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.
… the EU and its Member States [2] . Equality between women and men is recognised by the EU as a fundamental … will be taken in the following fields: ending gender-based violence, challenging gender stereotypes, closing gender gaps … It highlights the need to: end all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere; eliminate all forms …
… Equality between women and men is one of the values of the European Union. It … in the context of a global pandemic. This year, it happens against the backdrop of war on EU borders, as well as a … at how the police can help protect victims of domestic violence. Today we present our findings on the impact of …
… deal in 2023 , and our ongoing priority of gender-based violence across the years . This year, we will be doing … economy of the future , and how it’s looking different for women and men. Next week on 31 st January, we are releasing a … We are also conducting a study on cyber violenceagainstwomen and girls . As part of this study, we are …
… Scheele delivered this speech at an event on gender-based violence organised by the Venice Office of the Council of … the World campaign, launching the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. As you may know, I was working … my former colleagues are to eradicating violenceagainstwomen. One of the times this was most clear, was when the …
… Femicide is the killing of women and girls because of their gender. It can include … any gendered risk factors such as dependence or previous violence. Laws and data collection practices are slowly … monitoring of policies. To raise awareness about violenceagainstwomen and kick-off the ‘16 days of activism against …
… Femicide is the most severe manifestation of gender-based violence. It is deeply rooted in and a manifestation of power … in society, which promotes an unequal status for men and women. Femicide is broadly defined as the killing of a woman … of inequality, oppression and systematic violenceagainstwomen. EIGE assists Member States in their efforts to …
… Violence and power imbalances adversely affect the mental health of women and men victims (Bhui, 2018). For example, exposure to … it (Sian Oram et al., 2017). Hate-motivated violenceagainst the LGBTI community has significant and lasting …
… The domain of violence cannot be updated regularly because of the serious … data, even for the most severe forms of violenceagainstwomen. Of all the indicators used to gauge the extent of this …
… in health Gender differences in health status Overall, women tend to report worse health than men. In the 27 Member … have given rise to a ‘shadow pandemic’ of gender-based violence; in particular, there has been a surge in intimate … Lockdown measures may have compounded risks of violenceagainst vulnerable groups such as women with disabilities; …