Research in political participation of women in the Czech Republic

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Hello, my name is Blanka Nyklova and I am a postgraduate student in Sociology in her first year. My project has been inspired by the huge diffrence perceived between the percentage of the Czech population claiming their support for more women in politics (around 84%)and the actual number of female MPs after last year general election (15,5%). Most politologists ascribe the gap to the way parties create their lists of candidates and to our electoral system. While these factors are definitely very important, I just cannot arrive at accepting them as the sole ones. I intend to combine qualitative and quantitative methods and to include a media analysis as well, the trouble is I am not a sociologist - my degree is from Media Studies and even in that field I feel my knowledge of methodology is bitterly limited. Do you think anyone could recommend a set of methodologies used elsewhere or even a combination of them? I would be deeply obliged to any such person. Thenk you for your response, Yours sincerely
Blanka Nyklova

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Political Participation of Women in Czech Republic

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2007-04-26 20:08.

Dear Ms. Nyklova,

Thank you for your interest and participation on the iKNOW Politics website. You have posted a very interesting question and we would like to encourage you to post it on our discussion circles. This will allow you to hear the feedback and comments from our members and experts on your question. You can post your question by going to the Discussion List - http://iknowpolitics.org/en/og -and posting it on any of the existing circles or by creating a new circle on this specific topic.

Meanwhile, we want to recommend the following resources that may be relevant for your research:

Resources in the iKNOW Politics Library:

Promoting Partnership between Men and Women in Parliament: The Experience of the Inter-Parliamentary Union – link: http://iknowpolitics.org/en/node/1103

Transformative Leadership in the 21st Century – link: http://iknowpolitics.org/en/node/994

Plan of Action to Correct Present Imbalances in the Participation of Men and Women in Political Life – link: http://iknowpolitics.org/en/node/542

Women in Parliament: Beyond Numbers Handbook, 2nd Edition, 2005 – link: http://iknowpolitics.org/en/node/176

Political Parties and Democracy in Theoretical and Practical Perspectives: Developments in Party Communications – link: http://iknowpolitics.org/en/node/877

Internal Communication: A Critical Function for Political Parties – link: http://iknowpolitics.org/en/node/931

The Gender & Media Handbook: Promoting Equality, Diversity & Empowerment – link: http://iknowpolitics.org/en/node/142

Other Relevant Organizations:

Sancharika Samuha (SAS) - forum of women communicators that focuses on programmes for increasing the participation and access of women to expression and decision-making in and through the media. It also works to promote a balanced non-stereotyped portrayal of women in the media. Website: http://www.sancharika.org/

The Network of East-West Women - international communication and resource network supporting dialogue, informational exchange, and activism among those concerned about the status of women in Central and Eastern Europe, the Newly Independent States, and the Russian Federation. Website: http://www.neww.org.pl/en.php/home/index/0.html

The National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) works to provide strategic resources to women leaders for leadership development and effective governance through conferences, effective seminars, issue education materials, professional and personal relationships, and networking at both the state and federal levels. Website: http://www.womenlegislators.org/

Please let us know if we can assist you in any other way.

Sincerely,

iKNOW Politics Staff