Term:
Violence against women
Definition:
Defined as any act of “gender-based violence that results in or is likely to result in physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of acts such as coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.” Violence against women includes domestic violence, child marriage, forced pregnancy, “honour” crimes, female genital mutilation, femicide, sexual and other violence perpetrated by someone other than an intimate partner (also referred to as non-partner violence), sexual harassment (in the workplace, other institutions and in public spaces), trafficking in women and violence in conflict situations.
Domain:
Gender
Source:
United Nations, 2015. The World's Women 2015: Trends and Statistics.
New York: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division.
New York: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division.