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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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  • Covid-19 and gender-based violence

    … to contain the coronavirus led to spikes in domestic violence reports. We don’t yet have EU-wide data, but some … disaster plan in place to deal with the increased risk of gender-based violence during a pandemic. This lack of strategic …

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  • Coronavirus puts women in the frontline

    … the virus. Extra challenges for public transport users Our Gender Equality Index findings show that women rely much more … role in contacting the police if they suspect that violence is occurring, especially when the victim is not able … gender equality and disability EIGE’s work on gender-based violence …

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  • Beijing +25 policy brief: Area D - Violence against women: response and eradication

    … All EU Member States have criminalised some forms of violence against womenand, together with the EU institutions, … better determine the scale of the phenomenon. At EU level, gender-based violence is a policy priority, as reflected in the …

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    Publication
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    • Violence
  • Beijing +25: the fifth review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States

    … identified in 1995 remain relevant today (such as the gender pay gap, unequal distribution of unpaid work or experiences of gender-based violence, to name just a few). This report both tracks …

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  • Ageing societies, migration and climate change bring new challenges for gender equality

    … “The ageing population of the EU brings new challenges for gender equality as women continue to be the main providers of … and half of migrant women are out of employment. Gender-based violence remains common, with every third woman in the EU …

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  • Risk assessment: protecting women from lethal violence

    … . To help police prevent repeated acts of intimate partner violence and save lives, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has developed a risk assessment guide … women and kick-off the ‘16 days of activism against gender-based violence' campaign, important monuments around the …

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    • Violence
  • References

    … (2012), ‘The dangerousness of danger assessment’, Domestic Violence Report, Vol. 17, No 5, pp. 65-69. (2) Beijing … ). (4) European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) (2014), Effective gender equality … and girls, as it is widely acknowledged that most gender-based violence is inflicted on women and girls by men. See …

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    Toolkit page
  • Legal and policy framework

    … Risk assessment and risk management of intimate partner violence have been integrated into the EU legislative and … provisions directly or indirectly referring to victims of gender-based violence, who include victims of intimate partner …

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  • Principle 3: Taking a gender-specific approach

    … Expected result : Gender-competent police officers understand the gender dynamics of violence against women and are capable of predicting … following. Risk assessment procedures and practices are based on an understanding of how gender relations and women’s …

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    • Health
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    • Violence
  • Step 4: Implement systematic police training and capacity development

    … that: basic training to develop knowledge and awareness of gender equality is mandatory for all police, begins at entry … careers; training for all police on intimate partner violence is regular, updated and embedded in institutional … with specialised knowledge and expertise on both gender-based violence and risk assessment for intimate partner …

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

    … EIGE provides to EU Member States in collecting data on gender-based violence. The study assessed the progress EU Member States …

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    • Violence
  • Data gaps the mask true scale of gender-based violence in the EU

    … people are most likely to report experiences of violence. A FRA survey found that 34 % of transgender people … partner violence, EIGE proposed a set of 13 indicators based on uniform statistical definitions that should be … dealing with the prevention, protection and prosecution of gender-based violence, respond to the phenomenon (EIGE, …

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  • Backlash against gender equality undermines legal efforts to end violence against women

    … Ending all forms of violence against women is a priority for the EU. In 2011, the … violence against women in its Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality 2016-2019, calling on EU Member States to … access to protection and support for survivors of gender-based violence (European Commission, 2015). In recent years, …

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  • 7. Domain of health

    … Gender is understood as one of a wide range of factors that … such as stereotypical gender norms, experiences of gender-based violence or lack of access to and utilisation of medical …

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  • 2. Domain of work

    … policies tackling the changing world of work need to put gender considerations at the heart of responses (ILO, 2019). … women in vulnerable situations such as victims of gender-based violence (Council of the European Union, 2017). Similarly, …

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  • Violence for 2019

    … The domain of violence provides a set of indicators that can help the EU … composite measure does not affect the final score of the Gender Equality Index. However, violence against women must … societal framework. Data gaps mask true scale of gender-based violence in EU Among LGBT groups across the EU, …

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  • Power Up conference 2019

    … how structures, budgets and the status allocated to gender equality and gender mainstreaming work have changed … strategist, spokesperson, media relations specialist Based in Brussels, Florence Ranson founded REDComms in 2018 … an EU-UN joint initiative to eliminate gender-based violence. Between 2010 and 2015, she worked at the European …

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  • Traineeships – Gender Equality (Operations Unit)

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality[1] (EIGE) announces traineeship opportunities … or an IPA qualifying country[3]. The traineeships are based at the Institute's premises in Vilnius, Lithuania. The … of gender equality, gender mainstreaming and gender-based violence; Assist in the collection and processing of relevant …

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  • Head of Operations

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)[1] is organising a call for … June 2019 at 13:00 Eastern European Time . The Institute Based in Vilnius Lithuania, EIGE is a regulatory agency of … statistics, gender mainstreaming or gender-based violence); at least 5 years of managerial experience with …

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    Temporary Agents
  • Maximising opportunities, minimising risks: meeting the digital challenge for girls and boys - joint paper by the JHA agencies

    … of the JHA agencies' network, the European Institute for Gender Equality proposed JHA agencies to assess the impact of … struggle to increase gender equality and eliminate gender-based violence. This paper makes some initial proposals for actions …

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