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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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  • The power of digital platforms in standing up for the safety of women and girls online

    … the role digital platforms must play in combatting cyber violence against women and girls. Dear colleagues, Thank you for this kind …

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  • Women are owed a life free from violence. What steps are you going to take?

    … On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Director Carlien Scheele gives an opening statement in …

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  • EU GBV Survey Press Release

    … occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women key results of the EU Gender-based violence survey are …

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  • EESC Conference on the Elimination of Violence against women

    … As part of the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the EESC organises a conference on 26 November to … and collective action to eliminate violence against women and girls (VAWG). EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele …

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  • EU Gender-based Violence Survey

    … One in three women in the EU experience violence.  With devastating … helps us to understand the shocking levels of violence against women. It shows we need to act. Member States must do …

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  • One in three women in the EU have experienced violence

    … A third of women in the EU have experienced violence at home, at work or … and other forms of violence than older women. Yet violence against women often remains invisible as only every fourth …

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  • Ellen De Pauw

    … as policy officer at the Institute for the equality of women and men in Belgium. Her work centers around preventing and combating gender-based violence through policy initiatives and projects, with a … of Experts on combatting technology-facilitated violence against women and girls (GEC/PC-eVIO).   …

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  • EU gender-based violence survey: Key results

    … first time, selected key results of the EU gender-based violence survey based on data from all 27 Member States. Across the EU-27, 114 023 women were interviewed about their experiences. The report … focuses on the prevalence of various forms of violence against women in the EU.  The EU gender-based violence survey …

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  • Iliana Balabanova

    … She/her Iliana Balabanova is President of the European Women’s Lobby, the largest European umbrella network of … in gender equality with specific focus on gender-based violence, incl. domestic violence, gender stereotypes, gender … in promoting legislation for the prevention and protection against domestic violence in Bulgaria. Her influence spans …

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  • Corinne Dettmeijer-Vermeulen

    … an independent member of Committee to End Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) since 2021. She was the Dutch National … Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings and Sexual Violence against Children from 2006 till the end of 2017. …

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  • Blandine Mollard

    … research on unpaid care work, youth and digitalisation and violence against women, including psychological violence. Before joining EIGE …

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  • Pirkko Mahlamäki

    … member of the European Disability Forum and chair of its Women’s Committee. She represents the Forum in the Board of … and persons with disabilities, including issues related to violence against women, SRHR, care economy and feminist politics.  …

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  • Kim Barker

    … expert on issues concerning technology facilitated violence against women and girls (TFVAWG). Kim is a foundational expert voice …

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  • Frequently asked questions

    … resources and events.   Is gender equality just for women?  Gender equality is a cause for all.  It is about … Anti gender narratives are carefully crafted messages against gender equality and women’s rights with the purpose … life.  What is the difference between gender-based violence and violence against women?  Gender-based violence …

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  • Irene Zeilinger

    … ASBL, a Belgian feminist NGO combating gender-based violence by the means of primary prevention. Irene has taught thousands of women, girls and professionals across Europe on how to … from it. She is also at the forefront of feminist advocacy against violence in Belgium, has participated in the writing …

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  • Branislava Arađan

    … WAVE Youth Ambassadors and initiatives such as the “I am Women/Girl in Cyberspace” campaign. Her work centers on youth … self-care, and advancing efforts on primary prevention of violence against women and girls. Currently based in Vienna, Austria, …

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  • Lena Elsa Droese

    … committed to promoting gender equality and combating violence against women. Along with her team, she champions the implementation …

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  • Christal Kihm

    … Development and a peer researcher and campaigner for Young Women’s Trust. I am also a penultimate-year PhD researcher at … campaigned on paid and unpaid care work, insecure work, violence against women, as well as ODA and feminist financing. My …

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  • Change making conversations: coming up at the Gender Equality Forum 2024

    … Gálvez, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, puts it: EIGE’s evidence … she points out ongoing priorities: To stop the rise of violence against women. To reconcile the differences between ‘carer’ …

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  • Equinet Gender Equality Working Group meeting

    … EIGE’s Gender-based violence researcher, Monica Barbovschi, attends the Equinet … Group meeting to present the key findings on cyberviolence against women and girls. During the session, EIGE provides an …

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