Global Database on Violence against Women
Iceland
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :22 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 2 % (2)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
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 :5 (3)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :1 (4)
Iceland Search Data
1 - 10 of 46 ResultsArticle 68 of the Constitution
Iceland | 2013
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Brochure on Women's Legal Rights Under Icelandic Legislation
Iceland | 2011
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Training of Health Professionals on Violence Against Women
Iceland | 2010
Type of Measure : Health > Training
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Sexual Offence Department
Iceland | 2010
Type of Measure : Police > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Sexual violence
University Course: Violent Crime from a Women's Rights Perspective
| 2010
Type of Measure : Education > Formal education
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Sexual violence, Violence against women and girls
Housing and Financial Assistance Provided by Municipalities to Victims Survivors of Violence
| 2010
Type of Measure : Social services > Longer term support (Education, Employment, Housing and Financial)
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
"Research on Violence against Women: Measures of the Health Services"
Iceland | 2010
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Violence against women and girls
Courses on Violence Against Women at the Faculty of Social Work of the University of Iceland
Iceland | 2010
Type of Measure : Education > Formal education
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Violence against women and girls
Data on Violence Collected by Hospitals
Iceland | 2010
Type of Measure : Administrative data > Health
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
(1) Proportion of all women aged 18-80 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. Source: Ingólfur Gíslason, 2008. Ofbeldi í nánum samböndum: orsakir, afleiðingar, úrræði [Violence in intimate relationships: causes, consequences, remedies]. Reykjavík: Félagsmálaráðuneytið (Ministry of Social Affairs – now Ministry for Welfare)
(2) Proportion of women aged 18-80 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: Ingólfur Gíslason, 2008. Ofbeldi í nánum samböndum: orsakir, afleiðingar, úrræði [Violence in intimate relationships: causes, consequences, remedies]. Reykjavík: Félagsmálaráðuneytið (Ministry of Social Affairs – now Ministry for Welfare)
(3) 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 2016.
(4) 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 2016.
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