• Administrative data sources on gender-based violence in the EU: Leaflet

    This leaflet presents an overview of the study carried out by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) on mapping the administrative data sources on gender-based violence in the EU-28. Administrative data provide detailed information on how justice, police, health and social services respond to incidents of gender-based violence. It reflects what is recorded by an organisation interacting with a...

  • Estimation of girls at risk of female genital mutilation in the European Union: Report

    This report analyses current legal and policy frameworks in the EU Member States, existing approaches to national FGM risk estimations in the EU and their methodological background. It presents quantitative and qualitative data analysis, including that of various focus groups, and carries out a comparative analysis of the selected Member States. The research highlights that strategies preventing female genital mutilation...

  • Costs of gender-based violence in the European Union

    Gender-based violence is one of the 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 the protection of victims is a goal of the European Union and one of the most important areas of work for the...

    Costs of gender-based violence
  • Female genital mutilation

    EIGE plays a leading role in providing information and research on prevalence of female genital mutilation in the European Union and supports Member States to prevent and combat this harmful practice. EIGE has carried out four main studies on the subject: The first study Female genital mutilation in the European Union (2012) mapped out the situation of female genital mutilation...

    FGM
  • Preventing domestic violence - Good practices

    This report presents the good practices collected under EIGE's study which aimed to identify and collect existing resources and information on training to prevent domestic violence, on campaigns to raise social and political awareness on domestic violence and on support services for victims of domestic violence. Read more: EIGE's approach to good practices Domestic violence Facts and figures on violence...

  • What is gender-based violence?

    Gender-based violence is a phenomenon deeply rooted in gender inequality, and continues to be one of the most notable human rights violations within all societies. Gender-based violence is violence 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...

  • Administrative data sources on gender-based violence against women in the EU: Technical analysis

    Current status and potential for the collection of comparable data The current report provides a comprehensive technical analysis of the current status and potential of the main administrative data sources and the related statistical products. Read more Administrative data sources on gender‑based violence against women in the EU: Report Gender-based violence

  • Estimating the costs of gender-based violence in the European Union: Report

    The report provides an analysis of methodological options on the cost of gender-based violence and intimate partner violence, by studying different literature and studies, and provides recommendations. It includes a case study on the cost of intimate partner violence against women in the UK during 2012 and provides a calculation of the costs in the EU.

  • Administrative data sources on gender-based violence against women in the EU: Report

    Current status and potential for the collection of comparable data The current report provides a comprehensive overview of the legal and policy framework underpinning administrative data on gender-based violence. The findings of this report show that there is yet to be established a supranational regulation on gender-based violence data collection. The directive establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and...

  • Effectiveness of Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Gender Equality: Report

    Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States This publication compares and presents the progress of Member States in the area of institutional mechanisms and gender mainstreaming since 2006 when the first report on institutional mechanisms was developed by the Finish Presidency of the Council of the EU. The main findings show that...

  • Study on international activities in the field of data collection on gender-based violence across the EU - Report

    The report first summarises the policy framework on combating gender-based violence in the European Union, the United Nations and the Council of Europe. Secondly, the findings of the study are presented organisation by organisation. Past as well as on-going activities will be discussed, after which future plans will be explored. Finally, the main findings will be discussed.