EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA WOMEN DEMOGRAPHICS GENDER AT A GLANCE POPULATION BY AGE, 2010 81837 MEN Source: UN World Population Prospects. 100+ LITHUANIA 90-94 80-84 70-74 GNI per capita (Atlas Method) US$13,8501 60-64 Population living below US$2.50 3%2 50-54 Most recent…. 40-44 Government Gender Action Plan 2010-2014 30-34 Country Gender Assessment Not available 20-24 Source: 1WDI, 2012. 2EU-SILC, 2010. Estimated as of September, 2013. 10-14 0-4 EQUALITY IN LITHUANIA, 2000-2011 Source: GenderStats, UNECE, Inter-Parliamentary Union. WOMEN Female gross EDUCATION secondary MEN 2000 enrollment 100 SHARE OF TERTIARY GRADUATES BY AREA OF STUDY (%), 2011 2011* Source: GenderStats. Health 50 Education Human ities and arts Female labor Share of women force Social science, business and law 0 in parliament participation Agriculture (ages 15-64) Servi ces Science Engineeri ng, manufacturing and constructi on 0% 50% 100% Women's monthly wages as a share of men's WOMEN (unadjusted) JOBS MEN *Women’s wages as a share of men’s (2011); Share of women in parliament (2013). LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION (% ages 15-64) , 2000- 2011 Source: GenderStats. GLOBAL INDICES Score Max Rank Year 80 World Economic Forum 75 Global Gender Gap Index 0.7191 1 34/135 2012 70 UNDP Gender Empowerment Measure 0.628 1 40/109 2009 65 OECD Social Institutions & Gender Index - 0 - 2012 60 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 SHARE OF EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR*(%), 2012 Source: EuroStat. *Sectors include those with over 5% of total employment. Sector share of total employment Human health and social work 7% Education 10% Wholesale and retail trade; repairs 18% Public administration and defence 6% Manufacturing 16% Agriculture, forestry and fishing 9% Transportation and storage 7% Construction 7% 0% 50% 100% LEGAL FRAMEWORK The constitution of Lithuania guarantees equality for men and women before the law. Men and women have equal ownership and inheritance rights to property. The default marital property regime is partial community of property. There are no laws restricting the industries in which women may work. Women are entitled to 126 calendar days of maternity leave with 100% of wages paid. Men are entitled to 30 days of paternity leave with 100% of wages paid. Parents are entitled to an additional 239 days of parental leave with 100% of wages paid, and 730 days of unpaid paternal leave. The law guarantees pregnant and nursing women workplace protections from dismissal, placement in an equivalent position when they return from maternity leave, and rights to a flexible schedule. The law stipulates public provision of childcare for children under the age of primary education. The age at which both men and women can retire and receive full benefits is 65. There is legislation specifically addressing domestic violence that includes emotional, financial, physical, and sexual abuse. Source: Women, Business, and the Law (2013). Lithuania Europe & Central OECD High Income Year* Asia KEY INDICATORS Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Endowments: Education, Health, and Demographics Gross primary enrollment (% of relevant age group) 95 93 103 102 105 104 103 103 2011 Gross secondary enrollment (% of relevant age group) 100 97 100 97 99 99 102 102 2011 Gross tertiary enrollment (% of relevant age group) 56 83 54 66 62 74 65 81 2011 Primary completion rate (% of relevant age group) 97 94 98 99 101 101 100 101 2011 Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and above) 100 100 99 98 99 98 2010 Labor force with tertiary education (% of relevant group) 29 45 25 31 32 37 2011 Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment - 97 - 98 - 100 - 99 2011 Life expectancy at birth (years) 68 79 73 80 77 82 76 82 2011 Maternal mortality rates (per 100,000 live births) - 8 - 21 - 19 - 16 2010 Fertility rates (births per woman) - 1.8 - 1.7 - 1.8 - 1.7 2011 Access to Economic Opportunity Labor participation rate (% of population ages 15-64) 73 69 77 62 79 62 79 65 2011 Unemployment (% of labor force) 17.8 13.0 8.9 8.7 8.0 7.9 8.0 7.8 2011 Youth unemployment (% of population ages 15-24) 34.6 30.5 19.9 20.5 17.2 16.5 18.0 17.0 2011 Self-employed (% of employed men/women) 12 9 22 15 18 13 15 10 2011 Employment rate of persons ages 25-49 with a child under 3 81 79 2010 living in household Firms with female participation in ownership (% of firms) - 39 - - - 2009 Gender pay gap (in average monthly earnings, % of men's - 14 - - - 2010 wages, unadjusted) Share of women employed in the non-agricultural sector (% of - 54 - 47 - 46 - 48 2010 total non-agricultural employment) Account at a formal financial institution (% age 15+) 71 76 73 66 86 80 92 87 2011 Agency Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments(%) - 24 - 24 - 25 - 24 2013 Firms with female top managers (%) - 15 - - - 2009 Share of women among ministers (%) - 14 - 19 - 24 - 20 2012 Percentage agreeing that a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife *Indicates year of country data. All benchmarking data is from the most recent available year. Data from GenderStats (extracted September 10, 2013), UNECE, Inter-Parliamentary Union (as of September 1, 2013), and the central statistics office of Lithuania. DATA Please note that where possible, data is from harmonized internationally comparable sources. WANT TO KNOW MORE? For more information, please visit the Gender Data Portal at www.datatopics.worldbank.org/gender