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.
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Lithuania's Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson's Office has launched an investigation into the sale of T-shirts allegedly insulting women by one Vilnius shop, and also turned to prosecutors over this incident.
Photography project draws attention to gender stereotypes behind Lithuania's conscription debate (14)
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...
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.
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 ...
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.
In a gala ceremony on Tuesday night, national awards were handed out to individuals, organizations and initiatives that contributed most to promoting equality and diversity in Lithuania. The annual event was organized by the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson's Office and a forum of seven NGOs for the...
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...
The Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsman, National Equality and Diversity Forum, the Committee on Human Rights of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the European Information Office of the Seimas organize the Human Rights Conference on "Equal Opportunities Policy in Europe and in Lithuani...
The latest Eurobarometer survey on gender equality has revealed that 49 percent of those polled in Lithuania believe that gender inequality is widespread in the country (54 percent among female respondents).
The Lithuanian Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson is investigating a complaint filed by a man from Šiauliai who was not allowed to enter a Chippendales show.
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.
President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that although Lithuania can boast of great results in the area of women's rights and their active participation, women are still paid less compared to men and are dramatically underrepresented in top positions.
The Government of Lithuania on Wednesday backed an inter-institutional action plan for promoting non-discrimination and will allocate over EUR 1.4 million for research and promotion of public tolerance towards groups suffering from discrimination.
59 percent of complaints received by the Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson of Lithuania last year came from men, figures show, marking the fourth consecutive year when more complaints are received from men than women.
The Lithuanian prime minister's team has been expanded by creating the position of adviser on equality issues. Auksė Kontrimienė has been appointed to the new position.
Pay gap between men and women in Lithuania was 12.5 percent in 2013. It increased 0.5 percentage points compared to the year before.
