A new role each decade or more for the Lithuania female is what the reality for Lithuanian women is.  The incredible amount of adaptability the Lithuania female demonstrates throughout an ever-evolving society is admirable, considering the circumstances; mothers have created for their daughters, aunts for their nieces and sisters for their sisters.  Lithuanian women have endured poverty and the dramatic shifts in being part of the labor force and then suddenly remanded to caring for children at home and learning to survive on little money.

The effects of Russian rule and communism can be felt in many countries and Lithuania is definitely one of them and no one has felt the effects more than the Lithuania female.  There was a significant shift in the work force due to the events and happenings of the country.  The Soviet system of denying national identity while maintaining certain inequalities between genders only added to the difficulties, for girls Lithuania was an unfair country to grow up in.  The most frustrating element communicated by the Lithuania female is the insistence that equality existed even though it was not present in their lives.  The division of labor in the domestic setting was not even close to being fair, nor was the division of parenting responsibilities for mothers and fathers.  Then as boys grow up to learn that fathers are not exactly hands-on in their lives, for girls Lithuania taught them that eventually they would be responsible for everything in the home and for their children.  Lithuanian women, many of them anyway, are still from the generation that instilled and supported the inequitable distribution of work and defined the Lithuania female.

Today, it is important to understand this crucial piece of history of the Lithuanian female, for the boys so that they learn the foundation of the ideas many Lithuanian women will grow up to have, and for girls Lithuania should be understood from the perspective of the significant changes that have occurred within the last couple of decades.  The choices and options available to Lithuanian women are vast today, compared to what they were for their mothers and grandmothers.  It is also important to recognize and acknowledge the effort that went into changing the culture of the country and developing a national identity that all Lithuanians can be proud of.

In fact, there is a film that was made in 2003 by a Lithuanian film director by the name of, Monika Juozapaviciute, a Lithuania female.  She was born in 1962 in Vilnius and spent her childhood under Soviet rule.  This Lithuanian women was bound and determined to go to art school and study television and film, which she accomplished by graduating from the State Institute if Theater Arts in 1991.  She made a few documentaries including; The World of Furs in 1997, Let's Go for a Walk With Antanas Rekasius in 1998 and Idea: 362.47m in 2000.  Then in 2002 Monika made a film that speaks to the subject of this article titled Tomorrow Will Be Better, a film detailing the lives of four Lithuanian women from different sectors of society to provide the viewer with a more complete understanding of the Lithuania female.   If you are interested in learning more about the topic the film is a good source in addition to several books that are available and on-line resources.