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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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  • Seconded National Expert: Gender-based Violence

    … the post of Seconded National Expert (SNE) – Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The registration of applications will begin … of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (CETS No. 210), known as the …

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  • Director's meetings with interest representatives

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  • Nordic Baltic Youth Summit 2024

    … and expectations, impacting and influencing the state of violence against women both on and offline - and what we can do individually …

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  • What is the language inclusivity scale?

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  • Introduction

    … and writing in a way that does not exclude or discriminate against a particular sex, gender or gender identity, and does … language. Gender equality in language is attained when women and men – and those who do not conform to the binary … Rome in 1957 to the adoption of the directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence in 2024 [2] , …

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  • EIGE visits the Italian embassy

    … that Member States can turn into action to combat violence against women and actively support EIGE's work.  On that occasion, a …

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  • "Unheard Voices: the Influence of Gender-Based Violence" conference

    … hosts the "Unheard Voices: the Influence of Gender-Based Violence" conference, organized by the Active Youth Institute … expert speakers and activities to combat violence against women.  Gender-based violence Seconded National Expert, …

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  • Council of Europe 1st Committee of Experts meeting

    … EIGE's gender-based violence SNE, Janine Mc Ginn, sits in the first Council of … of Experts on combating technology-facilitated violence against women. The Committee stands under the Directorate of Equal …

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  • 24th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology

    … EIGE's Team Leader Gender-Based Violence, Cristina Fabre, attends the 24th annual conference … knowledge and expertise on domestic violence and violence against women. The conference tackles issues related to the …

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  • Gender sensitivity ratings show that most EU parliaments have space for improvement to deliver gender equality

    … ensures that there are no barriers to diverse groups of women and men participating equally in the parliament and … that protect MPs and staff from gender-based violence, discrimination or harassment on the grounds of sex. … of conduct for members that explicitly addresses violence against women. Meaningful progress towards gender equality is …

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  • Power up the gains for gender equality

    … we are advancing our Union of Equality. In a time where women’s rights and gender equality could be thrown into … equality, addressing systemic issues like gender-based violence, equal pay for equal work, standards for equality … and time. Two additional areas we work on are violence against women and intersecting inequalities. It is by far our …

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  • Expert – Gender Based Violence

    … a reserve list for the post of Expert – Gender Based Violence. The registration of applications will begin on 30 … of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (CETS No. 210), known as the …

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  • ICT Officer – Database Management

    … team, and deployed to work closely with the Gender Based Violence team in the Research and Policy Support Unit, the … of EU Directive 2024/1385 on combating violence against women and domestic violence. This role will primarily entail …

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  • All you need to know as new MEP about the EU’s agency for gender equality

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  • Council of Europe Conference on Synergy for change

    … on "Synergy for Change: civil society raising awareness on violence against women in a context of global challenges" in Budapest. The …

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  • Gender Equality Action Plans

    … (e.g. the gender pay gap and the under-representation of women in leadership roles); subtle and embedded within the … the staff’s well-being and safety from gender-based violence, along with taking action to consider and … responsible for leading the implementation of each action against its strategic objective. By allocating the …

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  • “Gender equality will never be a zero-sum game” – Director General Ana Gallego’s visit to EIGE

    … objectives.” In areas where priority focus is ongoing, violence against women is up top – with particular attention on how it is …

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  • No Country Can Afford Gender-Based Violence

    … (W7) in Rome on 9 May 2024 on the cost of gender-based violence and the power of data. Dear colleagues, It’s … attention to those around you. Do you see at least three women? Chances are, one of them could be a victim of … the European Parliament adopted the Directive on Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence. And on 7 May, only 2 …

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