Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:33:27 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-republics-d-grade-women-politics-8588915© 2026 Radio Prague International Lenka Bennerová, the head of the women’s advocacy group Forum 50% raised eyebrows last week when the media reported her comments that women in politics faced rudeness and a general negative attitude from their male colleagues. The comments underline a generally dire situation for women in Czech politics – the country has one of the lowest representations of women in politics in the developed world. Just 15.5 percent of MPs and 17.3 percent of senators are women, according to a recent study. So what is keeping women back in this largely progressive society? I spoke with Jana Smiggels-Kavková, a representative from Forum 50%, and began by asking her precisely this question: encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 https://english.radio.cz/czech-republics-d-grade-women-politics-8588915 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9