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.
… 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 …