After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Leinarte became actively involved in the promotion of women's rights, including participation in drafting the reports of Lithuania to CEDAW.

In 2017-2024 Leinarte was a senior researcher at the Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy at Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania.

She also served as a member of Advisory Board of the Arts and Humanities Research Council, Doctoral Training Programme, University of Cambridge (2014-2017).

The book recounts the experiences of Lithuanian women in the postwar years, during the so-called "Khrushchev Thaw" and the beginning of the "Stagnation Era".

It explores the strategies these women used to reconcile the demands of work and family, as well as their perceptions of gender roles, marriage and romantic love in Soviet society.

From a well-developed after-school activity program for children to strict rules regarding the working hours of men and women, ultimately the family could not remain isolated from the regime.