These include women and girls affected by harmful traditional practices such as female genital mutilation, female infanticide and pre-natal sex selection as well as victims of domestic violence, which is one of the most common and least visible forms of violence against women.
Nende hulka kuuluvad sellistest kahjulikest tavadest nagu naiste suguelundite moonutamisest, tütarlastest imikute tapmisest ja lapse sünnieelsest soovalikust mõjutatud naised ja tüdrukud, kuid ka isikud, kes on kannatavad koduvägivalla all, mis on üks tavalisemaid ja nähtamatumaid naistevastase vägivalla vorme.