… many of us don’t realise, people can become victims of gender-based violence. And this is mostly hitting many women … face language barriers hampering their ability to meet needs. Victim-centred and trauma-informed Carlien adds: … worsens the traumatic experience for victims. “The needs of victims must be at the heart of the response. Even …
… social media commentary by bringing in EIGE’s evidence on gender and security , launched in June last year, ahead of … down the corridors of power and get a sense of the state gender equality. The findings probably won’t take you by … Beyond these data points, our evidence found that gender equality is simply absent when looking at EU …
… Services Act (DSA), has highlighted the need to include gender-based measurement instruments. Under the DSA, internet … to illegal or harmful speech that the prevalence of online gender-based hate speech is included in such measurement … EIGE recommends that a measure which obliges reporting on gender-based disinformation is included. Thirdly, EIGE …
… Gender-based violence EIGE supports EU candidate countries … aims to contribute towards a better development of gender statistics and towards establishing harmonised administrative data on gender-based violence. The domain of violence of the Gender …
… Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) call on the EU and all Member States … patterns emerge once again. Already before the pandemic, gender-based harassment and violence in Europe was … from the FRA-EIGE survey with the Eurostat-led project on gender-based violence, FRA and EIGE will be able to examine …
… of violence against women and the most extreme form of gender discrimination. It poses a threat to the fundamental … differently across jurisdictions. The elimination of gender-based violence and the protection of victims is a …
… Femicide is an extreme form of gender-based violence, defined broadly as ‘the killing of a woman or girl because of her gender’. EU and international institutions use various terms to refer to femicide, including ‘gender-related killing of women’ and ‘feminicide’. In 2020, …
… In recent weeks, killings of a woman or girl because of her gender (femicide) in a few EU Member States show the urgency … are killed every hour by someone in their own family. This needs to change. The international human rights framework … prevent femicide. Strengthening legal responses. Femicide needs to be seen as a separate criminal offence. This entails …