… As EU countries grapple with a new wave of Covid-19, police, media and NGOs continue to report on increasing rates of violence against women and girls. This ‘shadow pandemic’ … the Elimination of Violence Against Women with concrete action. "Women and girls across Europe continue to face …
… Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at the opening of EIGE's Gender Equality Index 2020 conference on 29 October … from the 25-year review of the Beijing Platform for Action tells us what happened in the aftermath of the 2008 … gender perspective needs to be mainstreamed into recovery plans. This is the value of gender budgeting which equates to …
… Covid-19 has woken us up – woken us up to the realities of everyday gender inequalities that our society was already … recovery measures. I will tell you more about our plans a bit later. Since the outbreak of Covid-19, EIGE has … campaigns or promoting hotline numbers. Yet, the extent ofaction needed to safeguard victims exposed how insufficient …
… pandemic and shows how governments can amplify the role of people witnessing violence. “Women usually face the most … day to eliminate violence against women. National actionplans Ireland, Spain and Lithuania have launched …
… also dropped in all EU countries during the first wave of the pandemic. Overall, 2.2 million women lost their jobs, … Facility (RRF) promotes gender equality. National plans should include: Evidence of gaps between women and men, … review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States (report) Beijing +25: Women …
… To support the quality assurance of risk assessment processes and to identify strengths, … the police should do the following. Improve the collection of police data on intimate partner violence (106) to allow … as part of an annual assessment process, with an action plan being developed to address any weaknesses. …
… actors; clearly defining the role and responsibilities of each agency and ensuring that these are well understood … acted on and monitored; developing a common understanding of risk assessment aims and objectives among all actors, and … to their immediate safety needs and take appropriate action to manage the perpetrator according to police …
… To effectively determine the level of risk and identify the safety needs of women and children, the following elements should inform … risk assessment processes and practices. The specificities of each national legal context should be considered in …
… It is estimated that 180,000 girls and women are at risk of female genital mutilation in the EU each year. This … can be fatal. However, we do not have a full picture of the phenomenon because of underreporting and not enough … to exchange knowledge, share good practices and agree on action points. The results of the study will be published in …
… Danish police nationwide and regular registration of comprehensive data The Danish Police collects nationwide, … sexual harassment and other sexual offences. The national actionplans to combat different forms of gender- based violence and …