… survey across EU countries to gather data on gender-based violence and other forms of inter-personal violence. National statistical authorities in several EU … also allow for analysis of developments in gender-based violence, building upon the Violence Against Women survey …
… examines evidence on coercive control and psychological violence against women in the EU Member States. The report … and consequences of coercive control and psychological violence, assess how they are criminalised, and examines the … more Report: Combating coercive control and psychological violence against women in the EU Member States News: Almost 1 …
… EIGE's 2021 study on the costs of gender-based violence in the European Union focused on intimate partner violence as a subset of gender-based violence and provided an updated estimate of the costs of …
… were you wearing that day?” exhibition on gender-based violence, organised by the European Commission on 16 November … that somehow tries to put the blame on victims for the violence they have faced. No doubt you will have heard this … The majority require some other element, like physical violence on the part of the rapist. At the European …
… somehow we still have a hard time accepting that online violence is as real as offline violence. Some people believe that when violence is online, it can simply be ignored or shrugged off. …
… I seen such frequent reports in the media about domestic violence. The effect of lockdown measures has reminded us … have provided initial figures showing a spike in domestic violence during lockdown. For example, France saw a 32 % jump in domestic violence reports in just over a week period. Lithuania …
… Scheele delivered this speech at an event on gender-based violence organised by the Venice Office of the Council of … launching the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. As you may know, I was working at the Council of … of how committed my former colleagues are to eradicating violence against women. One of the times this was most clear, …
… any gendered risk factors such as dependence or previous violence. Laws and data collection practices are slowly … and monitoring of policies. To raise awareness about violence against women and kick-off the ‘16 days of activism against gender-based violence' campaign, important buildings around the world …
… availability and comparability of data on intimate partner violence against women, based on a thorough review of the … is key to understanding the scale of intimate partner violence in the EU and monitoring progress on tackling it. … relationship (at least for IPV, if not domestic violence) in police data and especially in justice data. …
… % of women in the European Union have experienced physical violence by either a partner or a non-partner since the age of 15, and 7 % of women experienced physical violence by anyone in the 12 months before the survey … interview. Given the size of the phenomenon, gender-based violence has far-reaching, harmful consequences for many …
… job losses and reduced working hours to spikes in domestic violence and overwhelmed counsellors, the effects of the … and pay. Inadequate support measures for domestic violence victims The pandemic has also seen a rise in reports of domestic violence against women. During the first wave of lockdowns …
… measures undertaken across the EU to support victims of violence during the Covid-19 outbreak (from March until the … of governmental strategies on prevention of gender-based violence and on crisis preparedness. Further reading EIGE's … gender equality gains EIGE's resources on gender-based violence …
… to contain the coronavirus led to spikes in domestic violence reports. In two new studies, the European Institute … how governments can amplify the role of people witnessing violence. “Women usually face the most danger from people … special measures to protect women from intimate partner violence during the pandemic. Yet persistent under-funding of …
… The EU has long recognised that violence against women is a violation of human rights and a … costs for society. Women are most likely to face violence at the hands of someone they know, with one in five having experienced violence at the hands of an intimate partner. As women are …
… The EU has long recognised that violence against women is a violation of human rights and a … costs for society. Women are most likely to face violence at the hands of someone they know, with one in five having experienced violence at the hands of an intimate partner. As women are …