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Women for Women France looks to promising practices and leading thinking on gender-based violence from within France and around the world, and aims to raise awareness, and offer practical recommendations and insights for policy makers, professionals, and individuals.

Domestic violence perpetrator manipulation in the French legal system

When victims finally find the strength to end a relationship with an abuser and take measures to protect themselves and their children, unfortunately…

STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH | Women for Women France assists Consular services

Women for Women France is actively engaging Consular services to ensure they are kept informed of resources available to their citizens.

Coercive control: a vital concept in domestic abuse

States around the world are moving to criminalise coercive control in their response to domestic abuse.

Not all violence is physical: WFWF calls for greater awareness of coercive control in France

Women for Women France (WFWF) joined renowned journalist Annette Young for an interview on the program The 51 Percent on France 24 to discuss coercive…

Council of Europe report on violence against women in France calls for better protection for victims

First-ever report on country’s implementation of the Istanbul Convention highlights need to provide suitable and accessible services

WFWF’s International Interprofessional Conference - Advocating for Change

Women for Women France's first international interprofessional conference brought together four leaders from around the world to share and discuss…

WFWF joins leading voices to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Women for Women France (WFWF) joined voices around the world to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25…

MEDIA RELEASE | COVID-19 emergency victim outreach campaign

Public figures join WFWF to help foreign-born people facing domestic abuse in lockdown, in France

Liberating the voices of all women

Women for Women France (WFWF) united with leading voices at an interprofessional conference focused on eradicating violence against foreign-born women…

Fifth Interprofessional Forum of the Parisian Task Force of Violence Against Women

Women for Women France joined over 300 experts for the Fifth Interprofessional Forum of the Parisian Task Force of Violence Against Women, which this…

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