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.
… 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 …
… EIGE's 2021 study on the costs of gender-based violence in the European Union focused on intimatepartnerviolence as a subset of gender-based violence and …
… Scheele delivered this speech at an event on gender-based violence organised by the Venice Office of the Council of … our work on gender-based violence, we focus especially on intimatepartnerviolence, and its most severe form: femicide. We …
… the unequal distribution of unpaid work, and gender-based violence, to name just a few. Some new challenges have also … physical and/or sexual violence at the hands of an intimatepartner since the age of 15. The same is of true of the most …
… job losses and reduced working hours to spikes in domestic violence and overwhelmed counsellors, the effects of the … prevention. EIGE’s report on the Covid-19 pandemic and intimatepartnerviolence against women in the EU is out today. For …
… 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 …
… The EU has long recognised that violence against women is a violation of human rights and a … one in five having experienced violence at the hands of an intimatepartner. As women are disproportionately affected by intimate …
… The EU has long recognised that violence against women is a violation of human rights and a … one in five having experienced violence at the hands of an intimatepartner. As women are disproportionately affected by intimate …