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Women's Access to Political Power in Post-Communist Europe$
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Richard E. Matland and Kathleen A. Montgomery

Print publication date: 2003

Print ISBN-13: 9780199246861

Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: January 2005

DOI: 10.1093/0199246866.001.0001

Women in Lithuanian Politics: From Nomenklatura Selection to Representation

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(p. 81 ) 5 Women in Lithuanian Politics: From Nomenklatura Selection to Representation
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Women's Access to Political Power in Post-Communist Europe
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Algis Krupavičius

Irmina Matonytė

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Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/0199246866.003.0005

This chapter examines the changes in women’s representation in Lithuania. Women are expected to make significant inroads in their quest for political power. Although the number of women in political power declined from the Soviet period, those who are active in politics have been able to carve out more authentic places for themselves, with meaningful power. Women’s representation and recruitment are increasingly included in the political agenda as the democratic system stabilizes and recovers from the chaos of regime change.

Keywords:   women’s political representation, Lithuania, democracy, elections, political parties, women candidates, parliament, women in politics

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