On March 8th Family Planning and Sexual Health Association together with other non-governmental women’s organizations of Lithuania will march together on the main streets of Vilnius is support of women’s rights and to demand the implementation of various national and international obligations connected to the elimination of violence against women and discrimination, to ensure equal salaries and to start legislative changes in regard to sexual reproductive health and rights.
Women will march to the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania and will give a document with reccommendations for sustainable gender-equal policy to the Parliament. Non-governmental organizations, public bodies, professional unions, various social movements and anyone interested and supportive of women’s rights are welcome to join. This is the first women’s march since 1990 when Lithuania became an independent country.
