Romania

Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:

Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :24 % ⁽¹⁾

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

Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : 2 % ⁽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 :67 ⁽⁴⁾

Global Gender Gap Index Rank :90 ⁽⁵⁾

Romania Search Data

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Educational Programme and Campaign against Trafficking

Romania | 2021

Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns

Form of Violence : Trafficking

National Strategy for Preventing and Combating Sexual Violence 2020-2030

Romania | 2020 | 2030

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

Form of Violence : Sexual violence

National Helpline (0 800 500 333)

Romania | 2020

Type of Measure : Social services > Hotline/Helpline

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

VENUS Project: National Network to Support Victims of Domestic Violence

Romania | 2019

Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Integrated services delivery

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

National Strategy Against Trafficking in Persons 2018-2022

Romania | 2019 | 2022

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

Form of Violence : Trafficking

Law No 174 2018 on Domestic Violence

Romania | 2018

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

National Strategy on Promoting Gender Equality and Preventing and Combating Domestic Violence 2018-2021

Romania | 2018 | 2021

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

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Pilot Crisis Center for Rape Situations

Romania | 2018

Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > One-stop centers

Form of Violence : Trafficking

National Campaign for Awareness and Public Information on Family Violence

Romania | 2015 | 2017

Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

National Strategy in the Field of Equal Opportunities between Women and Men 2014-2017

Romania | 2014 | 2017

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

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

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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.