Equality of women and men in local life

33% of European women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence. This is one of the conclusions reached by the study “Violence against women: an EU-wide survey. Results at a glance” led by the EU agency for fundamental rights (FRA).
 
This survey is the first of its kind on gender violence carried across the 28 Member States of the European Union. It presents the results from interviews led among 42 000 women that suffered physical and moral violence, or stalking experiences.  Based on the results, FRA offers 10 “ways forward” to EU policy-makers in order to respond to gender-based violence.