Violation of human rights and a form of discrimination against women including all acts of gender-based violence that result in, or are likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.
… Since the onset of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on 22 February 2022, human rights violations and violence have become the new harrowing reality of Ukraine, … by Russia’s armed forces. Over 8 million persons – mostly women and children – fled Ukraine and sought refuge and …
… total equality. The scores are based on the gaps between women and men in terms of the levels of achievement in six … sub-domains. The Index also had two additional domains: violenceagainstwomen and intersecting inequalities. The thematic …
… Gender-based violence EIGE supports EU candidate countries and a potential … of first composite indicators for measuring violenceagainstwomen. This activity aims to contribute towards a better …
… Violenceagainstwomen a cause and a consequence of the inequalities between … Balkans and Türkiye provides guidance for combatting violenceagainstwomen. Details in the data Developing …
… Femicide is an extreme form of gender-based violence, defined broadly as ‘the killing of a woman or girl … to refer to femicide, including ‘gender-related killing of women’ and ‘feminicide’. In 2020, 47 000 women and girls worldwide were killed by their intimate …
… Rape is an unlawful sexual act and a harmful form of sexual violence that disproportionately affects women and girls. Rape occurs in the absence of consent, the … and frequency of rape in the EU, the effects of sexual violence on victims and the actions of Member States to …
… puts victims’ rights into sharp focus. According to UN Women, 45,000 women and girls worldwide were killed by their … the due diligence principle when shaping responses to violenceagainstwomen. This means they must prevent, investigate and …
… EIGE recognises the various forms of femicide committed againstwomen and girls as ‘the most severe manifestation of gender-based violence’. Various terms are used by the European Union (EU) …
… throughout human history. Gender norms, ideas about how women and men should be and act, are internalised early in … should never cause anyone to leave their jobs against their will. But they do. Let me give you a scenario. … still feeling the after-effects. Lockdowns lead domestic violence to spike. Sectors such as hospitality and retail, …
… EIGE’s latest report on coercive control and psychological violence across the EU Member States proves high prevalence. … of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating ViolenceagainstWomen and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention) …