25/11/2025
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Globally 1 in 3 women (30%) experience physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime.
In the past year, 316 million women were subjected to physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner.
Every 10 minutes a woman is killed by their intimate partners or other family members.
60% of all female homicides are committed by intimate partners or family members.
Between 16% and 58% of women and girls face digital violence.
1.8 billion women and girls have no legal protection from digital violence.
Non-partner sexual violence is widespread and under-reported: Globally, 8% (263 million) of women have experienced it, though stigma and non-disclosure mean the real numbers are far higher.
Violence affects all ages: 16% of adolescent girls (15–19 years) have experienced intimate partner violence in the past 12 months alone, and between 4–5% of older women (60+) have faced it as well.
Digital expansion and AI is amplifying violence: Deepfakes and AI-generated content are increasingly weaponized to shame, manipulate and silence women. Fewer than 40% of countries have laws protecting women from cyber harassment or cyber stalking.
Key drivers of violence against women include: Harmful gender norms, unequal power, childhood exposure to violence, controlling behaviours, substance use, and stress factors like poverty and unemployment.
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