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.
… despite their harmful consequences (Nutbeam, 1998). The Gender Equality Index monitors both types of health … because regular physical activity, such as school-based high-impact exercise protocols, can improve bone mass … sex, excessive use of harmful substances, extreme sports, violence, smoking and excessive alcohol consumption, is …
… to NCDs is shaped by biological factors, as well as gender roles and norms (WHO, 2019g). In particular, … differences in mental disorders begin early in life Gender-basedviolence Work stressors Traditional norms of masculinity Body …
… women and girls at home with their abusers. If victims of violence had legal and social support networks, these were … lack of comparable administrative or prevalence data on gender-basedviolence makes it difficult to capture the extent of …
… While violence affects all women, some groups face a higher risk … (politicians, lawyers, activists, etc.), are victims of gender-based cyber-harassment (European Parliament, 2018, 2021). …
… Gender inequalities in health Gender differences in health … pandemic have given rise to a ‘shadow pandemic’ of gender-basedviolence; in particular, there has been a surge in intimate …
… Although health was designated the thematic focus of the Gender Equality Index 2021 prior to the pandemic, COVID-19 … housing. Others can be detrimental, for example gender-basedviolence or gender inequalities in accessing medical …
… In terms of progress on gender equality in key decision-making positions in major … life, discriminatory employment practices and gender-basedviolence. Concerns are also mounting over rampant online …
… about women and men, which manifest themselves as gender stereotypes , can rank one gender as superior to … less than men and disproportionately subject to gender-basedviolence [1] . Sexist attitudes, practices and behaviour …
… magnitude of the phenomenon is unknown, a FRA survey on violence against women asked respondents about their experience of online gender-basedviolence. While 14 % of women who had experienced such …
… in many ways, for example if the relationship between gender and technology is viewed as mutually constitutive: … For example, extensive studies have examined gender-based differences in the motion sickness experienced with … (EIGE, 2019a). The broader consequences of gender-basedviolence enabled by technology are discussed in …
… risk of abuse, compared with older men (Saripapa, 2019). Gender is a risk factor for victims of elderly abuse not only … (Van Bavel et al., 2010). In December 2019, Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE) launched its Multi-Agency Responses to … (EIGE, 2020a). Within the LGBTQI* community, the gender component exacerbates the risk of violence and …