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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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  • Country profile for Cyprus

    … of 13 indicators developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the purposes of this data … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Cyprus. Main findings … In addition, the findings of the EU survey on gender-based violence ( EU-GBV survey ) show that 30 % of women have …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Hungary

    … of 13 indicators developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the purposes of this data … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Hungary. Main findings … and 67 % of domestic violence victims  recorded by police (based on data from 2022). At the same time, women represent …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Ireland

    … of 13 indicators developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the purposes of this data … data collection exercise Victims of intimate partner violence and domestic violence Women represent most victims … partner violence (88 %) and domestic violence (78 %), based on data from 2022. Physical and psychological violence …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Croatia

    … of 13 indicators developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the purposes of this data … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Croatia. Main findings … 79 % of domestic violence victims  recorded by police (based on data from 2022). At the same time, women are less …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Italy

    … of 13 indicators developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the purposes of this data … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Italy. Main findings … violence (48 %) and psychological violence (48 %), based on 2022 data. Femicide Women represent most victims of …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Luxembourg

    … of 13 indicators developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the purposes of this data … with caution. For instance, victims in cases of domestic violence means all victims that were recorded in a case that, … out of 1,480). EIGE requested data on specific offences based on the UNODC  International Classification of Crime for …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Austria

    … of 13 indicators developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the purposes of this data … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Austria. Main findings … gender’. It is the most severe manifestation of gender-based violence. EIGE’s femicide classification framework …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Slovenia

    … of 13 indicators developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the purposes of this data … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Slovenia. Main findings … and 73 % of domestic violence victims  recorded by police (based on data from 2022). At the same time, women represent …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Czechia

    … of 13 indicators developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the purposes of this data … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Czechia. Main findings … and 68 % of domestic violence victims  recorded by police (based on data from 2023). At the same time, women are less …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Malta

    … of 13 indicators developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the purposes of this data … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Malta. Main findings … and 69 % of domestic violence victims  recorded by police (based on data from 2022). Figure 1 Proportion of female …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Portugal

    … of 13 indicators developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the purposes of this data … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Portugal. Main findings … data on victims of specific offences of physical violence based on the UNODC  International Classification of Crime for …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Sweden

    … of 13 indicators developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the purposes of this data … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Sweden. Main findings … 81 % of offences of domestic violence are against women  (based on data from 2022). At the same time, women are less …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Lithuania

    … of 13 indicators developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the purposes of this data … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Lithuania. Main findings … intimate partners (89 %) and domestic perpetrators (71 %), based on data from 2022. Rape In 2022, police recorded 59 …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Netherlands

    … of 13 indicators developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the purposes of this data … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in the Netherlands. Main … gender’. It is the most severe manifestation of gender-based violence. EIGE’s femicide classification framework …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Romania

    … of 13 indicators developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the purposes of this data … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Romania. Main findings … of physical, psychological, sexual, and economic violence based on the UNODC International Classification of Crime for …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Denmark

    … of 13 indicators developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the purposes of this data … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Denmark. Main findings … Code . Instead, these forms of violence are prosecuted based on the general provisions of Chapters 23, 24, 25, 26 …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Greece

    … of 13 indicators developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) for the purposes of this data … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Greece. Main findings … most common form of domestic violence reported to police (based on 2022 data). Femicide In 2022, women represented 93 % …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Ensuring gender equality in the labour market: addressing the gender pay gap and the ‘sticky floor’’

    … for the invitation to speak with you today. I trust your Gender Equality Week is going well and you’re getting the … Index results show that high prevalence rates of workplace violence and sexual harassment underline the pervasiveness of … FRA and EIGE released survey data on the state of Gender-based violence in the EU. Alarmingly, 1 in 3 employed women …

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    … The livestream for the Gender Equality Index 2024 has ended. You can see the agenda … Sensitive Policies   Primary Prevention to End Gender-based Violence   What can businesses do to promote gender equality. …

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  • Tackling cyber violence against women and girls: The role of digital platforms

    … virally, these practices are categorised as cyber violence and can have significant emotional and physical … girls (CVAWG) occurs as part of the broader continuum of gender-based violence (GBV), which is embedded in persisting …

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    • Digital agenda
    • Health
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