Global Database on Violence against Women
Iceland
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :22.4 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 1.8 % (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 :8 (3)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :1 (4)
Iceland Search Data
1 - 10 of 64 ResultsAction Plan to Handle Sexual Offences
Iceland | 2018 | 2022
Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Sexual violence
Declaration of Will: Workplace Harassment, No Thanks!
Iceland | 2018
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Sexual harassment
Working Group on Sexual Harassment in Sports
Iceland | 2018
Type of Measure : Work with public private sectors > Sports
Form of Violence : Sexual harassment
Amendment to the Criminal Law Regarding Rape
Iceland | 2018
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Campaign: Sjúkást-Crazy Love
Iceland | 2018
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Event: Digital Gender Violence and Hate Speech, the Role of Men, the Legislation and Implications for Democracy
Iceland | 2018
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Bjarkarhlíð: Family Justice Centre for Survivors
Iceland | 2017
Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > One-stop centers
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Amendment to the Criminal Law Regarding Domestic Violence
Iceland | 2016
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
New Rules of Procedure for Cases of Domestic Violence
Iceland | 2015
Type of Measure : Police > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
(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 2021/2022.
(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 2022.
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