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Violence against women – particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence – is a major public health problem and a violation of women's human rights. Estimates published by WHO indicate that globally about 1 in 3 (30%) of women worldwide have been subjected to either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner ...
The Global Database on Violence against Women provides up-to-date information on measures taken by governments to address different forms of violence against women. With 7,000+ measures from 193 countries, the database offers key insights into efforts around the world.
Globally, an estimated 736 million women—almost one in three—have been subjected to physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence, or both at least once in their life (30 per cent of women aged 15 and older).
Violence against women remains devastatingly pervasive and starts alarmingly young, shows new data from WHO and partners. Across their lifetime, 1 in 3 women, around 736 million, are subjected to physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence from a non-partner – a number that has remained largely unchanged over the ...
Whether at home, on the streets or during war, violence against women and girls is a human rights violation of pandemic proportions that takes place in public and private spaces. Explore how violence against women and girls manifests itself in physical, sexual and psychological forms.
Violence against women remains devastatingly pervasive and starts alarmingly young, shows new data from WHO and partners. Across their lifetime, 1 in 3 women, around 736 million, are subjected to physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence from a non-partner – a number that has remained largely unchanged over the ...
Seven in 10 women surveyed believe violence against women is common in their community. Most women believe that COVID has made things worse. Nearly 7 in 10 women think domestic violence has increased during the pandemic, and 3 in 5 think sexual harassment in public has increased.
These estimates confirm that physical and sexual intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence remain pervasive in the lives of women and adolescent girls across the globe. a UI: uncertainty interval (95%).
Globally 1 in 3 women experience physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime, mostly by an intimate partner. Women who experience violence are more likely to face physical including sexual and reproductive health and mental health consequences.
Violence against women is a major human rights violation and a global public health problem. This report provides updated estimates for two of the most common forms of violence against women.