Global Database on Violence against Women
Montenegro
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :17 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 48 % (2)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : 1 % (3)
Child Marriage :58 % (4)
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 :32 (5)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :54 (6)
Montenegro Search Data
1 - 10 de 30 ResultsSeminar: Gender Equality in Education with a Special Reference to Gender-Based Violence
Montenegro | 2018
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Amendments to the Criminal Code
Montenegro | 2017
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Forced sterilization, Stalking
Action Plan for Achieving Gender Equality 2017-2021
Montenegro | 2017 | 2021
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Strategy for the Protection Against Domestic Violence 2016-2020
Montenegro | 2016 | 2020
Type of Measure : Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Video Spot on Gender-Based Violence
Montenegro | 2016
Type of Measure : Prevention > Working with men and boys
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Strategy for the Social Inclusion of Roma and Egyptians in Montenegro 2016-2020
Montenegro | 2016 | 2020
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
National SOS Helpline
Montenegro | 2015
Type of Measure : Social services > Hotline/Helpline
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Article 31 of the Constitution
Montenegro | 2013
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Article 28 of the Constitution
Montenegro | 2013
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
(1) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 18-74 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime since age 15. Source: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). 2019. OESCE-led Survey on Violence against Women: Main Report. Vienna, Austria: OSCE Secretariat.
(2) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 18–74 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). 2019. OESCE-led Survey on Violence against Women: Main Report. Vienna, Austria: OSCE Secretariat.
(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 since age 15. Source: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). 2019. OESCE-led Survey on Violence against Women: Main Report. Vienna, Austria: OSCE Secretariat.
(4) 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.
(5) 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.
(6) 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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