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.
… social media commentary by bringing in EIGE’s evidence on gender and security , launched in June last year, ahead of … the war are at a greater risk of conflict related sexual violence . Did you know that in times of peace, approximately … 35 percent of women worldwide experience gender-basedviolence (GBV) but in times of crises, this number …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… Violence against women is happening in all corners of the EU … and protection measures”, explained Barbora Holubova, gender-basedviolence researcher at EIGE. All EU countries collect …