Global Database on Violence against Women
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :29 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 5 % (2)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : 7 % (3)
Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences
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 :28 (4)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :20 (5)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Search Data
1 - 10 of 74 ResultsGender Equality Bill
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2011
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Sexual harassment
Domestic Violence Protection Orders
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2011
Type of Measure : Police > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Forced Marriage (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2011
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage
Co-Ordinated Action against Domestic Abuse
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2011
Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Action Plan: Call an End to Violence against Women and Girls
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2011 | 2015
Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), Child, early and forced marriage, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Other harmful practices, Stalking, Trafficking
POLICE NATIONAL DATABASE
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2011
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
National Statistician's Review of Crime Statistics
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2011
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking
Human Trafficking Strategy
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2011 | 2013
Type of Measure : Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Crime and Security Act
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2010
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2010
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking
(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 2016.
(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 2016.
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