Violence
Gender-based violence against women and children is a human rights violation and one of the most pervasive forms of gender-based inequality. It harms women, families, communities and society as a whole. The European Union has committed to preventing gender-based violence and protecting victims’ rights.
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- PublicationEconomic and financial affairs, Education, Employment, Health, Poverty, Sport, Violence
“United in diversity” has been the motto of the European Union (EU) since the new millennium....
- Web pageDigital agenda, Health, Justice, Youth, Violence
Find all our videos on gender-based violence on this page....
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The conceptual framework of the Gender Equality Index consists of eight domains....
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The study aimed to improve data collection on violence against women and to support the implementati...
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This study aimed to support the European institutions and Member States in providing accurate inform...
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This study examines whether the Anti-Trafficking Directive, read in conjunction with the Victims’ Ri...
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This study aimed to establish a measure of violence against women, using uniform definitions and ind...
- ProjectDigital agenda, Violence
This study analysed the existing research on different forms of cyber violence against women and gir...
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This study identified good practices in combating female genital mutilation....
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In response to a request by the European Commission, and in support of 2017’s programme of focused a...
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This study sought to contribute to the establishment of systematic collection of high quality, relia...
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The study, ‘Analysis of the Victims’ Rights Directive from a gender perspective’, considers Directiv...