Gender Equality Index helps to fill data gaps on violence. November 2017.
Date: 2020-01-22
Institutions: European Institute for Gender Equality
Subjects: anti-discriminatory measure, gender equality, serial publication, social inequality, violence

November 2017

Gender equality in focus

Gender Equality Index helps to fill
data gaps on violence

For the first time, EIGE’s Gender Equality Index includes a comparable score for
violence against women in the EU and each Member State. The EU’s score is 27.5
out of 100 (the higher the score, the worse the situation), showing that the
phenomenon is prevalent, severe and underreported. Find out more in our video

Latest news

We cannot be silent about violence

Violence against women is a much bigger
problem than the statistics show. Almost one
in two women (47%) who have experienced
violence have never told anyone, whether that
be the police, health services, a friend,
neighbour or colleague. Disclosed violence is
only a fraction of the reality. Read more here

Orange the world: a future free from violence

25 November marks the international day to
end violence against women. On this day,
buildings around the world light up in orange
to symbolise a brighter future without
violence. This year, EIGE staff took part in the
event in Vilnius, where the Presidential Palace,
Town Hall, Foreign Ministry and EU House all
lit up in orange. Read more here

Meet our Experts’ Forum members

This time we would like to introduce Vasiliki
Saini from Greece. She has expertise in the
areas of gender health, employment rights and
cyber violence. She has worked at the General
Secretariat for Gender Equality since 2013,
where she is responsible for policy-making
and proposals related to Roma women,
female genital mutilation and women drug
addicts. Find out more about the members of
the Experts’ Forum here

Latest publications

Work in the EU: women and men at opposite ends

Still today, gender is a defining factor in the EU
labour market. Men dominate fields such as
engineering and technology but are not
present in others, such as teaching and care
work. Find out more about gender segregation
in our fact sheet here

A more nuanced way to measure violence

See how we measure violence against women
in the Gender Equality Index and get some
insights on the different forms of violence that
range from harassment to death (femicide).
You can read the full report or if you are short
on time, we have prepared a fact sheet with all
the essential information.

What's new from our partners?

How’s life in 2017?

The OCED’s latest report charts the highs and
lows of people’s well-being since 2005. It
exposes inequalities depending on gender,
age, education and wealth. The report also
sheds light on the well-being disadvantages
that migrants face when adapting to life in a
new country. Find out more here

Unequal power relations fuel harassment

The Greek General Secretariat for Gender
Equality has produced four videos as part of
an awareness raising campaign against
sexual harassment. They depict different
situations from everyday life where sexual
harassment takes place. Watch them with

English subtitles here

Good to know

Upcoming events

Let’s talk gender!

12 January 2018
Gender Statistics Database online discussion

Starting next year, EIGE’s Gender Statistics
Database will include an entry point that gives
more visibility to data on violence against
women. This online discussion will be the first
opportunity to put it to the test and share
ideas on how it could be improved.

November definition: sexual harassment
A form of gender-based violence that involves
unwanted physical, verbal or non-verbal
conduct of a sexual nature. It violates the
victim’s dignity and creates an intimidating or
humiliating environment.

Get the full definition and search for more
terms in our Gender Equality Glossary and
Thesaurus

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