… role in our journey towards equality between men and women. We have achieved incredible progress in gender … work life balance, pay transparency, and violence against women. Let me say a brief word on each of these issues. The … unsafe in their home. But across the world, one in three women experience physical or sexual violence, mostly by an …
… Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention) … Rights (FRA) showed that across the EU, 44 % of women have experienced psychological violence from a partner … who have additional needs. In EIGE’s research, younger women (under 30), women with a disability or health …
… my former colleagues are to eradicating violence against women. One of the times this was most clear, was when the … binding and far-reaching tool to combat violence against women. We all recognised how significant this moment was for women and girls experiencing gender-based violence. We …
… pandemic. The economic fallout is lasting longer for women, while life expectancy for men has dropped. Our Index … leaders tackle the different effects of the pandemic on women and men and alleviate the unequal short and long-term … sexual and reproductive health and rights, allows women and men, in all their diversity, to live a full and …
… when performed abroad. However, protection is weaker for women and girls trying to enter the EU to seek safety from … around the world. It is a violent form of subordination of women and girls and it stands in gross contradiction to the …
… lockdowns have been a sad reminder that, across the world, women frequently face the most danger from people they know. … varies across Member States Data for the number of women victims of intimate partner femicide (see Figure 1), is … highest comparability. However, data for the number of women victims of economic intimate partner violence (see …
… Lockdowns to prevent the spread of Covid-19 trapped many women at home with abusers. Several countries saw spikes in … (EIGE) is taking a closer look at how we can protect women in times of crisis – be it a pandemic, natural disaster … will happen in a crisis, we need to know more. How many women have faced physical, sexual, psychological and economic …
… Most women in the European Union who are abused by their partner do not call the police. Only one in three women (33 %) who are physically or sexually abused by their … international day for the elimination of violence against women on 25 November, the European Institute for Gender …
… International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. On the eve of this occasion Vilnius Town Hall and EU … the World” and calls for action to stop violence against women. Presidential Palace and the Ministry of Foreign … and light their buildings in orange. “Violence against women is both a cause and a consequence of persisting gender …
… International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Violence against women is a violation of human rights, and as such continues … rooted in gender inequality and impacts on the future of women and of men in Europe. The problem of violence against …