EIGE’s work on Gender-based Violence

Zulema Altamirano Christian Veske 15 May, 2014 Stockholm

1. The role of EIGE 2. Preventing Domestic Violence in EU-28 3. Measuring Gender-based Violence in EU-28 1. Support Services for victims of DV 2. Female Genital Mutilation 3. Administrative data on GBV 4. Cost of Violence 4. Context: 1. Gender Equality Index 2. Gender Stereotypes 3. Raising awareness

The role of EIGE

Centre of Knowledge for EU-28 Gaps Data and indicators Database on Gender Statistics Methods and tools Information Resources Good practices 3

Preventing Domestic Violence in EU-28

“ Collection of methods, tools and good practices in the field of domestic violence (as described by area D of Beijing Platform for Action)”

Awareness raising campaigns Training in prevention Support services for victims Programs for perpetrato rs

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Awareness-raising campaigns

• • • • 144 examples (25 to young people).

76% national coverage ; 22% regional; rest transnationals.

52% by NGOs; 42% by governmental bodies; 6% by others.

Trends: – – – website or materials for ethnic minorities, and disable women lesbian and gay communication strategies minimum standards 5

Training on prevention

• • • 136 examples collected.

67% directed to professional sectors: most to police and judiciary sector, followed by health personnel.

64% present in formal curricula. 6

Support services for victims

• • • • 254 examples of implemented methods and tools.

61% with a national coverage, 39% regional.

54% by NGOs, 44% by government, 2% by others.

28% are direct services, 40% aimed at professionals.

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Programmes for perpetrators

• • 48 examples of programmes for perpetrators.

Mostly: – counselling, mentoring, coaching (69%); – 16% to professionals –networks, guideliness or minimum standards.

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Support services for victims of DV

“Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action

in the EU Member States: violence against women – victim

support” o • • counselling centres • • • •

Specialised services for victims of DV, including

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counselling and shelters are

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Insufficient

legal advice for victims 

Unequally distributed in and among the

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Female Genital Mutilation

““Study to map the current situation and trends of female genital mutilation in 27 EU Member States and Croatia”

Main findings

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No harmonised FGM prevalence estimates and no comparable national prevalence studies.

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Administrative data not systematically collected or centralised

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Need of a comprehensive strategy , based on a gender-sensitive and human-rights approach, which empowers girls and women to be in control of their lives and which balances the state measures of protection, prevention and prosecution.

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Improvement in data collection and intensified efforts on the behavioural change among FGM-practising communities, decision makers and stakeholders in the countries of origin.

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Administrative data sources on GBV

“Mapping administrative data sources on GBV in the EU: current status and potential”

Scope

: • Intimate Partner Violence • Sexual Violence: – – – Rape Sexual assault (excl.rape) Sexual harassment • Stalking

Sectors

: • Police • Justice • • Social Services Health

EU Mapping tool

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Administrative data sources on GBV

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14 MS 12 MS 28 MS 28 MS 10 MS (12 MS)

Administrative data sources on GBV

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Quality of administrative data

QUALITY OF DATA Comparability Good timeliness CRITERIA Geogr. & overtime Inmediatelly POLICE JUSTICE % of sources % of sources HEALTH % of sources SOCIAL SERVICES % of sources 76,7 73,9 71,4 57,1 73,9 71,4 42,9 27,8 Frequency of updating: Quality assurance process in place Ongoing Yes 81,8 96 57,1 83,3 70 90 60 69,6

Administrative data sources on GBV

Main findings

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Police and justice are the systems with the widest coverage of administrative data for all the types of GBV, followed by social services, and mainly for IPV, sexual assault and rape.

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Social services are more focused on IPV and they are not influenced by criminalisation.

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In 24 Member States there are data sources colleting disaggregated information by sex and age of victim and perpetrator and their relationship. EU Mapping tool

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Administrative data sources on GBV

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Some remarks

o WHAT? A common understanding in terms and definitions.

WHY? Data are needed make the right policies and to measure their effectiveness.

o HOW? A common methodology is required and quality assurance process to ensure reliability and comparability. Data on GBV must be disaggregated.

o WHEN? There is no mandate on GBV data collection across EU-28.

o WHERE? GBV is multisectorial: social-justice-health public problem.

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Cost of Violence

“Study to assess the cost of violence against women across EU- Member States”

Scope

: • Intimate Partner Violence • • EU-28 Who bears the cost • Sector and types of costs: – – – – – Health, welfare and labour market Criminal and civil legal system and other public costs, Human and emotional costs, Impact future generation, Long-term effects, etc.

Intersecting inequalities

Discrimination other social groups

Violence

Direct Indirect

Health

Status Behaviour Access

Work

Participation Segregation Quality of work

Gender Equality Index

Money

Financial resources Economic situation

Power

Political Social Economic

Time

Economic Care Social

Knowledge

Attainment Segregation Lifelong learning

Gender gaps

adjusted for

levels of achievement

Inequality 1 Equality 100

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Results

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Gender Equality Index

54.0

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Study The involvement of Men in Gender Equality Initiatives in

the EU

The White Ribbon Campaign Two on-line discussions on Men and Gender Equality Men and Gender Equality a focus topic in RDC (2013) Study on Stereotypes Thematic Network on Men and Gender Equality

Involvement of Men in Gender Equality Initiatives

In total 317 organisations were mapped 24 entries related to violence Available on EIGE’s website Includes projects, activities, campaigns

26 White Ribbon Ambassadors: • • • • • • • • • Foreign Ministers of Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Lithuania, The Netherlands; Prime Minister of Malta; Commissioners of EMPL and REGIO; Civil Society activists; Ministers of Justice of Estonia and Ireland; Heads of EU Agencies; Minister for Gender Equality of Denmark; Michael Kaufman Members of Parliaments The White Ribbon Campaign

“I mean, it was on the other hand my father, who always used to tell me that because of the fact that I am a man, I should defend my sister. Because my sister, when she was very young, she was very pretty girl. And her male classmates constantly teased her, pulled her plaits and so on. And my father always used to tell me to try to demonstrate here that I am a man and to protect my sister.” A Man from Poland

“I was born in a workers’ family, and my father he was very harsh and demanding with his wife, sometimes even violent, and this gave me a quite wrong vision of the relation between men and women, as I lived that moment as a male authority imposed on the family as a right and a duty, so for the whole time I was a boy I saw this figure.”

A Man from Italy

Thank you!

European Institute of Gender Equality www.eige.europa.eu

VILNIUS, Lithuania

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