Violence directed against a person because of that person’s gender, gender identity or gender expression, or which affects persons of a particular gender disproportionately.
… Femicide is the killing of women and girls because of their gender. It can include intentional homicides, such as the … femicide would help EU Member States identify these gender-based killings, which currently vanish into female homicide … any gendered risk factors such as dependence or previous violence. Laws and data collection practices are slowly …
… availability and comparability of data on intimate partner violence against women, based on a thorough review of the work on the 13 police and … out by EIGE since 2017. These indicators were selected based on their planning and monitoring policy relevance and …
… % of women in the European Union have experienced physical violence by either a partner or a non-partner since the age … the survey interview. Given the size of the phenomenon, gender-basedviolence has far-reaching, harmful consequences for …
… Women’s Day on 8 March, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has released new findings on the … job losses and reduced working hours to spikes in domestic violence and overwhelmed counsellors, the effects of the … prepared for a future crisis, action to combat gender-basedviolence needs to be part of a wider, long-term …
… measures undertaken across the EU to support victims of violence during the Covid-19 outbreak (from March until the … development of governmental strategies on prevention of gender-basedviolence and on crisis preparedness. Further reading …
… to contain the coronavirus led to spikes in domestic violence reports. In two new studies, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) assesses the measures each EU country … overall shaky support systems for victims of gender-basedviolence. A lack of funding and shelter space resulted …
… The EU has long recognised that violence against women is a violation of human rights and a form of gender-based discrimination that has a major negative impact on …
… The EU has long recognised that violence against women is a violation of human rights and a form of gender-based discrimination that has a major negative impact on …
… Expected result : Gender-competent police officers understand the gender dynamics of violence against women and are capable of predicting … following. Risk assessment procedures and practices are based on an understanding of how gender relations and women’s …
… that: basic training to develop knowledge and awareness of gender equality is mandatory for all police, begins at entry … careers; training for all police on intimate partner violence is regular, updated and embedded in institutional … with specialised knowledge and expertise on both gender-basedviolence and risk assessment for intimate partner …
… proposals should be put forward that will promote gender equality in response to the existing situation. To do … use of gender statistics and studies; preventing gender-basedviolence; promoting proactive actions to eradicate …
… lays the ground for the establishment of a measure of violence against women through the use of harmonised … on violence against women Browse EIGE's publications on gender-basedviolence Browse EIGE's complete resources on …
… world marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. On the eve of this occasion Vilnius … Town Hall and EU House, where the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is located, will be lit up in orange. … efforts, EIGE has prepared factsheets on gender-basedviolence in all the 28 member states. You can find the …