Sexualised Violence
Sexualised violence means that sexuality is forcibly used as an instrument of power. Perpetrators degrade their victims, they humiliate and demean them in order to feel powerful…
Stalking
Stalking refers to intentional and repeated acts of surveillance, chasing, harassment, and threatening, which serve to instil fear in the victim. The definition of stalking ranges from…
Forced Marriage
One speaks of forced marriage when one of the partners is coerced into marriage. Persons concerned are often exposed to strong repression, tyranny, and isolation from their social…
Nationwide Support Hotline
The nationwide support hotline “Violence Against Women" simplifies access to the support system for the persons concerned. It is primarily directed at women who have…
Work with Perpetrators
FHK regards qualified work with male perpetrators who practice violence against women as an important element in the prevention work against domestic violence.
However, this…
Cooperation
Violence against women is a complex societal problem. In order to fight this problem and to support the women who are affected by violence, a range of social organisations and…
What we want, and what we do
Violence against women concerns all of us. It is a societal and structural problem – and not just an individual’s predicament. Civil society and state are required to…
The Beginnings of the Help System
The history of women’s shelters in Germany reaches back to the second half of the 1970s. We asked some of our member associations to tell us about the emergence of…
Women with Migration Experience
Women with migration background are a very heterogeneous group in Germany: Many were born here, others came here as children or adults. Some of them have only poor…
Homeless Women
Apart from poverty, violence in families or relationships is a major cause of homelessness. Only few homeless women live openly on the street. Due to their socialisation, many of them…
