Almost three-quarters of Czechs are of the view that there are few women in Czech politics, according to a poll conducted by the polling agency CVVM and released today.

Prague- Female mayors from European Union countries have to deal with similar problems at the municipality level as their male colleagues, but it is difficult for them to advance to higher levels of politics, participants in the first meeting of women mayors from EU countries agreed in Prague tod

The Forum 50 % civic group promoting women’s participation in public life and politics has launched a new online learning project entitled “Otevrena Univerzita” or “Open University”.

Many people say that politics are rough, inherently masculine and simply not for women. This is nonsense. Politics are only "masculine" because so few women are involved in them.

Almost three-fifths of Czech men and more than four-fifths of Czech women believe that the number of women in Czech politics is insufficient.
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Women in the Czech Republic face many gender-related frustrations — unequal hiring procedures, lower wages and sexist attitudes at home and on the job.

Czech women are almost absent from the lists of candidates for the autumn regional and Senate elections, daily Mlada fronta Dnes (MfD) reported Monday.

At an international conference on the new ways to overcome gender stereotypes that took place in Prague within the Czech Republic's EU presidency Kocab said stereotypes in people's thinking complicates the position of women in the Czech Republic.

The Czech Interior Ministry is to propose law amendments that would raise women's share in the list of candidates to at least 30 percent, Lejla Abbasova, spokeswoman for Human Rights and Minorities Minister Michael Kocab, said Monday.

While the proportion of women in the post-communist world’s parliaments has been slowly rising, they remain woefully under-represented in high legislative positions and in government than in many Western European countries.

The recently released Social Watch 2010 reports point out the low participation of  Czech women in top politics. The report criticizes the fact that no woman was in the Czech government last year.

Women in the Democratic Republic of Georgia hold powerful positions in the media. They often work behind the scenes, but they significantly influence the policies and trends in the local media.

UN Women observes progress in many areas, including expanding women’s leadership roles and enhancing women’s economic empowerment.

The chairperson of one of Mozambique's most prominent NGOs, the Community Development Foundation (FDC), and former First Lady, Graca Machel, on Thursday urged young Mozambican women to stand up for themselves in the society.

The Mozambican Interior Ministry is to have a "Green Line" installed in all police stations across the country by the end of this year to receive denounciations of violence against women and children.The work to install such free phone lines is at an advanced stage.

The Mozambican trade union movement must fight to increase the number of women involved in making employment and training policies, so that women can gain self- confidence and defend their labour rights, declared Amelia Bibiana, secretary of the Working Women's Committee (COMUTRA) on Monday

The chairperson of one of Mozambique's most prominent NGOs, the Community Development Foundation (FDC), and former First Lady, Graca Machel, on Thursday urged young Mozambican women to stand up for themselves in the society.

The Mozambican Interior Ministry is to have a "Green Line" installed in all police stations across the country by the end of this year to receive denounciations of violence against women and children.The work to install such free phone lines is at an advanced stage.

The Mozambican trade union movement must fight to increase the number of women involved in making employment and training policies, so that women can gain self- confidence and defend their labour rights, declared Amelia Bibiana, secretary of the Working Women's Committee (COMUTRA) on Monday

With four women in the Senate and 11 women members of the lower house among a combined total of 130 parliamentary seats, 11.5 percent of Uruguayan lawmakers are women, considerably lower than the 21.5 percent average for the Americas and the world average of 18.4 percent.

With four women in the Senate and 11 women members of the lower house among a combined total of 130 parliamentary seats, 11.5 percent of Uruguayan lawmakers are women, considerably lower than the 21.5 percent average for the Americas and the world average of 18.4 percent.

With four women in the Senate and 11 women members of the lower house among a combined total of 130 parliamentary seats, 11.5 percent of Uruguayan lawmakers are women, considerably lower than the 21.5 percent average for the Americas and the world average of 18.4 percent.