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.
… 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 …
… and impunity. Both women and men can be victims of cyber violence. However, evidence shows that women and girls are … However, CVAWG does not exist in a vacuum: it is an act of gender-basedviolence that is perpetrated through new technologies, …
… 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) …
… Today, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) publishes a new report ‘Combating cyber violence against women and girls’ which underlines the urgent … against women and girls across all EU Member States. Based on these findings, EIGE proposes improvements to …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… use of social media, coupled with the existing pandemic of violence against women and girls (VAWG), has led to the … and prevalence of cyber VAWG, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has recently conducted desk research … violence against women and girls EIGE's work on gender-basedviolence …
… can easily access the internet and social media, cyber violence against women and girls is an increasing concern. … said Jurgita Peciuriene, EIGE's programme coordinator for gender-basedviolence. Experts warn us not to think of cyber …
… Relevance of gender in the policy area Young people are a priority of the … vulnerability of young women results from discrimination based on gender stereotypes, skills mismatch and the lack of … gender equality and preventing all forms of gender-basedviolence’ is included as one of the topics that the Council …