The 21st century society is post-modern, post-industrial, consumerist, and has a goal of implementing the principle of gender equality in public and private spaces. Lithuania restored its independence in 1990, and in 1992, first gender studies were carried out; they analysed family planning, gender social roles, representation of reproduction, gender equality policies and genders in the national political life. The presentation will analyse the change of gender relationships during the period of 1992-2021 by presenting the results of a national study. This quantitative study is carried out in February-March, 2022 and encompasses the entire country. The results of the study will be compared with results of previous studies, i.e., those of 1992, 1998, 2002, 2008 and 2014. The presentation will analyse prevailing tendencies from the point of view of social modernisation, and breaking points will be revealed. The data of the study will be related to the results published by other authors. The gender equality policy carried out in the nation aims at changing the established traditional gender roles. However, in many cases the laws in the society can be either adopted or rejected. The presentation will show whether the legal documents relating to gender equality and created strategies have had direct impact on the modernisation of the society. The aim of the presentation: Aim of the report: to reveal the modernisation of Lithuanian society in the aspect of gender equality in the years 1992 - 2023. Research methods: comparative analysis and synthesis of scientific literature, document analysis and quantitative

Authors:
Virginija Jureniene, Vilnius University, Lithuania

About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Virginija Jurėnienė is currently a Professor of Art management at the Institute of Social Sciences and Applied Informatics, Kaunas Faculty,Vilnius university, Lithuania.

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