Press releases

The Czech Women’s Lobby is filing a lawsuit against Petr Piťha, high representative of the Roman Catholic Church, for scaremongering about the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence
10. 10. 2018
The Czech Women’s Lobby is filing a lawsuit against the roman catholic priest and former minister of education Petr Piťha. More...
UNICEF standards to support breastfeeding are ignored by all Czech maternal hospitals, according to a survey of 4,000 women.
24. 9. 2018
In spite of the declared support of breastfeeding, the number of fully breastfed infants when leaving maternity hospitals is decreasing on a long basis. More...
There are not enough capacities in the kindergartens even for three years old children
18. 9. 2018
Since the 1st of September 2018, the so-called place guarantee for three years old children is valid in the Czech Republic. However More...
The Czech Women's Lobby has a new chairwoman Eliška Kodyšová
6. 8. 2018
Within the two-year parliamentary term, the chairwoman of the Czech Women’s Lobby Jana Smiggles Kavková from the member organization Forum 50% was replaced by Eliška Kodyšová, the director of the APERIO – Healthy Parenting Association.  More...
We are at the bottom, but there are still cuts in funding for gender equality
19. 6. 2018
On the occasion of the International Day of Equality of Women and Men, the Social Watch Czech Republic and the Czech Women's Lobby are calling on the political representation to More...
Is the Czech society ready to have a woman at the Castle?
18. 6. 2018
On the occasion of the forthcoming International Day of Gender Equality, the Embassy of Canada in cooperation with the Czech Women's Lobby and the Forum 50% organized a debate on the representation of women in Czech politics. More...
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs cuts the equality between women and men
9. 5. 2018
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs announced its plan to move the CZK 1.8 billion, allocated by the Operational programme Employment to support of the equality of women and men in the labor market, to other areas. More...
One Billion Rising 2018 at Piazzetta of the National Theater
14. 2. 2018
On Valentine’s Day, 14th of February 2018, the happening Tancem proti násilí / One Billion Rising 2018 took place at the piazzette of the National Theatre. More...
Don’t take parents the choice of childcare type
9. 2. 2018
The Czech Women’s Lobby as an organization defending women’s rights in the Czech Republic feels the obligation to critically comment on the event from the 6th February 2018 organized by the Committee on Education More...
Dancing against Violence within the International campaing One Billion Rising
5. 2. 2018
piazzetta Národního divadla 14. 2. 2018 12 hod - 13 hod  More...