Never alone again

All the rebel women

In 1976, Italian feminism mobilized for the first time in a rape trial, demanding an open court to denounce the bias of the law and institutional violence. This event led to the approval of Law 66/1996 against sexual violence, a milestone in victim protection and the fight for women's rights. In the 1980s and 1990s, the feminist movement became entrenched in cultural and political institutions, addressing the gender pay gap and workplace harassment. The fourth wave of feminism, emerging in the 2010s, is distinguished by the use of social media and a focus on intersectionality, with movements like #MeToo and “Non una di meno” fighting against harassment and violence, also involving men in the fight against gender stereotypes.

Forms of violence that states must include in their criminal codes:

• Psychological violence

• Stalking

• Physical violence

• Sexual violence, including rape

• Forced marriage

• Female genital mutilation

• Forced abortion and forced sterilization

• Sexual harassment

• Complicity in these crimes

«Never alone again»

Violence against women, 14,000 in emergency rooms • A phenomenon that still goes unreported • Just over 7 out of 10 hospitals equipped Source: Il Sole 24 Ore – November 2023

Violence against women often goes unreported, with 65% of victims not speaking out before being attacked. For nearly a decade, Italian emergency rooms have been equipped to assist these women, following national guidelines since 2017 that ensure care, safety, and access to anti-violence services for them and their children.

 

 

Never alone again

 

Around the world, violence against women affects  1 in 3 women.  Source: Salute.gov.it - novembre 2023

in Italy, Istat data shows that 31.5% of women  have experienced some form of violence in their lifetime.   Source: Salute.gov.it - november 2023  

 

Violence against women is  a phenomenon that still goes unreported: 

• 14,000 in emergency rooms 
• Just over 7 out of 10 hospitals equipped 

Source: Salute.gov.it -  november 2023

 

Among the frequently reported causes of violence are: 

• 83.3%: the consideration of women as property, Jealousy, possessive, and obsessive love. 
• 75.9%: the man's need to feel superior to his wife/partner, Intent to subjugate the partner. 
• 75.1%: the man's difficulty managing anger. 

Source: Istat Today - november 2023

 

Violence against women often goes unreported, with 65% of victims not speaking out before being attacked. For nearly a decade, Italian emergency rooms have been equipped to assist these women, following national guidelines since 2017 that ensure care, safety, and access to anti-violence services for them and their children.

 

November 25 is celebrated worldwide as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.