Foreign affairs
Gender
CORPORATE
Lithuanian Professor elected to UN Committee on discrimination for second time
Vilnius University Gender Studies Centre director Professor Dalia Leinartė has been elected as a member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women for the second time at the United Nations […]
Society
Seimas passes sexual harassment and gender equality amendments
The Lithuanian parliament (Seimas) has passed a set of legal amendments design to prevent gender-based discrimination in the workplace and to make existing Lithuanian discrimination laws more similar to European Union law.
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Politics
Lithuanian MPs refuse to outlaw gender-based harassment
Members of the Lithuanian parliament have rejected a bill outlawing gender-based harassment, as required by the European Union. […]
CORPORATE
Why are Lithuanian boys doing so badly at school?
For several years, Lithuanian education specialists have been noticing a worrying trend – Lithuanian boys’ school grades have been falling steadily. […]
Society
CORPORATE
Bill to legalise sex reassignment surgery in Lithuania on way
Sex reassignment surgery is as yet unavailable in Lithuania but the necessary legislation to allow the procedure is on its way. […]
Economy
CORPORATE
Lithuania second in world for number of women in top management
Lithuania has been ranked second in the world for the number of women in top management positions in corporations, according to the last global survey by consulting firm Grant Thornton. […]
CORPORATE
Despite better qualifications Lithuanian women only take quarter of leadership positions
Despite having significantly higher levels of education on average than men, Lithuania women make up only a quarter of the leadership positions with real decision-making responsibilities both in the public and private sector. […]
European Union
Men control the money in the EU
Men dominate central banks, finance ministries and boardrooms throughout Europe with only one in every 25 top jobs held by a woman, according to a new report on equality between women and men. […]
Society
Bullying in Lithuanian schools: Gender sneers for girls, intelligence insults for boys
Bullying remains a pandemic problem in Lithuanian schools and can sometimes lead to tragic consequence, including suicide. The Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson‘s Office has conducted a survey among school students, a fifth of whom said they were bullied for one reason or another. […]
Society
Photography project draws attention to gender stereotypes behind Lithuania’s conscription debate
The Lithuanian government has decided to reintroduce military conscription this year, after which the Ministry of National Defence compiled a list of almost 37,000 eligible young men who might be drafted for the military service this year. This has sparked much controversy and a heated debate in the Lithuanian public. […]
Society
LGBT individuals in Lithuania afraid to report discrimination at work for fear of losing job
Although Lithuania is on the bottom of the European Union (EU) list in terms of the situation of LGBT people, there have been very few discrimination complaints, especially about mistreatment at work. […]
European Union
Lithuanian MEP suggests dedicating 2016 to fight violence against women
Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Vilija Blinkevičiūtė together with her colleagues has proposed that 2016 should be named the European year to fight violence against women. The initiative has been supported by over 400 MEPs. […]
Society
More than half of married women in Lithuania feel financially insecure
Fifty-five percent of women in Lithuania who are married or have a partner feel financially insecure. The main factor of the insecurity is the lack of a financial back-up plan, according to a survey of married women commissioned by Lithuanian Life Insurance Companies’ Association and carried out by pollster Spinter Tyrimai. […]
Society
Equality watchdog gets complaint over its own anti-violence campaign
Lithuania’s Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson‘s Office has received a complaint over its own social anti-violence campaign “Men for Women” showing men as dogs, pigs and jackasses and calling on men not to use violence against women. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president to host OSCE-UN conference on women in international politics
On Monday, 20 April, President Dalia Grybauskaitė will attend an international conference which will focus on ways to enhance the role of women in promoting international peace and security. The conference is organised by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations, the presidential press service announced. […]
Society
Lithuanian women most educated in EU
On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, Statistics Lithuania has published statistical information related to women. […]
Society
Gender pay gap in Lithuania among lowest in EU
The pay gap between men and women in Lithuania was one of the lowest among 28 EU Member States in 2013, data from Eurostat shows. […]