Global Database on Violence against Women
Singapore
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :61 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 9 % (2)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :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 :7 (4)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :49 (5)
Singapore Search Data
1 - 10 de 41 ResultsArticle 10 of the Constitution
Singapore | 2015
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
International Violence against Women Survey
Singapore | 2013
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Dedicated violence against women survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Training of Peacekeepers or Troops on Overseas Missions
Singapore | 2012
Type of Measure : Work with public private sectors > Military
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Police Data on Cases of Violence against Women
Singapore | 2012
Type of Measure : Administrative data > Police
Form of Violence : Sexual violence, Violence against women and girls
Criminal Justice Division
Singapore | 2012
Type of Measure : Justice > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Sexual violence
White Ribbon Campaign
Singapore | 2012
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Free Health Care for Indigents
Singapore | 2012
Type of Measure : Health > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Guidelines for Prosecutors in Cases involving Serious Sexual Offenders
Singapore | 2012
Type of Measure : Justice > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Sexual violence
(1) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 18-69 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. Source: Bouhours, B., Cheong, C.W., Bong, B. and Anderson, S., 2013. International Violence Against Women Survey: Final Report on Singapore.
(2) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 18-69 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: Bouhours, B., Cheong, C.W., Bong, B. and Anderson, S., 2013. International Violence Against Women Survey: Final Report on Singapore.
(3) Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18. Source: UNICEF global databases, 2021, based on DHS, MICS and other nationally representative surveys.
(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.
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