France

Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:

Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :26 % ⁽¹⁾

Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 5 % ⁽²⁾

Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : 9 % ⁽³⁾

Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:

Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Gender Equality Indexes:

Gender Inequality Index Rank :22 ⁽⁴⁾

Global Gender Gap Index Rank :15 ⁽⁵⁾

France Search Data

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National Action Plan to Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation

France | 2019

Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women

Form of Violence : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)

Information and Awareness Campaigns to Change Attitudes and Behaviors with regard to Violence against Girls and Women

France | 2018

Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls, Sexual violence

Specialized Unites for the Comprehensive Psycho-Traumatic Care of Women Victims of Gender-based and Sexual Violence

France | 2018

Type of Measure : Social services > Psycho-social counselling

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls, Sexual violence

Law No. 2018-703 of 2018 Strengthening the Fight against Sexual and Gender-based Violence

France | 2018

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls, Sexual violence

Service des Droits des Femmes et pour l’Egalité entre les Femmes et les Hommes

France | 2017

Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

Local Support and Guidance Systems for Women Victims of Violence

France | 2017 | 2019

Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Integrated services delivery, Budgets > Government allocation

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

Enquête VIRAGE (violences et rapports de genre)

France | 2016

Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Dedicated violence against women survey

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

Enquête « Cadre de vie et sécurité »

France | 2016

Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey

Form of Violence : Sexual violence

Centres d’Accueil pour Femmes

France | 2016

Type of Measure : Social services > Shelter/Safe accommodation

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

Adapter l’Accompagnement vers l’Insertion Professionnelle des Femmes Victimes de Violences

France | 2016

Type of Measure : Social services > Longer term support (Education, Employment, Housing and Financial)

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

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⁽¹⁾ Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 18–74 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. Source: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2014. Violence against Women: An EU-wide Survey. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

⁽²⁾ Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 18–74 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2014. Violence against Women: An EU-wide Survey. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

⁽³⁾ Proportion of women aged 18–74 years experiencing sexual violence perpetrated by someone other than an intimate partner at least once in their lifetime. Source: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2014. Violence against Women: An EU-wide Survey. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

⁽⁴⁾ The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2021/2022.

⁽⁵⁾ The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria. Source: World Economic Forum, the Global Gender Gap Report 2022.