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.
… and weaknesses of the proposed EU directive on combatting violence against women and domestic violence? EIGE Director … food for thought at the Renew Europe conference during Gender Equality Week at European Parliament in Brussels. Good … directive is a critical step forward in combating gender-basedviolence against women and girls in the EU, whether it …
… but what role do equality bodies play in strengthening gender equality? Director Carlien Scheele discussed EIGE’s … and EU institutions with a range of innovative evidence-based tools and resources to help them include gender and … in 2022, namely work life balance, pay transparency, and violence against women. Let me say a brief word on each of …
… EIGE’s latest report on coercive control and psychological violence across the EU Member States proves high prevalence. … Read the full report here Explore EIGE's resources on gender-basedviolence …
… somehow we still have a hard time accepting that online violence is as real as offline violence. Some people believe … the fact that research from the European Institute for Gender Equality, the EU’s knowledge centre on gender … the European Parliament recently estimating that gender-based cyber violence costs the European Union up to 89 …
… 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 …
… The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has estimated that the cost of gender-basedviolence across the EU is €366 billion a year. Violence …
… Mutilation (FGM) on 6 February, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has released estimations of the number … campaigns, and recognise FGM as a form of gender-based persecution in the asylum system. FGM is a severe form of gender-basedviolence that leaves deep physical and psychological scars on …
… with abusers. Several countries saw spikes in domestic violence reports. As lockdowns ease, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is taking a closer look at how we can … answer such questions will soon be published in our Gender Statistics Database. Support services need to be …
… the virus. Extra challenges for public transport users Our Gender Equality Index findings show that women rely much more … role in contacting the police if they suspect that violence is occurring, especially when the victim is not able … gender equality and disability EIGE’s work on gender-basedviolence …