針對女性的暴力行為 （英文：Violence Against women，缩写：VAW）泛指针对女性或对女性产生影响的暴力行为。有时，这种行为属于一种仇恨罪行[1][2][3]，指针对某一特定性别的犯罪行为。对女性的暴力行为是带有性别歧视的，也就是说，施暴者因为施暴对象是女性而对其实施暴力，或是由于父系社会的观念。联合国消除对妇女的暴力行为宣言表明：
^Angelari, Marguerite. Hate Crime Statutes: A Promising Tool for Fighting Violence Against Women. Karen J. Maschke (编). Pornography, sex work, and hate speech. Taylor & Francis. 1997 [2014-11-18]. （原始内容存档于2014-03-28）.
^McPhail, Beverly. Gender-Bias Hate Crimes: A Review. Barbara Perry (编). Hate and bias crime: a reader. Psychology Press. 2003 [2014-11-18]. （原始内容存档于2014-03-28）.
^Prügl, E. (Director) (November 25, 2013). Violence Against Women. Gender and International Affairs Class 2013. Lecture conducted from The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva, Switzerland.
^Directive 2002/73/EC - equal treatment of 23 September 2002 amending Council Directive 76/207/EEC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions [1] （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）
