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Current AffairsNew book helps fight gender stereotypes in school education
The notions of gender, gender equality, gender stereotypes and
discrimination are still relatively new in Czech society. A group of
activists has decided to start from to the youngest generation and to
promote gender equality in schools. A book recently published and handed
out to schools introduces the concepts and practices of gender sensitive
education to both school teachers and children.
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One on OneMarcela Linkova - science is ultimately about power
My guest in One on One today is Marcela Linkova, a young researcher at the
Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences and coordinator of
the National Contact Centre - Women in Science. The centre was opened five
years ago to support women making a career in science. Since then it has
been involved in many activities both on a domestic and international
scale from creating databases of women scientists to promoting young
female scientific talents. I met Marcela in her office in downtown Prague
and first asked her what in her opinion humankind was missing with the
relatively low number of women scientists.
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Current AffairsCzech Women's Lobby tries to give International Women's Day new meaning
March 8th is International Women's Day but there's little to show for it in
the Czech Republic. Most Czechs' memories of International Women's Day are
restricted to folk songs, drink, red carnations and communist rhetoric. As
a result, it has been discarded as a remnant of the past and few people
today even notice its existence. The Czech Women's Lobby is now trying to
change that and get Czechs to re-embrace the original idea behind
International Women's Day. Blanka Knotkova from the Gender Studies
Department of Charles University remembers the old days and talks about
the challenges ahead.
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Current AffairsCzechs take pains to balance their private lives and careers
Balancing one's private life and career is a problem faced by people in
many parts of the world today. Lifestyles here in the Czech Republic have
changed hugely in the last two decades - with work-life balance a new
concept to many. So how are Czechs doing when it comes to balancing the
two?
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Current AffairsCzech feminist group comes of age
Prague's Gender Studies Center is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary.
Founded in the heady ideological tumult following the Velvet Revolution,
the group has grown into a major advocacy organization for women and
sexual minorities.
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Current AffairsAds tailored to the Czech mentality?
A TV advertisement for mobile phone operator Vodafone has once again raised
the issue of ethics in Czech advertising, in particular the manner in which
women are portrayed.
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Current AffairsLowest number of women in Czech post-communist history to run for parliament
"Equal opportunities" is one of the buzzwords of the day. The
Czech government has a special council devoted to the issue. The former
Czech prime minister, EU commissioner Vladimir Spidla, has equal
opportunities on his agenda. But still, the participation of men and women
in Czech politics is far from equal.
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Current AffairsInternational Women's Day-conference highlights post-communist reality
March 8th was International Women's Day. This year women from around the
Czech Republic and abroad gathered for a conference in Prague. A variety
of topics were discussed ranging from the lack of women in politics to the
role of the European Union in promoting gender equality. More
Current AffairsFirst companies awarded for best equal opportunities policy
Despite gradual changes in legislation, women on the Czech labour market
still face a lot of challenges, especially if they have or want to start a
family. Difficulties in balancing their personal and working life make many
women give up their careers and cause employers to lose a lot of talented
staff. Those companies in the Czech Republic that have decided to tackle
this issue had a chance to show off their achievements this week in the
country's first ever contest for the company with the best equal
opportunities policy.
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Current AffairsNew book looks at transgender experience in Czech society
"I'm just trying to describe the current situation of our minority
here in Czech society - I mean the transgender minority - because I think
the situation could, for sure, be much better."
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