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.
… media and NGOs continue to report on increasing rates of violence against women and girls. This ‘shadow pandemic’ has … Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) call on the EU and all Member States … emerge once again. Already before the pandemic, gender-based harassment and violence in Europe was widespread, as …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… Mutilation 6 February 2013 The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and Vice-President of the European … makers in the EU. It should be: it is a form of gender-basedviolence that continues to be, also in Europe, one of the …
… to support Member States' activities to raise awareness of violence against women and a further EUR 11.4 million for … discussion on FGM comes as the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) releases a new report on female … 2012, which explicitly refers to FGM as a form of gender-basedviolence ( IP/12/1066 ). But while all EU Member States …