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"    A huge survey of 42,000 women living in Europe has revealed that one in three of us has experienced some form of physical or sexual violence. The report, published today, also reveals that an estimated 13 million women \u2013 more than the total population of Greece \u2013 had experienced some form of violence in the 12 months prior to the survey. Surprisingly Nordic countries, which fare well in equality ratings, have the highest levels of violence, with 52% of Danish women saying they had experienced physical and/or sexual violence at least once since the age of 15, followed by 47% of Finnish women and 46% of Swedish women. The survey, which was carried out by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), asked women about a range of experiences ranging from being raped and beaten through to being stalked and harassed at work. The country with the lowest reported levels of violence was Poland (19%) followed by Austria (20%). &amp;quot;These survey figures simply cannot and should not be ignored \u2026 Physical, sexual and psychological violence against women is an extensive human rights abuse in all EU Member States,&amp;quot; said FRA Director Morten Kjaerum. &amp;quot;The enormity of the problem is proof that violence against women does not just impact a few women only \u2013 it impacts on society every day.&amp;quot; The report also highlights the extent to which violence against women is still hugely underreported \u2013 67% of women who had experienced violence from a partner had not reported the most serious incident to the police or any other organisation. The FRA has issued a number of proposals to help tackle the problem, including urging all EU member states to regard intimate partner violence as a public, not a private issue and calling for police and professionals to be trained to understand the impact of psychological abuse on victims. Other key findings: - 22% have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by a partner. - 5% of all women have been raped. Almost one in 10 women who have experienced sexual violence by a non-partner, indicate that more than one perpetrator was involved in the most serious incident. - 43% have experienced some form of psychological violence by either a current or a previous partner, such as public humiliation; forbidding a woman to leave the house or locking her up; forcing her to watch pornography; and threats of violence. - 18% of women have experienced stalking since the age of 15 and 5% in the 12 months prior to the interview. This corresponds to 9 million women. 21% of women who have experienced stalking said that it lasted for over 2 years. - 11% of women have experienced inappropriate advances on social websites or have been subjected to sexually explicit emails or text (SMS) messages. - 20% of young women (18-29) have been victims of such cyberharassment. ALSO IN THE NEWS: EVE&amp;#039;S LAW - IS THIS PROGRESS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE? 7 HORRIFYING EXAMPLES OF HOW LUCKY YOU ARE TO BE A WOMAN IN THE UK &amp;quot;THE ABUSER&amp;#039;S TALE&amp;quot; - CAN YOU &amp;#039;CURE&amp;#039; A VIOLENT ABUSER? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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