Literature / resource Imported

Women leadership in politics

Lithuania · Kaunas · Transnational · See the Lithuania profile

The history of female political participation is being continuously rewritten, with new names and facts entering the public discourse. Such historical highlights about politically active women in Lithuania help to fill the gaps and understand the importance of gender-balanced dec

38 seats

Women elected to the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) (2020)

27 %

Share of Seimas seats held by women after the 2020 election (2020)

Details

Promoter: Vytautas Magnus University - Laura Lapinske — website
Power domain: Political Power
Methods / tools: Competence development, Awareness-raising, Benchmarking
Region (NUTS): LT02
Keywords: women, equality in leadership, political arena, parliament

Context

This is a literature/resource item describing female political participation in Lithuania, focused on the October 2020 parliamentary election.

Results

Following the October 2020 election, 27% of the 141 seats in the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) were held by women (38 women and 103 men elected), a figure described as more favourable to women than any previous election. Three of the parties negotiating a governing coalition were led by women.

Conclusions

The description frames the 2020 election result as a historically significant positive change for gender equality in Lithuanian politics, while noting that continued efforts are needed to further enhance gender equality.

Implementation

Indicative cost: Low (< €50k)
Time to results: Short (< 1 year)

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Data sources

Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.

ProPEGE — Equal Leadership catalogue — accessed 2026-06-14
Practice website — accessed 2026-06-14
Promoter website — accessed 2026-06-14

Quality score: 78/100

How is this calculated?

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported

Top 36% in this catalogue (719 scored practices)

Scores cluster high, so position within the catalogue is often more telling than the number alone.

Evaluation

Evaluated by ProPEGE consortium (Equal Leadership)

Score profile — the dimensions behind the score — how it's computed

Transferability / replicability3/3

How readily the practice can be replicated or transferred to other contexts (graded 0–3).

Impact on gender equality1/1

Whether the practice demonstrably improved gender-equality outcomes.

Effectiveness1/1

Whether it achieved its intended objectives.

Evaluated outcomes1/1

Whether the outcomes were formally evaluated or measured.

Achievement / evidence1/1

The strength of documented evidence that the practice worked.

Sustainability1/1

Whether the practice is ongoing or has lasting institutional structures.

Gender-mainstreaming embedding1/1

How well gender equality is embedded across strategy, continuity and financing.

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Evidoria. Women leadership in politics. Persistent ID: 73dbccea-5a3a-4416-ad40-13e825a22484.

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