… somehow we still have a hard time accepting that online violence is as real as offline violence. Some people believe … is online, it can simply be ignored or shrugged off. Women who are harassed or stalked online are frequently told … financial repercussions for victims. An act of violenceagainst a victim, whether it’s verbal abuse or the sharing of …
… lead efforts to eliminate it. We are winning the fight against FGM,” said Carlien Scheele, EIGE’s Director. EIGE … when performed abroad. However, protection is weaker for women and girls trying to enter the EU to seek safety from … in the asylum system. FGM is a severe form of gender-based violence that leaves deep physical and psychological scars on …
… to contain the coronavirus led to spikes in domestic violence reports. In two new studies, the European Institute … assesses the measures each EU country took to protect women during the pandemic and shows how governments can … the lead up to the international day to eliminate violenceagainstwomen. National action plans Ireland, Spain and …
… are still threatened by one of the most horrible forms of violence. When girls return to the family’s home country this … Convention, we have strengthened the legal framework against the practice. There is a law in place to criminalise … a gender-sensitive way. This can include the provision of women interpreters and specialised referral and care upon …
… (CIG). In order to characterise, understand and act against FGM, the Ministry of Health has created a health database on this specific type of gender violence, which is a registration system of cases identified … et al. (2015), were to identify the number of girls and women victimised or at risk of excision, where FGM is …
… Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, European Commission Vice-President … to support Member States' activities to raise awareness of violenceagainstwomen and a further EUR 11.4 million for NGOs and …
… Vienna and Vilnius, 25 November 2013 A quarter of all women in the WHO European Region experience physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner. Today, on the first day of the 16-day global campaign of Activism Against Gender Violence, the City of Vienna, with the …
… Gender-based violence is one of the most severe forms of gender inequality. This issue affects women disproportionally as it is directly connected to the … violence across the EU is €366 billion a year. Violenceagainstwomen makes up 79 % of this cost, amounting to €289 …
… of methodological options on the cost of gender-based violence and intimate partner violence, by studying different … a case study on the cost of intimate partner violenceagainstwomen in the UK during 2012 and provides a calculation of the …