of SRH without any discrimination, while tackling gender inequalities on this issue, have been on UN agendas … in their bodily autonomy (UNFPA, 2021). Inequalities based on age, (dis)ability, race, ethnicity, migration status … developments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gender-based violence is considered a contributing factor to poor SRH, and …

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  • Health and risk behaviours are clearly gendered

    … despite their harmful consequences (Nutbeam, 1998). The Gender Equality Index monitors both types of health … because regular physical activity, such as school-based high-impact exercise protocols, can improve bone mass … sex, excessive use of harmful substances, extreme sports, violence, smoking and excessive alcohol consumption, is …

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  • Gender differences in health reflect lifelong inequalities

    … to NCDs is shaped by biological factors, as well as gender roles and norms (WHO, 2019g). In particular, … differences in mental disorders begin early in life Gender-based violence Work stressors Traditional norms of masculinity Body …

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  • 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 … lack of comparable administrative or prevalence data on gender-based violence makes it difficult to capture the extent of …

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  • Inequalities heighten the risk of violence against women

    … While violence affects all women, some groups face a higher risk … (politicians, lawyers, activists, etc.), are victims of gender-based cyber-harassment (European Parliament, 2018, 2021). …

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

    … The domain of violence cannot be updated regularly because of the serious … recorded by authorities often underestimates the scope of gender-based violence. Pre-existing legal shortcomings in addressing …

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  • COVID-19 lowers life expectancy for men and birth rates

    … on health, including mental health and exposure to gender-based violence. Among the pandemic’s more obvious effects on public …

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  • Thematic focus: health

    … Gender inequalities in health Gender differences in health … pandemic have given rise to a ‘shadow pandemic’ of gender-based violence; in particular, there has been a surge in intimate …

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  • References

    … What factors are associated with recent intimate partner violence? Findings from the WHO multi-country study on … J., and Tertilt, M. (2020). The Impact of COVID-19 on Gender Equality (w26947). Retrieved from Cambridge, MA: … in Europe: Results from a large cross-sectional population-based study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 173, 245-254. …

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