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EU CITIZENS RECOGNISE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BUT
MOST DON'T SPEAK ABOUT IT
12%
74% 23%
SPOKE TO
THE POLICE ABOUT
SUSPECTED ABUSE
KNOW A FEMALE
VICTIM AMONG FRIENDS
AND FAMILY
17% 9%
KNOW A WOMAN
AFFECTED IN THEIR
NEIGHBOURHOOD
DO PEOPLE HESITATE
3. WHY
TO SPEAK ABOUT IT?
PEOPLE SAID THEY
DIDN’T TALK ABOUT THE
PROBLEM BECAUSE
EU Fundamental Rights Agency survey on violence
against women (2014)
PEOPLE WHO KNOW A VICTIM OF
2. DO
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SPEAK ABOUT IT?
COMMON IS DOMESTIC
1. HOW
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN?
THINK
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
IS COMMON
"22% of women in the EU have
experienced physical and/or sexual
violence by a partner since the
age of 15."
7%
SPOKE TO
HEALTH OR SUPPORT
SERVICES
MANY PEOPLE KNOW
4. HOW
THAT HELP IS AVAILABLE?
KNOW A WOMAN
AFFECTED AT WORK
OR PLACE OF STUDY
74%
KNOW THERE ARE SUPPORT
SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR WOMEN
WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
NONE
OF MY
BUSINESS
15%
26%
THINK DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS
A PRIVATE MATTER THAT SHOULD
BE HANDLED WITHIN THE FAMILY
LACK
OF
PROOF
18%
THE SITUATION
WAS
UNCLEAR
16%
DON’T WANT
TO CAUSE
TROUBLE
16%
Eurobarometer on gender-based
violence (November 2016)
Eurobarometer is the European Commission’s EU-wide opinion survey on
issues that matter to Europe. This Special Report for the Commission’s
Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers looks at awareness and
attitudes towards domestic violence against women in all EU member states.
Say No!
Stop
violence
For more info please visit: ec.europa.eu/justice/saynostopvaw
against
women
#SayNoStopVAW
EU CITIZENS' VIEWS ON
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
AND THE REALITY
"One in three women in the EU has
experienced physical and/or sexual
violence since the age of 15."
EU Fundamental Rights Agency survey on violence
against women (2014)
VIOLENCE
1. DOMESTIC
AGAINST WOMEN
22%
96%
SAY IT’S
UNACCEPTABLE
ALL OF THE TIME
HAVE EXPERIENCED PHYSICAL
OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE
OR BOTH BY A PARTNER
A PARTNER
2. FORCING
TO HAVE SEX
7%
96%
BELIEVE IT’S
WRONG
TO DO IT
HAVE EXPERIENCED
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
BY A PARTNER
A COLLEAGUE
5. TOUCHING
INAPPROPRIATELY
75%
95%
BELIEVE IT’S
WRONG
ALL OF THE TIME
Source: EU Fundamental Rights Agency survey on violence
against women (2014). Figures represent the percentage of
women affected.
OF SENIOR MANAGERS
HAVE EXPERIENCED
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
CRITICISING
3. CONTINUALLY
A PARTNER AND MAKING
THEM FEEL INFERIOR
93%
BELIEVE IT’S
WRONG
ALL OF THE TIME
43%
BELIEVE IT’S
WRONG
ALL OF THE TIME
HOLD OF MONEY OR ID CARDS
12%
91%
HAVE EXPERIENCED
PSYCHOLOGICAL
VIOLENCE
SAY IT’S
WRONG
ALL OF THE TIME
HAVE EXPERIENCED
ECONOMIC
VIOLENCE
SEXUAL COMMENTS
7. MAKING
OR JOKES TO A
UNSOLICITED
6. SENDING
SEXUAL MESSAGES
94%
A PARTNER TO SEE
4. PROHIBIT
FRIENDS AND FAMILY, KEEPING
WOMAN IN THE STREET
11%
24%
91%
HAVE EXPERIENCED
CYBER
HARASSMENT
BELIEVE IT’S
WRONG
ALL OF THE TIME
HAVE EXPERIENCED
SEXUALLY OFFENSIVE
COMMENTS
Eurobarometer on gender-based
violence (November 2016)
Eurobarometer is the European Commission’s EU-wide opinion survey on
issues that matter to Europe. This Special Report for the Commission’s
Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers looks at awareness and
attitudes towards domestic violence against women in all EU member states.
Say No!
Stop
violence
For more info please visit: ec.europa.eu/justice/saynostopvaw
against
women
#SayNoStopVAW
EU CITIZENS THINK
RAPE COULD BE JUSTIFIABLE
IN CERTAIN CASES
"One in 20 women in the EU has
been raped since the age of 15."
EU Fundamental Rights Agency survey on violence
against women (2014)
12%
IF THE WOMAN WAS
DRUNK OR ON DRUGS
AT THE TIME
2%
11%
27%
IF THE WOMAN
WENT HOME
WITH SOMEONE
SORRY
IF THE RAPIST SAYS HE
REGRETS HIS ACTIONS
AFTER THE EVENT
SAY NON-CONSENSUAL SEX
COULD BE JUSTIFIABLE
IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS
4%
10%
IF THE RAPIST SAYS HE
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE
WAS DOING AT THE TIME
IF THE WOMAN FAILED TO
CLEARLY SAY NO OR FIGHT BACK
DURING THE ATTACK
7%
10%
IF THE WOMAN WAS
WALKING ALONE AT NIGHT
WHEN IT HAPPENED
IF SHE WAS WEARING
SEXY OR REVEALING
CLOTHES AT THE TIME
?
7%
IF THE WOMAN HAD BEEN
FLIRTING WITH THE ATTACKER
BEFORE IT HAPPENED
7%
IF SHE HAS HAD
MULTIPLE SEXUAL PARTNERS
IN THE PAST
Eurobarometer on gender-based
violence (November 2016)
Eurobarometer is the European Commission’s EU-wide opinion survey on
issues that matter to Europe. This Special Report for the Commission’s
Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers looks at awareness and
attitudes towards domestic violence against women in all EU member states.
Say No!
Stop
violence
For more info please visit: ec.europa.eu/justice/saynostopvaw
against
women
#SayNoStopVAW