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.
… 8 March 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day.EIGE’s list of 100 Inequalitiesillustrate that we … and in politics, and women’s health , education , and violenceagainstwomen , are all burning issues. EIGE’s Director …
… in their efforts to combat and prevent domestic violence by providing them with reliable and comparable data … and policy improvement. Facts and figures: Area D. ViolenceagainstWomen …
… on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination againstWomen (CEDAW) . CEDAW has been ratified by 189 countries and … againstWomen released General recommendation No. 12 on ViolenceagainstWomen stating that articles 2, 5, 11, 12 …
… recognition as the EU knowledge centre on equality between women and men. Its work on combating violenceagainstwomen has become increasingly significant. In recent …
… Gender-based violence is one of the most severe forms of gender inequality. This issue affects women disproportionally as it is directly connected to the … violence across the EU is €366 billion a year. Violenceagainstwomen makes up 79 % of this cost, amounting to €289 …
… as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. It reflects deep-rooted inequality between women and men and constitutes an extreme form of discrimination againstwomen. It is nearly always carried out on minors and … States have seen an increase in this form of gender-based violence due to migration of people from countries where FGM …
… resources and information on training to prevent domestic violence, on campaigns to raise social and political … practices Domestic violence Facts and figures on violenceagainstwomen Resources on domesic violence …
… a nationwide programme of gender training. It targets women who are councillors, candidates in regional and local … Policies. These are in charge of preventing and combating violenceagainstwomen, combating gender stereotypes, increasing …
… than 2,000 counselling sessions, which attracted 9,000 women and 4,000 men. It has resulted in a better … equal distribution of unpaid care and household work men’s violenceagainstwomen must come to an end In addition, the official …