Activities related to the 50/50 Campaign
8 January 2009, Prague: The Czech Women´s Lobby (CWL) organized a Press Conference on the 50/50 Campaign. Amongst the speakers were Commissioner Margot Wallström, Director of the Fórum 50% Lenka Bennerová, Minister of the Government of the Czech Republic for Human Rights and National Minorities Džamila Stehlíková and Alexandra Jachanová Doleželová from the CWL. Commissioner Wallström held a speech on the importance of equality between women and men in leading politicals roles and on how to act for the achievement of this goal. Read her full speech here.
5 November 2008, Prague: Presentation of the 50/50 Campaign during a panel discussion in the conference organised by the Czech Women’s Lobby “Gender Equality – A Neglected Priority (not only) during EU Presidency” in the Czech Parliament.
16 September 2008: Press release about the launch of the 50/50 Campaign
Campaign material in Czech
Call for Action CZ
Information on women in political decision-making in Czech Republic
|
Institution |
Seats |
Women |
Women % |
|
Lower House |
200 |
31 |
15,5% |
|
Upper House |
81 |
12 |
14,8% |
|
National Government |
18 |
2 |
11% |
|
European Parliament |
24 |
5 |
20,8% |
Learn about quotas in the Czech Republic from Quota Database
Past campaigns on women in decision-making
“Do you really have a choice?”
Contact the EWL national coordination for more information
Czech Women’s Lobby
C/o Forum 50 %
Plzenska 846/66
CZ – 150 00 Praha 5
Tel: 420 257 216 170
info@padesatprocent.cz
