Gender-based violence and some of its forms in modern conditions was analyzed. In article studied international and European experience in protecting gender equality, domestic violence, sexual harassment, combating and preventing gender-based violence. It was found that the best way to deal with gender-based violence is reduce fear of talking about it. It is crucial that management demonstrate the importance of this issue, and the victim should not fear being fired or demoted. Violence is often driven by a desire for power. In addition, government should focus their attention on implement international standards in this sphere. In particular some aspect of these standards had already been adopted in legislation by the government of Ukraine. The last but not the least, the concept of domestic violence should be expanded to include not only spousal violence, but also from persons living together in the same territory. In particular, from mother-in-law to daughter-in-law, etc.