… The domain of violence cannot be updated regularly because of the serious … prevalence data, even for the most severe forms of violence against women. Of all the indicators used to gauge the extent of this violence, the only regularly available data is for femicide. …
… have given rise to a ‘shadow pandemic’ of gender-based violence; in particular, there has been a surge in intimate partner violence. Forced cohabitation brought about by lockdowns and … stressors associated with an increase in intimate partner violence (Buller et al., 2018; Buttell and Ferreira, 2020; …
… What factors are associated with recent intimate partner violence? Findings from the WHO multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence. BMC Public Health, 11(1), 1-17. Abubakar, I., … N. (2020). Can’t Leave You Now! Intimate Partner Violence under Forced Coexistence and Economic Uncertainty. …
… et al., 2017; Patel et al., 2018). Preventing all types of violence against women is among the most effective and … a potential indicator of past or current intimate partner violence or non-partner domestic violence (Ferrari et al., 2016). Mental health services need …
… Others can be detrimental, for example gender-based violence or gender inequalities in accessing medical … important determinants of health (see Chapters 5 and 6). Violence per se has a direct effect on various dimensions of … children and LGBTQI people have faced a higher risk of violence and discrimination (European Parliament, 2020). The …
… harassment, as well as high societal tolerance of such violence, lead to under-reporting [3] . Most of the time women and girls are afraid to denounce violence. They may feel ashamed or are afraid they will be … ). [2] TUC, 2016, p. 21. [3] Eurofound, Violence and harassment in European workplaces: extent, …
… Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention) [2] . EU law distinguishes … EIGE [4] Sexual harassment is a form of discrimination and violence. Victims are predominantly women and perpetrators …
… to women in positions of power can be seen in the violence faced by women politicians, with those working on … al., 2009. [5] Council of Europe, Sexism, harassment and violence against women in parliaments in Europe, 2018 ( …
… magnitude of the phenomenon is unknown, a FRA survey on violence against women asked respondents about their experience of online gender-based violence. While 14 % of women who had experienced such … (FRA, 2014b). This subsection will highlight two forms of violence affecting women at work that are enabled by digital …