Physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence between current or former spouses as well as current or former partners. It constitutes a form of violence which affects women disproportionately and which is therefore distinctly gendered.
Statistical definition
Any act of physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence that occurs between former or current spouses or partners, whether or not the perpetrator shares or has shared the same residence with the victim.
… Intimatepartnerviolence (IPV) is the most common form of violence against … physical and/or sexual violence by a current or previous partner Only 14 % of women in the EU report their most …
… Femicide is an extreme form of gender-based violence, defined broadly as ‘the killing of a woman or girl … 47 000 women and girls worldwide were killed by their intimate partners or other family members. In 2019, while … total homicide victims, they comprised: 82 % of intimatepartner homicide victims 64 % of all intimate …
… of her gender, is the most extreme form of gender-based violence, deeply rooted in the inequalities between men and … around 47 000 women and girls were killed by their intimate partners or other family members in 2020, and around …
… EIGE’s latest report on coercive control and psychological violence across the EU Member States proves high prevalence. … % of women have experienced psychological violence from a partner in their lifetime. EIGE recommends to specifically, … criminal offences that are not specific to the domestic or intimatepartner context. Denmark, Spain, France, Hungary and …
… measures undertaken across the EU to support victims of violence during the Covid-19 outbreak (from March until the … of governmental strategies on prevention of gender-based violence and on crisis preparedness. Further reading EIGE's … gender equality gains EIGE's resources on gender-based violence …
… to contain the coronavirus led to spikes in domestic violence reports. In two new studies, the European Institute … has introduced special measures to protect women from intimatepartnerviolence during the pandemic. Yet persistent …
… Spikes in domestic violence reports during Covid-19 lockdowns have been a sad … most danger from people they know. Yet when it comes to intimatepartnerviolence, each EU Member State collects data in a …
… with disabilities are also more vulnerable to domestic violence. 34 % of women with disabilities have suffered intimatepartnerviolence, compared with 19 % of women without …