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.
… in New York. CSW is the UN's largest annual gathering on gender equality and women's empowerment. It brings together … poverty’, with 10 action points. They include addressing: violence against women , poverty, care and health, the … its Presidency. Council Conclusions will be adopted based on the report as well. The report will be published …
… girls who have been exposed to conflict-related sexual violence . EIGE Director Carlien Scheele says: Displacement … many of us don’t realise, people can become victims of gender-basedviolence. And this is mostly hitting many women and …
… conference held at the Lithuanian Parliament in Vilnius on Violence against Women in Times of Crisis: Challenges and … for Equality Advancement and The European Institute for Gender Equality. Dear honourable members of the Lithuanian … Forum last year – looking at where crisis and gender-basedviolence meet. What it comes down to, is facing these …
… 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 …
… as the killing of a woman or girl because of her gender, is the most extreme form of gender-basedviolence, deeply rooted in the inequalities between men and …
… The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) broadly defines femicide as ‘the … and girls as ‘the most severe manifestation of gender-basedviolence’. Various terms are used by the European Union (EU) …