… Since 2012, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has mapped the situation of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the European Union, identified good practices to tackle it …
… Femicide continues to be widespread around the globe. In 2020 the global estimation of femicide shows that 47 000 women … members worldwide and around 2 600 in Europe. However, the number of victims is in fact much higher. Orphaned …
… This study offers a preliminary overview of the measures undertaken across the EU to support victims of violence during the Covid-19 outbreak (from March until the end of September …
… To mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on 6 February, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has released estimations of the number of girls at risk of FGM in Denmark, Spain, …
… Lockdown measures implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic led to increased reports of intimate … introducing emergency measures to try and address the increased risk of violence. EIGE examined the various measures introduced by Member States to gather …
… women and ensure that they fully enjoy their human rights. The long-standing Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women is the basis for this. Since 2013, there have been several …
… risk assessment of intimate partner violence must meet the requirements set out below. The victim’s own assessment of their safety and risk levels are taken into account to inform the risk level identified (on identifying the most relevant …
… This study builds upon EIGE’s previous work and analyses the availability of data within the police and justice sectors in all 28 Member States, … situation concerning data collection in each Member State and focuses on possible ways of using data to inform …
… The Council of the European Union, in its conclusions from 2006, noted that … still needs to either be put in place or reinforced. The Council urged in particular to improve and strengthen the development and regular use of gender impact assessment …
… The implementation of a gender impact assessment in the European Union is not homogenous. Although gender impact assessment has been developed both at the European level (European Commission) and in many Member …