Waching daily Nov 28 2017

Violence has been a part of the Gender Equality Index since beginning

because gender equality and violence against women are closely related

Unsing data from the European agency for fundamental rights,

the domain of Violence has produced a composite measure of violence

It means that we synthesized the very complex phenomenon into one single measure

Using a scale from 1 to 100

the higher the score the more serious the phenomenon of violence in the country

This composite measure includes three dimensions

First prevalence of sexual and physical violence,

second severity which measures the impact of violence on women's lives

and third disclosure which is the readiness of women to disclose violence,

to talk about their experience of violence

In terms of prevalence, we know that one woman in three in the EU

has experienced physical or sexual violence since the age of 15

In terms of severity, we see that violence comes with health consequences

for 70% of victims

In terms of disclosure, we have found that almost one victim in two

doesn't disclose their experience to anyone

It means not to the police not to a doctor not to a friend to no one

this is particularly alarming because it shows us that

women may not receive the support that they need

including protection from further violence

It also means that perpetrators

are not held accountable for what they have done

and for the harm that they have inflicted