… of cooperation will be on working to end violence against women in the EU. The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) will survey more than 27,000 women in order to collect data on the extent of violence against women in the EU. Given the current lack of comparable data …
… attention in Europe during recent years. 180.000 women in Europe are estimated to undergo or face the danger … for the elimination of different forms of violence against women. More specifically, this study will assess and analyse … with regard to prevention of FGM, clinical care for women with FGM, protection and prosecution; existing data; …
… Five documentation centres and libraries specialising in women and gender issues are joining efforts with the European … violence-related information available in Europe. The members of the pilot project are: Aletta – Aletta E-Quality, institute for gender equality and women’s history in Amsterdam, Amazone – Resource Centre for …
… FGM under national actions plans on violence against women and/or gender equality. Ten Member States have … Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence enters into force, it will become …
… Aletta E-Quality – institute for gender equality and women‘s history in Amsterdam Amazone – Resource Centre for Equality between Women and Men in Brussels Cid-femmes – Centre d‘Information … Gender-based violence, in all its forms, affects mostly women. It reflects and reinforces inequalities between women …
… International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November) and the 16 Days of Activism Against … Equality (EIGE) shows that domestic violence against women remains widespread and under-reported, and that victims … by public services. Insufficient specialised services for women victims of violence and the absence of mandatory …
… adopted Conclusions on “ Combating violence against women, and the provision of support services for victims of … for Action in the EU Member States: Violence against Women Victim Support”. EPSCO calls on the European … of historically unequal power relations between men and women. The conclusions reaffirm that neither custom, …
… researchers and experts on this issue. While countless women in the European Union continue to be affected by … and comparable data on different types of violence against women in the EU. …
… Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, European Commission Vice-President … – thought to have affected several hundred thousand women in the EU. The Commissioners were joined by Members of the European Parliament and the world’s leading …
… Vienna and Vilnius, 25 November 2013 A quarter of all women in the WHO European Region experience physical and/or … to this hidden epidemic. During their lives, 25.4% of women in the European Region experience physical and/or … report Global and regional estimates of violence against women . “Violence against women can not be tolerated in any …
… gender-based violence. Gender-based violence against women is still a hidden crime across the EU. The absence of … impedes the progress of combating violence against women. Urgent action is needed by governments to address this … shelters are missing EIGE’s report “Violence against Women. Victim Support” has also revealed that specialised …
… Although administrative data on violence against women is collected in all EU Member States, their usefulness … are best in collecting data concerning violence against women, but the data collected are not always … data sources on gender-based violence against women in the EU: current status and potential for collection …
… estimated personal and societal cost of Violence against Women is alarmingly high. Direct and indirect costs of violence against women and intimate partner violence affect the victim, their … data to measure the real cost of violence against women. The results call for urgent coordinated actions to …