… Femicide is an extreme form of gender-based violence, defined broadly as ‘the killing of a woman or girl … worldwide were killed by their intimate partners or other family members. In 2019, while women accounted for only 19 % … partner homicide victims 64 % of all intimate partner/family-related homicide victims. Only with a strong evidence …
… of her gender, is the most extreme form of gender-based violence, deeply rooted in the inequalities between men and … and girls were killed by their intimate partners or other family members in 2020, and around 2 600 were killed in …
… the unequal distribution of unpaid work, and gender-based violence, to name just a few. Some new challenges have also … contrast, often work flexibly when there is an increase in family responsibilities that creates challenges for work-life … largest share of those killed by an intimate partner or family member. Yet only a third of women who face violence at …
… % of women in the European Union have experienced physical violence by either a partner or a non-partner since the age of 15, and 7 % of women experienced physical violence by anyone in the 12 months before the survey … interview. Given the size of the phenomenon, gender-based violence has far-reaching, harmful consequences for many …
… The EU has long recognised that violence against women is a violation of human rights and a … costs for society. Women are most likely to face violence at the hands of someone they know, with one in five … necessarily to report violence to the police. Friends and family are a key group for supporting victims of intimate …
… on delivering effective responses to intimate partner violence (see how to embed police risk assessment in a … of risk including: lethality risk and risk of repeated violence; level or extent of harm to the victim and her children, her family or other relevant people; the threats to which the …
… to the regional Ministry for Social Affairs, Women, Family, Health and Integration until 2013, and is currently … in 2007 by the Ministry for Social Affairs, Women, Family, Health and Integration of Lower Saxony in cooperation … discrimination); Particular impacts/risks (sexual violence, human trafficking of women). If there are …
… Violence against women is happening in all corners of the EU … States, the word ‘domestic violence’ is used and the term ‘familyviolence or ‘violence in the family’ is used in another 12 Member States. Furthermore, …
… to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women by lighting up the historic Town Hall … up in orange to raise awareness of the urgent need to end violence against women and girls. The Orange event marks the … yearlong campaign of focused actions to combat violence against women. Making gender equality a reality is …