National and European gender equality legislation. A mismatch of agendas and hesitant feminism in Lithuania ; Nacionalinė ir europinė lyčių lygybės teisėkūra. Darbotvarkių neatitikimas ir nedrąsus feminizmas Lietuvoje

Abstract

In the chapter, in the light of the concept of gender democracy the Lithuanian situation in respect to the politics of gender equality is described and insights into the developments of gender democracy are provided, based on the case study of the transposition of the EC Directive 2004/113/EC on equal treatment of men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services. The study reveals that the process and content of national and European gender equality legislation vividly display a mismatch of agendas and underscores deficiencies of gender democracy in Lithuania. The chapter also provides hints into eventual dynamics of gender democracy in Lithuania.