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 …
… 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 …
… Gender-basedviolence EIGE supports EU candidate countries and a potential … aims to contribute towards a better development of gender statistics and towards establishing harmonised …
… 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 …
… 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) …