![]() ![]() Marta Goðadóttir, Head of Communication, National Committee UN Women Iceland While lockdowns and stay-at-home orders may be crucial in limiting and preventing the spread of COVID-19, they also have a devastating impact on women and girls living with the risk of gender-based violence, as many of the factors that trigger or perpetuate violence against women and girls are compounded by preventive confinement measures. ![]() Since its outbreak, the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified violence, particularly in, but not limited to, the domestic sphere. Violence against women and girls is a widespread problem that occurs at alarming rates, with 1 in 3 women worldwide having experienced physical or sexual violence inflicted by an intimate partner or non-partner at some point in their lifetime. ![]() The Centre for Gender Studies of Panteion University with the collaboration of RIKK – Institute for Gender, Equality and Difference of University of Iceland and the Center for Gender Research of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) organise the second Online Policy Discussion Panel entitled “Gender-based violence during COVID-19: Challenges and Responses” for the project “ProGender: A Digital Hub on Gender, the Covid-19 Crisis and its Aftermath”, funded by the EEA Grants.
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