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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
  • Serbia is the first country outside the European Union to calculate its Gender Equality Index

    … time, power and health – and two satellite domains: violence against women and intersecting inequalities. It assigns scores for …

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    News article
  • Poverty

    … environments. Gender differences and inequalities between women and men are a major feature of social exclusion and … social exclusion among different target groups poverty and violence against women. Gender inequalities in the policy area - Main …

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    Policy area
  • European Institute for Gender Equality to launch White Ribbon Campaign: Engaging Europe to end violence against women

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    Document
  • 16 Days of Activism: We invite you to join us!

    … 16 Days of Activism: Engaging Europe to end violence against women! Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a major problem in …

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    News article
    Topics
    • Violence
  • European Institute for Gender Equality to launch White Ribbon Campaign: Engaging Europe to end violence against women

    … Intimate partner violence is the most prevalent form of violence against women in the EU. In a joint effort to address this, the …

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    News article
    Topics
    • Violence
  • Strategic framework on violence against women 2015-2018

    … institutions and Member States in identifying levels of violence against women and in formulating policies to eradicate it. It forms …

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    Publication
    Topics
    • Violence
  • Violence against women: victim support - Interview with Sylvia Walby

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    Publication
    Topics
    • Health
    • Violence
  • Study to identify and map existing data, statistics and resources on sexual violence against women in the European Union

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    Procurement
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    Ex-ante publicity notice
  • Terminology and indicators for data collection on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence

    … focus on improving the collection of comparable data on violence against women in the EU. The study should contribute to the overall …

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    Procurement
    Type
    Call for tender
  • Collection of good practices on administrative data collection on violence against women

    … of quality, reliable and comparable administrative data on violence against women. The objective is to identify effective approaches and …

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    Procurement
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    Call for tender
  • Experts' forum

    … has a legitimate interest in contributing to the fight against discrimination on grounds of sex and the promotion of … aim to achieve a balanced representation between men and women in the Experts' Forum. Members are designated for a … Association Alliance for protection from gernder-based violence Česká republika / The Czech Republic (CZ) Member …

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  • Parliamentary delegations keep gender on the agenda

    … Assembly and the Senate – have had a ‘Delegation for Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities for Women and Men’ … gender pay and professional equality women and pensions violence against women The working methods included: preparation of …

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    France
  • EIGE launches Gender Equality Index 2015: Marginal improvements in gender equality

    … time, power and health – and two satellite domains: violence against women and intersecting inequalities. It is based on EU policy …

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    • Employment
    • Poverty
    • Economic and financial affairs
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  • Italy - General legal definition

    … Standard definitions of violence against women can be found in the national survey (ISTAT), fully …

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    Italy
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    • Violence
    • Justice
  • Poland - Intimate Partner Violence

    … ongoing, unchanging relationship of dependency. Domestic Violence: Article 2 paragraph 2 of the Counteracting Violence Against Women Act (2010): “one-time or prevalent intentional action …

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    Poland
    Topics
    • Violence
    • Justice
  • Study on the Area D of the Beijing Platform for Action: Violence against Women in the European Union

    … be carried out under this contract will focus on domestic violence against women, with a special emphasis on different types of support …

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    Procurement
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    Call for tender
  • SNE - Gender-based violence

    … list for Seconded National Experts (SNE) – Gender-Based Violence The registration of applications will begin on 5 th … gender discrimination. 2.The Job 2.1Profile Violence against women is one of the critical areas of concern of the Beijing …

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    Vacancy
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    Seconded national experts
  • SNE - Gender-based violence

    … list for Seconded National Experts (SNE) – Gender-Based Violence The registration of applications will begin on 21st … gender discrimination. 2.The Job 2.1Profile Violence against women is one of the critical areas of concern of the Beijing …

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    Vacancy
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    Seconded national experts
  • Seconded National Expert (SNE) – Gender-Based Violence

    … list for Seconded National Experts (SNE) – Gender-Based Violence. The registration of applications will begin on 27 … discrimination. 2. Job Description 2.1 Profile Violence against women is one of the critical areas of concern of the Beijing …

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    Vacancy
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    Seconded national experts
  • Seconded National Expert – Gender-based violence

    … list for Seconded National Experts (SNE) – Gender-Based Violence. The registration of applications will begin on 24 … discrimination. 2. Job Description 2.1 Profile Violence against women is one of the critical areas of concern of the Beijing …

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    Vacancy
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    Seconded national experts

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