Women constitute 15.5 percent of all deputies to the lower house, and 13.6 percent of members of the upper house of parliament, Senate. Women constitute the minority of 15 percent in regional politics.
They have the highest representation in local assemblies, but still it is only 25 percent, Smiggelsova said adding that the situation changes only very slowly. She said one of the reasons women are put at disadvantage is the method the parties use to choose candidates. Smiggelsova said that at informal negotiations, party members reach agreement with one another and then only Czech regional, Senate elections to be on October 17-18 ...
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German women paid 22% less than men ... approve the in advance discussed names at meetings. She said the traditionally most accommodating to women is the junior government Green Party (SZ). "One woman must be in every threesome of candidates,"L Smiggelsova said. She said the Communists and Social Democrats also use a certain form of recommendation while the junior ruling Christian Democrats and the senior government Civic Democrats give women the lowest chances. Smiggelsova said this is particularly startling with the Christian Democrats where women form more than a half of all members. The Czech Lands have been among pioneer countries since the very beginnings of women's emancipation. The first woman was elected to the then Czech land parliament in 1912, but she did not join the other deputies because she was not issued the necessary certificates. Women gained full political rights only in 1920 when a new constitution was promulgated.
(Ceske Noviny)
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