… 20 March 2024, Director Carlien Scheele shared the agency's work in the field of gender-based violence. Dear … collection requested for the monitoring of the Victims’ Rights Directive and the Istanbul Convention. EIGE’s … data on GBV covering different forms of violence against women and girls. Our administrative data collection provides …
… Since the onset of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on 22 February 2022, human rights violations and violence have become the new harrowing … by Russia’s armed forces. Over 8 million persons – mostly women and children – fled Ukraine and sought refuge and …
… It’s been two years since the Russian aggression against Ukraine … unknown country in the EU, many face barriers – especially women and girls who have been exposed to conflict-related … they face barriers in accessing sexual and reproductive rights in host countries. At EU and Member State level, more …
… remains constant is the fact that when crisis strikes, women and girls suffer disproportionally. The crises and … new challenges and reverse years of progress on women’srights and gender equality. The thematic focus of the Gender …
… EU support programme - are strikingly absent, as EIGE’s latest evidence finds. It is estimated that less than 2 % … pandemic among other ongoing crises and challenges, young women and men were hit the hardest . Policies and programmes … it is in times of crisis to guarantee everyone’srights. We believe that by our gender mainstreaming measures …
… Violence against women a cause and a consequence of the inequalities between women and men. EIGE’s new report for the Western Balkans and Türkiye provides … of discrimination against women but a violation of human rights. Paths to progress Many EU candidate countries and a …
… Violence against women and girls and gender-based violence is a cause and … of gender inequality and the power imbalance between women and men, and one of the most widespread violations of human rights. This deeply entrenched phenomenon requires a …
… continue to report on increasing rates of violence against women and girls. This ‘shadow pandemic’ has a devastating effect on the rights of women and girls across Europe. The EU Agency for … Member States to redouble their efforts to protect women'srights and mark International Day for the Elimination of …
… Organised by the Spanish Ministry of Equality, EIGE’s Director Carlien Scheele attended the International … while external support crumbled. We also know that more women than men have been confronting increasing care demands … us what we already know about the relationship between women and care. But, what our evidence has told us, is that …
… violence (IPV) is the most common form of violence against women and the most extreme form of gender discrimination. It poses a threat to the fundamental rights to dignity, liberty, security, health and, eventually, the lives of women. EU Member States have not established a common …
… to pave paths to prevention. Video Carlien Scheele's keynote address starts at 36 minutes. Transcript Carlien … turning point evidence related to the intersection between women’s economic empowerment and violence against women as a form of gender-based violence. But before I do …
… us today. I am very pleased to share highlights of EIGE’s work programme 2023 with you all. Naturally, this year’s … the functionality of our economies and societies – where women and men, girls and boys in all their diversity are … Ukraine - can realise their sexual and reproductive rights in the EU. Women and girls who are victims of …
… form of gender-based violence, that violates the human rights of women and girls. The practice entails “all procedures that … for non-medical reasons". Globally, over 200 million women and girls in 31 countries have been subjected to …
… For the first time ever, EIGE’s Gender Equality Index shows signs of a worsening situation for women in many areas of work and home life. The Index paints … “If you want to measure the progress and state of human rights in a country, look no further than the rights enjoyed …
… Women and girls who are victims of conflict-related sexual … accessing specialised healthcare. When most of a country’s resources are mobilised towards the war effort, the issue of women’ and girls’ reproductive and sexual health are rarely …
… EIGE’s latest report on coercive control and psychological … Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention) … in a grim reality. Data from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) showed that across the EU, 44 % of women have …