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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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  • Comparable Data is key to tackling Violence against Women

    … Although administrative data on violence against women is collected in all EU Member States, … main conclusions of a study by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) „ Administrative data sources on gender-based violence against women in the EU: current status and …

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  • Cost of Violence against Women largely underestimated

    … The estimated personal and societal cost of Violence against Women is alarmingly high. Direct and … the sad results of the “Study on estimating the costs of gender-based violence in the EU” released by the European Institute …

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    • Economic and financial affairs
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  • 100th International Women’s Day - 100 Inequalities remain

    … that we are still a long way from achieving gender equality . EIGE’s list of 100 Inequalities – a mere … and in politics, and women’s health , education , and violence against women , are all burning issues. EIGE’s … ". Removing barriers to gender equality, tackling gender-based violence, getting more women into the labour market , …

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  • Statement by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)

    … International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Violence against women is a violation … as such continues to act as a significant barrier to full gender equality. Gender-based violence is fundamentally rooted in gender inequality …

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  • Combating gender-based violence and enforcing gender mainstreaming in the EU

    … The European Institute for Gender Equality and the European Union Agency for Fundamental … of the main areas of cooperation will be on working to end violence against women in the EU. The EU Agency for … to strengthen the work with gender equality. “ Gender-based violence is fundamentally rooted in gender inequality …

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  • A Europe free from gender-based violence

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    • Violence
  • Conference report: Eliminating Violence against Women in Europe

    … Approaches and Actions At the conference ‘ Eliminating Violence against Women in Europe — Intersectoral Approaches … variety of backgrounds discussed approaches to combating gender-based violence (GBV). In what follows, the main findings, …

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    • Violence
  • EU regulations

    … main human rights instruments, which oblige them to combat violence against women as a human rights violation, and as a specific gender-related form of violence linked to the discrimination … the EU does not have a common policy to deal with gender-based violence, the  European Parliament resolution of 26 …

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  • International regulations

    … against Women released  General recommendation No. 12 on Violence against Women  stating that articles 2, 5, 11, 12 … 25 years later through  General Recommendation No. 35 on gender-based violence against women , published in 2017. GR 35 …

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  • Administrative data sources on gender-based violence in the EU: Leaflet

    … of the study carried out by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) on mapping the administrative data sources on gender-based violence in the EU-28. Administrative data provide detailed …

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  • Costs of gender-based violence in the European Union

    … Gender-based violence is one of the most severe forms of gender inequality. This issue affects women disproportionally …

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  • Female genital mutilation

    … to the provision of comparable data across the EU. Based on the findings of the quantitative and qualitative … Europe Read more about female genital mutilation in EIGE’s Gender Equality Glossary and Thesaurus Female genital … States have seen an increase in this form of gender-based violence due to migration of people from countries where FGM …

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    Country profile: Gender Mainstreaming
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    Country profile: Gender Mainstreaming
  • Spain

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    Country profile: Gender Mainstreaming
  • Greece

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    Country profile: Gender Mainstreaming
  • Gender-responsive public procurement

    … What is gender-responsive public procurement Definition of … the gender balance in decision-making, ending gender-based violence and promoting gender equality beyond the EU. To …

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  • Culture

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area Culture can be defined as the … harmful stereotypes and promoting cultural diversity based on gender equality. For example, the relevance of … dignity, integrity and an end to gender-based violence; gender equality in external actions; horizontal …

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  • Digital agenda

    … Relevance of gender in the policy area The Digital Agenda for Europe was … environment, with discrimination against women based on stereotypes about women’s role in society and the … an important role in supporting and empowering victims of violence (e.g. web campaigns, information and support …

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  • Employment

    … Relevance of gender in employment While considerable progress has been … Despite the convergence in employment rates, gender-based segregation in employment is still a problem, with … balance for women and men and combating all forms of violence against women. In addition to the European …

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