Gender

  • Foreign affairs

Parliament to discuss impact of ratified Istanbul convention

Lithuania's parliament will Friday discuss the effects of ratification of the Istanbul convention for the Baltic state. [...]

7 years ago
  • 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…

8 years ago
  • 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…

8 years ago
  • 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. [...]

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

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…

9 years ago
  • Society

’80 years to achieve gender equality’ in Lithuania

Gender equality has still a long way to go in the EU, although Europe is considered one of the leaders…

9 years ago
  • 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…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania has one of smallest gender pay gaps in world – OECD

Lithuania has one of the smallest pay gaps between men and women with the 7th smallest difference between the average…

9 years ago
  • 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…

9 years ago
  • 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…

9 years ago
  • 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…

9 years ago
  • 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…

9 years ago
  • 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…

9 years ago
  • 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,…

10 years ago
  • 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…

10 years ago
  • 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…

10 years ago
  • 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…

10 years ago
  • 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…

10 years ago
  • 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. [...]

10 years ago
  • 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…

10 years ago