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.
… in their efforts to combat and prevent domestic violence by providing them with reliable and comparable data … and policy improvement. Facts and figures: Area D. ViolenceagainstWomen …
… Gender-based violence is enacted under many different manifestations, from … can also drive acts of violence. This means that while women face violence and discrimination based on gender, some … of Europe, Convention on preventing and combating violenceagainstwomen and domestic violence), defines violence …
… on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination againstWomen (CEDAW) . In 1989, the Committee on the Elimination of … againstWomen released General recommendation No. 12 on ViolenceagainstWomen stating that articles 2, 5, 11, 12 …
… recognition as the EU knowledge centre on equality between women and men. Its work on combating violenceagainstwomen has become increasingly significant. In recent …
… as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. It reflects deep-rooted inequality between women and men and constitutes an extreme form of discrimination againstwomen. It is nearly always carried out on minors and … States have seen an increase in this form of gender-based violence due to migration of people from countries where FGM …
… resources and information on training to prevent domestic violence, on campaigns to raise social and political … practices Domestic violence Facts and figures on violenceagainstwomen Resources on domesic violence …
… a nationwide programme of gender training. It targets women who are councillors, candidates in regional and local … Policies. These are in charge of preventing and combating violenceagainstwomen, combating gender stereotypes, increasing …
… While considerable progress has been made in relation to women’s labour market participation over the past decades, … Eurofound, women spend 26 hours per week in unpaid work, against 9 hours for men. Between 2005 and 2010 the unpaid … balance for women and men and combating all forms of violenceagainstwomen. In addition to the European …