To what extent the EU citizens’ views on violence against women respond to the reality? According to Eurobarometer’s special report on gender-based violence (November 2016), 93% of EU citizens believe it is wrong to continually criticise a partner and make them feel inferior. Yet the FRA survey on violence against women (2014) revealed that 43%…
When we conceptualise domestic violence (DV), a few images spring to mind. The young wife who faces violence from her husband but is fearful of the cultural stigma she will face if she reports the crime. The child who regularly endures violence from their family, and does not have the faculties and resources to ask…
According to Eurobarometer’s special report on gender-based violence (November 2016), 74% of the citizens that responded to the survey think that domestic violence is common. Yet, 26% hesitate to speak about cases of domestic violence because they believe that is “none of their business”. Check out some revealing facts and figures below: Original source: #SayNoStopVAW campaign