Glossary of definitions of rape, femicide and intimate partner violence

The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is an autonomous body of the European Union, established to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality, including gender mainstreaming in all EU policies and the resulting national policies, and the fight against discrimination based on sex, as well as to raise EU citizens’ awareness of gender equality.

The seat of the European Institute for Gender Equality is in Vilnius (Lithuania). It was officially launched in June 2010. The Glossary of definitions of rape, femicide and intimate partner violence has been prepared within the scope of the European Institute for Gender Equality's "Study on terminology and indicators for data collection on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence".

The Glossary provides a detailed overview of the identified European, international and national definitions of rape, femicide and IPV and presents the definitions proposed for the three forms of violence with the aim of developing comparable definitions for statistical purposes. The increased harmonisation of data collection of the three forms of violence will eventually allow for a comparison of scope and trends between the Member States, something which is crucial for EU policy development in combating violence against women.

EIGE: 07.06.17: Glossary of definitions of rape, femicide and intimate partner violence http://eige.europa.eu/rdc/eige-publications/glossary-definitions-rape-femicide-and-intimate-partner-violence

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