Agneta Skardžiuvienė EN Archives - the Lithuania Tribune

Vilnius University has become the first academic institution in Lithuania to evaluate gender equality

March 8, 2019 EN.DELFI 0

At the request of Vilnius University (VU), the evaluation of gender equality was performed by the Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson. A unique research method called ‘gender equality ruler’ was used. VU is the first higher education institution in Lithuania that has participated in such research, a press release from the university states. […]

Social campaign in Lithuania aims to raise awareness of violence against women

October 2, 2018 BNS 0

The Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson in Lithuania is launching on Tuesday a social campaign to show support for women who report domestic violence. […]

Disabled voters didn’t have equal access in 2016 general elections

January 3, 2017 BNS EN 0

People with disabilities did not have an equal opportunity to cast their ballots in Lithuania’s parliamentary elections last October as more than a half of the polling stations were not adapted for voting by the disabled, Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson Agneta Skardžiuvienė has found. […]