Femicides: Naming the phenomenon to better combat it

Policy Study

Margot Giacinti, Ph.D. researcher in political science in the École Normale Supérieure of Lyon and temporary lecturer and research assistant in Université Lyon-2, looks back at the history of the concept of femicide in the world and the need to name femicides to better fight against sexual and sexist violence.

FEPS and Fondation Jean-Jaurès join forces to fight for the elimination of sexist and sexual violence on the occasion of the international day for the elimination of violence against women.

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This Policy Study is part of the Gender-based violence series conducted in cooperation with Fondation Jean-Jaurès to shed light on specific dimensions of gender-based violence. This series also includes:

• The Policy Study ‘Sexist and sexual violence in the workplace: Lessons for public policies‘
• The Policy Study ‘Progressive pathways to a Europe free from violence against women: Mapping the EU’s institutional and policy maze’
• The Policy Study ‘Naming it, fighting it: A multi-level analysis of digital gender-based violence‘
• The Policy Study ‘Violence against lesbians, bi women and trans people: Adapting the public response to the diversity of LGBTI+ life experiences‘
• The Policy Study ‘Gender-based violence against women and girls with disabilities‘