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Safety from all forms of violence is fundamental to the rights of women and girls and their full and equal participation in employment, leadership, health, wellbeing.
Violence against women is a major barrier to gender equality, and is defined by the United Nations as any act “that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.”
Violence against women can occur in many different forms, and the impacts can be serious, long-lasting, and sometimes fatal. But it can be prevented, which will improve the lives of women, their families, and wider society.
The Ministry is focused on ensuring women and girls are safe all forms of violence by working with government agencies to provide advice and tools, partnering with non-governmental organisations to raise awareness, and working to meet New Zealand's international obligations.
