We are a network of organizations that defend women’s rights in the Czech Republic. We represent 36 organizations that help women and work in the field of gender equality.
Since 2008 we have been playing an active role in human rights and gender equality. We point out overlooked problems of women and bring them to the political level. We influence laws to make women’s lives better. We bring a gender perspective into the public space and empower disadvantaged groups of women in the country.
We create a safe space within the network for organisations to work together.
We are also active at the European level through our European Women’s Lobby membership, which brings together women’s rights and feminist organisations across Europe.
The Czech Women’s Lobby promotes the interests of all women regardless of their race, ethnicity, health, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief and LGBTQI+.
Our vision
Our mission is to be a strong feminist voice that defends women’s rights. Together, we advocate for systemic change leading to gender equality.
Our mission
Our mission is to be a strong feminist voice that defends women’s rights. Together, we advocate for systemic change leading to gender equality.
Our achievements
- The Czech government’s signature of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention)
- The Czech Women’s Lobby serving as vice-chair of the Government Council for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men
- Contribution to kindergarten accessibility/capacity increase (amendment to the Education Act)
- Collaboration on the creation of the Strategy for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, the Czech Republic 2030 Strategic Framework, and the Ministry of Social Affairs Family Policy Concept.
- Monitoring the fulfillment of women’s rights in international treaties (CEDAW, UPR) and reporting on the matter in UN meetings.
Kancelář
Diana Soták Gregorová
Director and advocacy expert
Diana Soták Gregorová studied sociology at Masaryk University. She has experience from several non-governmental organizations in the Czech Republic and Slovakia that focus on gender equality and women’s rights. In 2016, she joined the team of the Czech Women’s Lobby as a network coordinator and project manager, later becoming an advocacy expert. She currently serves as the director. Diana co-founded the Slovak initiative against sexist advertising „Sexistický kix” and works as vice-chairwoman in the NGO „Bez sexizmu.” She is also a member of the Gender Expert Chamber of the Czech Republic.
Klára Hlavačková
External PR expert
Klára Hlavačková holds a Master’s degree in Culture, Communication and Globalisation from Aalborg University. She is working on improving the Czech Women’s Lobby’s communication on social media and with the media. In her position as an external PR expert, she uses the experience gained from her studies in journalism and media studies at Masaryk University in Brno.
Mariana Slačálková Otterová
Financial manager
She studied Religious Studies and Judaic Studies at HTF UK. From 2004 to 2007, she was a member of the European Society of Women in Theological Research. In 2020, she began working as a financial manager at the Multicultural Center Prague. Since 2022, she has been employed as a financial manager at CWL.
Eliška Drusanová
Fundraiser
Eliška Drusanová holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Masaryk University in Brno. She is currently continuing her studies at Charles University in Prague in the field of gender studies. She currently works as a fundraiser at CWL and specializes in analyzing ways of raising new funds.
Magdalena Skonecká
Coordinator of the network of member organisations
Magdalena Skonecká graduated from the Archbishop’s Gymnasium in Prague, in 2013 she started working as a fundraiser for Greenpeace Czech Republic and since the beginning of 2024, she has been employed by the ČŽL as a coordinator of the network of member organizations.
Výbor
Eva Lukešová
Chairwoman
Eva Lukešová has been working in the field of gender equality and has held the position of Director at the Gender Information Centre NORA, o.p.s. since 2019. She specializes in gender-sensitive education,gender-based violence at research and academic institutions, and multiple discrimination, including that of the Roma and LGBTQ+ minorities. In these areas, she engages in publishing activities, organizes events for both professional and general audiences, and represents GIC NORA in various thematic platforms and networks. She also leads an expert team for conducting gender audits in both the public and private sectors, with nearly two dozen completed audits to her credit. Mail: predsedkyne@czlobby.cz
Markéta Kos Mottlová
Vice Chairwoman
Markéta Kos Mottlová graduated from the Department of Political Science at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague. She works as a gender expert, project manager and lecturer in the non-governmental organization Forum 50%, which strives for higher representation of women in politics. She is a member of the Government Council for Gender Equality and chairs the Committee for Gender Balance in Politics and Decision Making. She is the Forum 50%´s representative on the Social Watch coalition, where she works on the feminisation of poverty. Previously, she was the coordinator of the Czech Women’s Lobby. Email:mistopredsedkyne@czlobby.cz
Karolína Nedělová
Board member
She studied cultural theory at FF UK, worked for 7 years in the Department of Social Work at FF UK under the direction of Jiřina Šiklová, completed an internship at the School of Social Work at Florida State University, and spent a semester at Université d’Avignon in the field of Culture and Communication. She is a certified coach and qualified nanny. Since 2008, she has been leading Prostor pro rodinu, z.ú., which focuses on education and childcare services as instruments of pro-family policy. Email: karolina@prostorprorodinu.cz
Nika Mazániková
Board member
Since 2018, Nika Mazániková has been working for the organisation NESEHNUTÍ, where she is the coordinator of the F*ÉRA team, focuses on gender-sensitive education, sex education, partner relationships of students and young people, and prevention of gender-based violence. Her work focuses particularly on respect, equality, freedom, well-being and gender sensitivity in education and on communicating these issues to the wider public through the media and social networks. She represents NESENUTÍ in the Standing Conference of Associations in Education (SKAV) and in the Government Council for Gender Equality. She is an expert in civic campaigns and social media audience psychology. In the field of gender, she is particularly interested in the distribution of care and emotional labour and the related distribution of power and resources in society. e-mail: nika@nesehnuti.cz
Johana Jonáková
Board member
Johana Jonáková is an expert on gender equality and social integration with professional experience in the non-profit sector and in public administration. She holds a degree in German and Austrian Area Studies from the Faculty of Social Sciences. Since 2017 she have been working in Gender Studies, where she led a team working on gender audits with employers, and in 2022 she became the director of the organisation. Her topics include the labour market, flexibility and gender audits, but also history from a female perspective. johana.jonakova@genderstudies.cz
Working groups
Statement
The Czech Women’s Lobby subscribes to the feminist belief that women have the right to political, social and economic equality with men. The Czech Women’s Lobby promotes the interests of all women regardless of their race, ethnicity, health, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. At the same time, the CWL promotes diversity and recognises and promotes the diverse values and needs of women concerning the aforementioned characteristics.
Shared positions on the following topics:
Correcting the definition of rape
Gender roles and stereotypes
Quotas on gender representation on candidate lists
Violence against women
Women and climate
Prostitution and trafficking in women
Sexuality and women’s reproductive rights
Surrogacy (surrogacy)
Women in decision-making positions
Women in the labour market
Women and global poverty
Gender and migration in the Czech Republic
Multiculturalism against racism
Public responsibility for care