Crowdfunding for Leiden University

A woman is murdered every eight days in the Netherlands. Marieke Liem, professor of Security and Interventions at Leiden University, is working on the Femicide Monitor, a public database on femicide in the Netherlands. Femicide is when women are killed because of their gender. More research is vital to protect women in the future. ‘With the Femicide Monitor, we want to create a public femicide database that tracks all women murdered in the Netherlands. We will base this on official police data and legal records. The infrastructure is in place and now it is a matter of filling it with the cases from the past decade and keeping track of new ones. The sooner we can offer key insights, the better.' Prof.dr. Marieke Liem Project ambassadorHuri Sahin, mayor of Rijswijk, is committed to being an ambassador for the Femicide Monitor. 'It is crucial to have scientific material to take the right measures. You need both science and governance to be effective. Femicide is a social problem. Realising the Femicide Monitor helps me and other mayors to take the right steps.'Start Femicide MonitorFinancial support from donors is crucial for establishing and developing the Femicide Monitor. Professor Liem says, "We hope to raise the initial amount of €15,000 by the end of the year, so we can begin the first phase of the Femicide Monitor in early 2025. The monitor will eventually contain data on all femicides over the past 10 years in the Netherlands. This means that around 400 cases will be studied and further analysed. To do this, we aim to hire a researcher—a PhD candidate—who will work alongside one student assistant to build the monitor. This team is essential for gathering the data, analysing it, maintaining the database, and identifying key warning signs. The ultimate goal is to reduce femicides and promote a safer society." Donate now to the Femicide Monitor so we can help prevent femicides in the future.Thank you very much for your support!