Almost four in ten girls and women have been victims of increasingly organized violence

Omissions

• The 4 in 10 figure refers specifically to sexual harassment experienced by young women aged 18-29, not all girls and women experiencing all forms of violence.
• The broader figure for physical or sexual violence among all women is 1 in 3 (33%), not 4 in 10 (40%).
• The claim does not specify the type of violence (sexual harassment vs. physical/sexual violence) or the specific age group (young women vs. all women).
• The data comes from the EU Gender-Based Violence Survey published in 2024, with data collected from 2021-2023.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)Over 4 in 10 young women face sexual harassment. The EU Gender-Based Violence Survey collected data from over 100,000 interviews covering all 27 EU Member States.
• PrimaryEurostatEU gender-based violence survey – key results – 2024 edition, presenting key results based on data from all 27 Member States.