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According to the survey, 76% of the polled EU citizens and 72% of Lithuanians stated that tackling inequality between men and women should be a priority for the EU. On average 79% of the polled women in the EU and 75% of women in Lithuania said that tackling gender inequality should be a priority for the EU.

64% of Lithuanian respondents said that the areas, which should be dealt with the most urgently are: violence against women (64%), women being paid less than men for the same work (45%) and the unequal sharing of household tasks (21%).

The results of the survey showed that 94% of all Europeans agree that equality between men and women is a fundamental right, compared to 80% in Lithuania.

68% of respondents said that inequalities between men and women are less widespread in their country compared to 10 years ago. However, 62% said it is still widespread nowadays. The proportion of answers that inequalities between men and women are widespread was the highest in France (79%), Spain (76%) and Sweden (72%).

Most EU citizens said that gender stereotypes are mostly widespread at work (51%), in advertising (34%) and in the media (33%). Meanwhile they are the rarest in sports (18%) or at school (16%).

The survey interviewed 1,007 Lithuanian citizens.