Overview of the status of women in the Czech Republic
Women in the Czech Republic
Miroslava Němcová, former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies and current Czech Senator
General Statistics
Maternal mortality (per 100,000)
3 (2017)
Women in parliament
25% (2021)
Women over 25 with secondary education
99.9% (2012)
Women in labour force
68.1% (employment rate OECD definition, 2019)[1]
Gender Inequality Index[2]
Value
0.120 (2021)
Rank
34th out of 191
Global Gender Gap Index[3]
Value
0.710 (2022)
Rank
76th out of 146
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The Czech Republic provides a wide variety of civil rights to female citizens and Czech women have a long history of actively participating in Czech society. However, women in the Czech Republic continue to experience gender discrimination, particularly in the workforce and political arena.
^"LFS by sex and age – indicators".
^"Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
^"Global Gender Gap Report 2022" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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