Lunchtime seminar Stepping up the fight to eradicate

Forms of violence against women • Domestic violence, including intimate partner violence • Sexual

EUR 225 837 418 768 per year • 12% lost output to the economy

Priority 4: "Dignity, integrity and combating gender-based violence" Combating gender-based violence and protecting and

Impact: • - 53 articles in the press in the days following the press

What will happen next • - activities in MS by national authorities and NGOs

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Lunch-time seminar Stepping up the fight to eradicate violence against women Anne van Nistelrooij Emilie Jarrett Bert van Maele

Forms of violence against women • Domestic violence, including intimate partner violence • Sexual violence, including rape and sexual assault • Sexual harassment and harassment based on sex • Stalking • Cyber violence, including cyber harassment, cyber stalking and online sexist hate speech • Sex trafficking • Harmful practices, e. g. female genital mutilation, forced marriage, so-called "honour crimes"

EUR 225 837 418 768 per year • 12% lost output to the economy as a result of injuries • 30% services (especially criminal justice) • Almost 50% physical and emotional impact • Only 3% specialised services to mitigate harms and prevent repetition

Priority 4: "Dignity, integrity and combating gender-based violence" Combating gender-based violence and protecting and supporting victims

What has happened since 25/11?

Impact: • - 53 articles in the press in the days following the press conference • - 19 tweets (#Say. No. Stop. Va. W) and 8 FB posts have been published.

What will happen next • - activities in MS by national authorities and NGOs (co-funded by EU) • - Mutual learning • - actions by other DGs • -cooperation with other organisations

What can you do?