gender equality

The Constitutional Court judged Thursday that the Istanbul Convention does not contradict provisions of the Constitution of Lithuania.

Reykjavik Global Forum's Women Leaders address the world's business and governments to rethink leadership in the context of equality between woman and men.

Lithuania has gone up a notch to the 22nd position in the European Union's Gender Equality Index.

Lithuania fell to number 23 among the EU's 28 member states in the latest ranking by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), down from 19th place two years ago.

According to the research by “Invest Lithuania”, 80 per cent of industrial engineers in Lithuania are men. However, chemical engineering is a predominantly female environment. “I would say that chemistry is a feminine professional field,” says Violeta Kauneliene, an associate professor at the Kaunas...

Lithuanian Economy Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius, who is running for leader of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), proposes to introduce gender quotas for currently male-dominated management boards at state-owned and municipal companies.

Even though some of the world's most powerful nations are, or are likely to soon be, led by women, equal gender representation in politics and parliaments is still just an aspiration. Lithuanian gender studies scholar Eglė Krinickienė says that more female MPs leads to better social policies and eve...

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. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

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 steadily.

The annual Equality and Diversity Awards were handed out on Monday to celebrate projects and initiatives that contributed to advancing human rights and tolerance in Lithuania in 2015.

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

Lithuania has one of the smallest pay gaps between men and women with the 7th smallest difference between the average wage given to men and women, according to the OECD.

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.

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.

British broadcaster BBC aired a documentary about Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Saturday as part of a series on the world‘s most influential women.

People in Lithuania have become more forthcoming in reporting discrimination. The Seimas Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson has received 260 complaints so far this year, significantly up nearly 30% on the 202 submitted last year.