Gender Equality and its Implementation in Universities of Lithuania

• Autorzy: Inga Žalėnienė , Eglė Krinickienė , Agnė Tvaronavičienė , Agneta Lobačevskytė
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

All over the European Union the share of women and men amongst the top level academic staff and research boards is uneven and women are considered under-represented, while their intellectual potential is being under-used. The general situation in science and higher education in the European Union has encouraged us to pay attention to the issue of gender balance in this field and to perform the corresponding sociological research. The article presents the results of the survey performed in universities of the Republic of Lithuania in 2013 and 2015, which prove the existence of asymmetric gender distribution and vertical segregation within Lithuanian higher education system. Women dominate at the lowest administrative and research levels while men prevail at the highest levels. This situation requires strengthening the gender equality policy in the sector. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Higher education; Equal rights for women and men; Employment

PL

Szkolnictwo wyższe; Równouprawnienie kobiet i mężczyzn; Zatrudnienie

• Czasopismo: Economics & Sociology
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: 9
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 237--251

Twórcy

autor

Inga Žalėnienė

• Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania

autor

Eglė Krinickienė

• Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania

autor

Agnė Tvaronavičienė

• Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania

autor

Agneta Lobačevskytė

• Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson of Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania

Bibliografia

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.14254/2071-789X.2016/9-1/16