Czech aware of women being underrepresented in politics

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Poll: Women under-represented in Czech politics - Prague Daily Monitor Prague, Sept 5 (CTK) - More than two-thirds of Czechs believe that women are under-represented in politics and senior posts in the civil service in the Czech Republic, according to a new poll.Some 85 percent of the respondents said that it was good to have women in these functions. 

That is certainly a good sign. From a feminist point of view, though, it is very often accompanied by a belief that we need more women in politics because they being gentility and feminine charm into it. But ultimately no matter what the reason, more women in politics are inevitable. The numbers below are not sustainable in the long run:

Women occupy 15.5 percent and 11 percent of seats in the lower and
upper houses of parliament, respectively. The 15-member government of
Mirek Topolanek (Civic Democrats, ODS) includes only two women.

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