Czech female pioneers and their modern successors
Discover the inspiring stories of women who made it in "traditionally male" professions. In our new series on Radio Prague International, we will briefly recall the pioneers who paved the way for today’s female pilots, doctors and diplomats and talk to them about their work challenges, successes and the prejudices that some of them still face.
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Female Pioneers
From finding faith to leading a congregation: Alexandra Jacobea's path to becoming a pastor
Today, women pastors make up about 30% of the Protestant clergy. One of them is Alexandra Jacobea, pastor of the Evangelical congregation in Dejvice, Prague.
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Female Pioneers
Night shift on the Posázavský Pacifik: Train driver Marie Sehnalová
In Czechia it is not often that you board a train driven by a woman. One of them is Marie Sehnalová who has been a train driver with Czech Railways for 12 years.
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Female Pioneers
Conductor Anna Novotná Pešková on succeeding in a male-dominated environment
In this edition of our series on Czech Women Pioneers, we meet Anna Novotná Pešková, who was appointed conductor of the National Theatre Opera at just 28.
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Female Pioneers
Medicine, motherhood, and tap dancing: the many roles of Jarmila Heissigerová
In this edition of our series on Czech Women Pioneers, we meet profesor Jarmila Heissigerová, who heads the largest teaching eye department in Czechia.
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Female Pioneers
Czech diplomacy Down Under: Jana Tyrer on her career and role as Czechia’s ambassador to Australia
As part of our new series on Czech Women Pioneers, we look at Czechia’s female ambassadors, and speak to Jana Tyrer, currently serving as the Czech ambassador to Australia.
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Female Pioneers
From glider to fighter: Military pilot Kateřina Hlavsová on her career in Czech Air Force
The world of aviation has long been dominated by men. Major Kateřina Hlavsová is one of the exceptions. So, what is it really like to be a military jet pilot as a woman?
