… in the EU, many face barriers – especially women and girls who have been exposed to conflict-related sexual … violence. And this is mostly hitting many women and girls. To make matters even more complex, they face barriers … necessary care. In the most extreme cases, women and girls fleeing the war need to travel abroad or back to …
… and stalking on the grounds of gender, as women and girls are disproportionately impacted. EIGE also recommends, … for sexual and labour exploitation, given that women and girls are the primary targets. See EIGE’s contribution The …
… report on increasing rates of violence against women and girls. This ‘shadow pandemic’ has a devastating effect on the rights of women and girls across Europe. The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights … of Violence Against Women with concrete action. "Women and girls across Europe continue to face violence. The pandemic …
… into sharp focus. According to UN Women, 45,000 women and girls worldwide were killed by their intimate partners or … This means that, on average, more than five women or girls are killed every hour by someone in their own family. …
… a new report ‘Combating cyber violence against women and girls’ which underlines the urgent need to develop and adopt … exclusive definitions of cyber violence against women and girls (CVAWG) and its forms. CVAWG is deeply rooted in the … Carlien Scheele: While cyber violence against women and girls is not novel, it is evolving. Because life online is as …
… recognised how significant this moment was for women and girls experiencing gender-based violence. We finally had … Europe’s belief there can be no equality until women and girls are safe in their own homes. To help EU Member States …
… of ICT graduates are women. This is despite the fact that girls and boys show similar levels of achievement in science … work as common as programmes aiming to get more women and girls into STEM. Persisting gender stereotypes can hinder the …
… Equality (EIGE) has released estimations of the number of girls at risk of FGM in Denmark, Spain, Luxembourg and … countries since 2011 has pushed up the number of girls at risk in Spain, Luxembourg and Austria. EIGE has now calculated the numbers of girls at risk in a total of 13 EU Member States. However, …