… improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence. Reliable, systematic and comparable data on intimate partner violence (IPV) is necessary to measure the extent, dynamics and consequences of this form of violence against women. In order to improve the reliability …
… values on which the European Union is built. Gender-based violence, including sexual harassment, is one of the most … manifestations of inequality and discrimination. Sexual violence and harassment contradict the principle of gender …
… newsletter highlights some of EIGE’s recent work on violence against women, from insights on the emerging trend of cyber violence, to looking at how far EU laws protect victims of …
… lays the ground for the establishment of a measure of violence against women through the use of harmonised … and indicators on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence. The proposed definitions and indicators will guide … the monitoring requirements Member States face today on violence against women, in particular under the Victims’ …
… zero tolerance towards sexual harassment and gender-based violence in the workplace. We cannot and will not accept … values on which the European Union is built. Gender-based violence, including sexual harassment, is one of the most … manifestations of inequality and discrimination. Sexual violence and harassment contradict the principle of gender …
… world marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. On the eve of this occasion Vilnius … initiative “Orange the World” and calls for action to stop violence against women. Presidential Palace and the Ministry … join the campaign and light their buildings in orange. “Violence against women is both a cause and a consequence of …
… Violence against women is a much bigger problem than the … show. Almost one in two women (47%) who have experienced violence have never told anyone, whether that be the police, … services, a friend, neighbour or colleague. Disclosed violence is only a fraction of the reality. “Violence against …
… Gender-based violence against women is rooted in historically unequal … Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has incorporated violence against women in its Gender Equality Index as a … Further information Factsheet: Gender Equality Index 2017: Violence against women - the most brutal manifestation of …
… Eradicating gender-based violence against women is a priority of the European Union … the leading regional legal instrument on gender-based violence: the Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul …
… genital mutilation is a severe form of gender-based violence that directly affects girls’ and women's health. It … seconded national expert from Belgium on gender-based violence. To fill data gaps and help policy makers design … of the Gender Equality Index 2017. The Index report on violence will be published in November 2017. For more …
… Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in … of data on the prevalence of rape and intimate partner violence (IPV) is key to establishing and evaluating … is required to measure the magnitude and dimensions of violence against women, and to monitor changes over time. …
… use of social media, coupled with the existing pandemic of violence against women and girls (VAWG), has led to the … that one in three women will have experienced a form of violence in her lifetime, and despite the relatively new and … one in ten women have already experienced a form of cyber violence since the age of 15. Access to the internet is fast …
… can easily access the internet and social media, cyber violence against women and girls is an increasing concern. … that one in ten women have experienced some form of cyber violence since the age of 15. “Women are more likely than men to be victims of severe forms of cyber violence and the impact on their lives is far more …
… use of social media, has led to the emergence of cyber violence against women and girls (VAWG) as a growing global … consequences. Go to our 2022 report Combating Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls Research by the World Health … that one in three women will have experienced a form of violence in her lifetime, and despite the relatively new and …
… of definitions of rape, femicide and intimate partner violence has been prepared within the scope of the European … for data collection on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence". The Glossary provides a detailed overview of the … presents the definitions proposed for the three forms of violence with the aim of developing comparable definitions …