Gender equality still merely on paper in the Czech Republic

Gender equality still merely on paper in the Czech Republic

15. 3. 2016

The Czech Republic places 88th in the world ranking measuring women representation in high politics. In the past ten years, the number of female ministers, deputies and senators has remained practically the same - the road to achieve a 40% representation of women in decision-making positions is therefore still very long. About 100 years have passed since women gained the right to vote in the former Czechoslovakia. Estimations suggest that it will take at least another 100 years before we will be able not only to vote, but also to be elected in a larger that a marginal number. The unequal representation in decision-making positions is however only one the areas where women are being discriminated against.

 

Kontakt:

Hana Stelzerová, Česká ženská lobby, hana.stelzerova@czlobby.cz, tel: 725 820 266

Eva Kavková, Česká ženská lobby, mistopredsekyne@czlobby.cz, tel: 774 454 560

Šárka Dušková, Liga lidských práv, sarka.duskova@llp.cz, tel: 731 563 427 

 

The press release can be found below, in Czech only.

 

 

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