Greece

Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:

Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :19 % ⁽¹⁾

Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 6 % ⁽²⁾

Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : 1 % ⁽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 :29 ⁽⁴⁾

Global Gender Gap Index Rank :98 ⁽⁵⁾

Greece Search Data

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Consultation Centers for Victims of Violence against Women

Greece | 2009

Type of Measure : Social services > Psycho-social counselling, Justice > Protocols and guidelines

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Trafficking

Police Curricula and Training on Domestic Violence

Greece | 2008 | 2009

Type of Measure : Police > Protocols and guidelines, Education > Formal education

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Events to Inform Professionals about the Law on Domestic Violence

Greece | 2007

Type of Measure : Justice > Training

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

National Strategic Plan for Development

Greece | 2007 | 2013

Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Code on Municipalities and Communities (Law 3463/2006)

Greece | 2006

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Law 3500/2006: Combating Domestic Violence

Greece | 2006

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Sexual violence

Awareness-Raising Activities on Domestic Violence and Trafficking

Greece | 2004 | 2009

Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Trafficking

Domestic Violence against Women: First Epidemiological Research in Greece

Greece | 2002 | 2003

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

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Municipality of Athens Services for Victims of Domestic Violence

Greece | 1993 | 2009

Type of Measure : Social services > Shelter/Safe accommodation, Social services > Psycho-social counselling

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

⁽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 2020.

⁽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 2021.