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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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36 gender statistics indicators found

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Gender Statistics Database
  • Police report cases

    … reports on different aspects of gender, including violence against women, stalking, sexual harassment and other sexual offences. …

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    Good practice
    Country
    Denmark
    Topics
    • Health
    • Violence
  • Police and justicial administrative data

    … objective of Swedish gender equality policy is that women and men are to have the same power to shape society and their own lives. One of the 4 sub-goals is that men's violence against women must stop. Counteracting men’s violence against …

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    Good practice
    Country
    Sweden
    Topics
    • Health
    • Violence
  • Nationwide registration in women shelters

    … The importance of networking and data linkage in enhancing women shelters efficacy in contrasting VAW: the Danish … contacts with the shelters for women exposed to partner violence. At present, 48 shelters situated in all regions of … of individuals ( [3] ). The Danish database on violence against women was established by linkage of survey and …

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    Good practice
    Country
    Denmark
    Topics
    • Health
    • Violence
  • MSPY Database

    … Gain insights into the issue of domestic violence: a centralised and joint database on violence against women (VAW) There have been numerous policies, legislative …

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    Good practice
    Country
    Croatia
    Topics
    • Health
    • Violence
  • Model protocol medical care for women and girls with FGM

    … of health professionals: the protocol medical care for women and girls with FGM The Model protocol medical care for … and damaging form of child abuse   Dutch policy towards violence against women (VAW) adopts a gender neutral approach. As a …

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    Good practice
    Country
    Netherlands
    Topics
    • Health
    • Violence
  • MIPROF Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics

    … increase knowledge and the use of administrative data on violence against women (VAW) The interdepartmental unit for protecting women …

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    Good practice
    Country
    France
    Topics
    • Health
    • Violence
  • Health Database on FGM

    … (CIG). In order to characterise, understand and act against FGM, the Ministry of Health has created a health database on this specific type of gender violence, which is a registration system of cases identified … et al. (2015), were to identify the number of girls and women victimised or at risk of excision, where FGM is …

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    Good practice
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    Portugal
    Topics
    • Health
    • Violence
  • Health action on gender, violence and life cycle (HAGVLC)

    … An integrated model of intervention on interpersonal violence cases in health settings In 2013, continuing the … domestic violence, stalking, dating violence, violence against elder people, vicarious violence and trafficking in …   Measures to improve the knowledge of violence against women (VAW)   As referred in the most recent gender violence …

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    Good practice
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    Portugal
    Topics
    • Health
    • Violence
  • Finnish Homicide Monitor (FHM)

    … are widely used, also by NGOs working on gender-based violence (GBV). The data retrieved from the database was used … when drafting the national action plan to reduce violence against women 2010 – 2015 and provides quality data on femicide in …

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    Good practice
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    Finland
    Topics
    • Health
    • Violence
  • FGM Enhanced Dataset

    … repository for health professionals to safeguard girls against FGM The Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Enhanced … in which the NHS responds to the health needs of girls and women who have had FGM, and to actively support prevention. … and to take the necessary action to safeguard girls against risk.   Girl summit and the health response to FGM in …

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    Non EU countries
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    • Health
    • Violence
  • Men and gender equality need each other

    … Gender equality discussions often engage mainly women, but actually men have a crucial role to play.  In … area where men can play a positive role is the struggle against the ultimate form of gender inequality – violence against women. To inspire more men to get involved …

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    News article
  • Improving administrative data collection on intimate partner violence

    … long-standing objective on combating and eliminating violence against women in the EU Member States. In line with EIGE's Strategic …

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  • Measurement framework of violence against women in the EU

    … for the development of the Measurement framework of violence against women in the EU. …

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  • White Ribbon Campaign

    … Violence against women is a daily reality for many women throughout the European Union and across the world. …

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    Publication
  • Will three quarters of equality suffice for Finland?

    … and financial decision making, equality between men and women has taken a turn for the worse, which may show in … on average. The index also includes a satellite domain of violence against women. EIGE’s analysis shows that in countries where …

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    News article
  • Research Officer – Gender Based Violence (GBV)

    … list for the post of Research Officer – Gender Based Violence (GBV). The registration of applications will begin … experience in policy relevant research on violence against women and/or GBV. Evidence of ability to draft high quality …

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    Vacancy
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    Contract Agents
  • How can improved data collection help end violence against women?

    … To reduce violence against women, first we need to understand the scope of the … Administrative data is provided by individuals who report violence to the police, courts, hospitals and shelters. …

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    News article
    Topics
    • Violence
    • Justice
  • Data protection

    … for cases of harassment Data collection and research on violence against women or domestic violence …

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  • Seconded national expert – Gender-based violence

    … list for Seconded National Expert (SNE) – Gender-Based Violence . The registration of applications will begin on 26 … to their work.   2. Job Description 2.1 Profile Violence against women is one of the critical areas of concern of the Beijing …

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    Seconded national experts
  • Seconded National Expert - Public Affairs

    … such as the migration crisis  on its work (e.g. violence against women, values of migrants); Support the relevant Units at …

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