Dr. Lina Salanauskaitė

Ms. Lina Salanauskaitė is a researcher at the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) in Vilnius, Lithuania - a regulatory agency of the European Union. EIGE supports the EU and its Member States in promoting gender equality, fighting discrimination based on sex and raising awareness about gender issues. Previously, Lina Salanauskaitė worked in the EU Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion. Lina Salanauskaitė holds a PhD in Social Economics and Social Sciences from Maastricht (the Netherlands) and Antwerp (Belgium) universities and has an extensive research experience in the analysis of social protection and labour market policies, employment and social inclusion trends, developing and using tax-benefit micro simulation models and other welfare, gender and socio-economic issues.