… providing a composite indicator of direct violence against women, based on the data on violence against women collected by the European Union Agency for Fundamental … Rights through the EU-wide Survey on Violence against Women. The results of the Gender Equality Index show that …
… recognition as the EU knowledge centre on equality between women and men. Its work on combating violence against women has become increasingly significant. In recent years …
… most severe forms of gender inequality. This issue affects women disproportionally as it is directly connected to the unequal distribution of power between women and men. The elimination of gender-based violence and … across the EU is €366 billion a year. Violence against women makes up 79 % of this cost, amounting to €289 billion. …
… 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 against women. It is nearly always carried out on minors and is a …
… directed against a person because of their gender. Both women and men experience gender-based violence but the majority of victims are women and girls. Gender-based violence and violence against women are terms that are often used interchangeably as it has …
… It also provides recommendations on how to protect girls, women and the European society from this destructive and … and on how to give sufficient support to the girls and women who have fallen victim to this crime. The report … a multi-agency cooperation on the protection of girls and women at risk and victims of FGM, and facilitate the exchange …
… Action in the EU Member States Domestic violence against women remains one of the most pervasive human rights … EU, 9 out of 10 victims of intimate partner violence are women. It harms women, families, communities and society. The EU is committed …
… study commissioned by EIGE and carried out by the European Women’s Lobby in 2011. The study focused on the following forms of sexual violence against women – rape, marital rape, sexual abuse/assault, sexual …