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Working Life Barometer in the Baltic Countries 2002 (pdf) - mol.fi

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LITHUANIA<br />

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Lithuania differs from Estonia and Latvia <strong>in</strong> that its proportion of negative<br />

assessments has grown dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> last three years. There is only one exception<br />

to this. The trend <strong>in</strong> gender equality has been evaluated positively much more<br />

often than before. Despite this, <strong>the</strong> balance for gender equality still rema<strong>in</strong>s<br />

lower <strong>in</strong> <strong>2002</strong> than for <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r factors be<strong>in</strong>g evaluated. Ano<strong>the</strong>r aspect regarded<br />

more negatively than <strong>the</strong> average is empowerment, <strong>the</strong> possibility of<br />

<strong>in</strong>fluenc<strong>in</strong>g one's own job. By contrast, <strong>the</strong> most positive assessment of all has<br />

been given to trends <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> mean<strong>in</strong>gfulness of work<strong>in</strong>g and <strong>in</strong> self-development<br />

opportunities.<br />

Lithuanian wage earners' sceptical attitude as to current trends <strong>in</strong> work<strong>in</strong>g life<br />

is also seen when consider<strong>in</strong>g whom <strong>the</strong> changes have affected. The differences<br />

between <strong>the</strong> various categories of wage earners are ra<strong>the</strong>r large when <strong>the</strong><br />

changes between 1998 and <strong>2002</strong> are exam<strong>in</strong>ed.<br />

TRENDS IN LITHUANIAN WORKING LIFE<br />

1998 AND <strong>2002</strong><br />

Mean<strong>in</strong>gfulness of work<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Self-development<br />

Management method<br />

Environmental issues<br />

Empowerment <strong>in</strong> own job<br />

Information on work aims<br />

Lithuania 1998<br />

Lithuania <strong>2002</strong><br />

Gender equality<br />

-20% -10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%<br />

Balance = better direction - worse direction (%-units)

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