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The proportion of women in parliament increased by more than 5 percentage points compared to the previous Seimas: in 2016, 111 men and 30 women were elected to the Seimas, representing 78.7%, respectively. and 21.3 percent.
During the four years after the termination of the powers of various members of the Seimas and the election of new people, the gender distribution in parliament changed slightly and in the third quarter of 2020 amounted to 75.7%. men and 24.3 percent. woman.
Lithuania lags behind the European Union average in terms of gender balance in parliament.
According to the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), in the European Union in the third quarter of 2020, men represented an average of 67.5% and women 32.5%. members of parliament.
In 2016, the European Union average was 71.2 percent. men and 28.8 percent. women in parliaments.
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