Lithuania's parliament will Friday discuss the effects of ratification of the Istanbul convention for the Baltic state. [...]
Vilnius University Gender Studies Centre director Professor Dalia Leinartė has been elected as a member of the United Nations Committee…
The Lithuanian parliament (Seimas) has passed a set of legal amendments design to prevent gender-based discrimination in the workplace and…
Members of the Lithuanian parliament have rejected a bill outlawing gender-based harassment, as required by the European Union. [...]
For several years, Lithuanian education specialists have been noticing a worrying trend – Lithuanian boys' school grades have been falling…
Gender equality has still a long way to go in the EU, although Europe is considered one of the leaders…
Sex reassignment surgery is as yet unavailable in Lithuania but the necessary legislation to allow the procedure is on its…
Lithuania has one of the smallest pay gaps between men and women with the 7th smallest difference between the average…
Lithuania has been ranked second in the world for the number of women in top management positions in corporations, according…
Despite having significantly higher levels of education on average than men, Lithuania women make up only a quarter of the…
Men dominate central banks, finance ministries and boardrooms throughout Europe with only one in every 25 top jobs held by…
Bullying remains a pandemic problem in Lithuanian schools and can sometimes lead to tragic consequence, including suicide. The Equal Opportunities…
The Lithuanian government has decided to reintroduce military conscription this year, after which the Ministry of National Defence compiled a…
Although Lithuania is on the bottom of the European Union (EU) list in terms of the situation of LGBT people,…
Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Vilija Blinkevičiūtė together with her colleagues has proposed that 2016 should be named the…
Fifty-five percent of women in Lithuania who are married or have a partner feel financially insecure. The main factor of…
Lithuania's Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson's Office has received a complaint over its own social anti-violence campaign "Men for Women" showing men…
On Monday, 20 April, President Dalia Grybauskaitė will attend an international conference which will focus on ways to enhance the…
On the occasion of the International Women's Day, Statistics Lithuania has published statistical information related to women. [...]
The pay gap between men and women in Lithuania was one of the lowest among 28 EU Member States in…