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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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  • Senior Officer – Gender Based Violence (GBV)

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) [1] is organising a call for … establishing a reserve list for a Senior Officer – Gender Based Violence (GBV) . The registration of applications will begin …

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  • Senior Officer – Gender Based Violence (GBV)

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) [1] is organising a call for … establishing a reserve list for a Senior Officer – Gender Based Violence (GBV) . The registration of applications will begin …

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  • Gender Equality stays on the European Agenda

    … Viviane Reding last Tuesday 21st September - keeps gender equality on the EU agenda. The aims are to make better … equal pay; equality in senior positions; tackling gender violence; and promoting equality beyond the EU. The Institute … Commission and the Member States by producing evidence-based ground for efficient policy-making. Its tasks are to …

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  • Decision making and gender based violence

    … the issues of women in decision making and the problem of violence against women. Moreover, a short overview of the …

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    • Violence
  • EIGE marks 100 years of International Women's day

    … women and men in Europe, the European Institute for Gender Equality has examined publicly available data and has … statistically, every fourth woman has experienced physical violence at least once during their adult lives? One hundred … in decision making; dignity, integrity and tackling gender-based violence; and gender equality in external relations) is …

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  • EIGE is mapping the current situation and trends of female genital mutilation

    … the most brutal and at the same time most tabooed forms of gender-based violence. On 10May 2012 experts from the EU Member States met …

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  • A portal with gender-based violence resources, collected in Europe in the last twenty years – a pilot project

    … centres and libraries specialising in women and gender issues are joining efforts with the European Institute … for Gender Equality , EIGE, to enable access to gender-based violence resources in EIGE’s Resource and Documentation …

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  • EIGE’s study on female genital mutilation yields the first EU-wide map on the situation of FGM

    … the most brutal and at the same time most tabooed forms of gender-based violence. During recent years FGM has gained considerable …

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  • European gender-based violence contained: The European Institute for Gender Equality launches its European ‘Resources on Gender-based violence’

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality cooperated with 5 national gender equality … the best available European on-line resources on gender-based violence. These resources on gender-based violence are …

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  • Women victims of violence receive insufficient support in the EU

    … connection to The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November) and the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign (25 November-10 December –Human … More information on EIGE’s work in the area of gender-based violence: European commitments Nine out of ten victims …

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  • The Council adopts conclusions on violence against women based on EIGE’s report

    … Affairs Council (EPSCO) adopted Conclusions on “ Combating violence against women, and the provision of support services … conclusions highlight that domestic violence is a form of gender-based violence and a manifestation of historically unequal …

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  • New study on gender-based violence

    … status and potential of administrative sources of data on gender-based violence in the EU and Croatia” EIGE has recently launched a …

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  • New EU-wide report on female genital mutilation

    … Mutilation 6 February 2013 The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and Vice-President of the European … makers in the EU. It should be: it is a form of gender-based violence that continues to be, also in Europe, one of the …

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  • International Women’s Day: Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation

    … to support Member States' activities to raise awareness of violence against women and a further EUR 11.4 million for … discussion on FGM comes as the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) releases a new report on female … 2012, which explicitly refers to FGM as a form of gender-based violence ( IP/12/1066 ). But while all EU Member States …

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  • First Gender Equality Index Reveals - the EU is only halfway towards gender equality

    … half of us are being held back? The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is launching the first Gender Equality … of EIGE. ‘This unique measurement tool supports evidence-based policy-making and indicates where political priorities … money, knowledge, time, power and health. The areas of violence and intersecting inequalities are also considered as …

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  • Eliminating Violence against Women in Europe Intersectoral Approaches and Actions - Press release

    … the WHO European Region experience physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner. Today, on the first day of the 16-day global campaign of Activism Against Gender Violence, the City of Vienna, with the European … for Gender Equality in Vilnius, Lithuania. “Gender-based violence, which reflects the unequal distribution of …

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  • Reflections from conference "Eliminating Violence Against Women in Europe – Intersectoral Approaches and Actions"

    … At the conference “ Eliminating Violence Against Women in Europe – Intersectoral Approaches … of sectors and countries discussed approaches towards gender-based violence (GBV). During highly informative presentations …

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    • Violence
  • Commemorative badge for the contribution to Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the EU

    … Jurgita Pečiūrienė, EIGE’s Gender Expert and member of the gender-based violence team receives the commemorative badge for the …

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  • Combating gender-based violence seriously hampered by data gaps

    … of the EU-wide research on Administrative Data Sources on gender-based violence, 19-20 March, Vilnius, Lithuania Combating …

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    • Justice
    • Violence
  • Fundamental Rights Agency works with Gender Institute to help combat violence against women

    … 5-6 June 2014 on ‘Preventing and combating all forms of violence against women and girls’, which called on relevant … with robust data, ” said FRA Director Morten Kjaerum. “ Gender-based violence against women is a brutal manifestation of …

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    • Violence

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