Gender Studies, o.p.s.

www.genderstudies.cz

NHH Norwegian School of Economics

Economics Institute

Institute of Sociology

Business for Society

The lives and career paths of Czech men and women differ, women bearing negative effects in particular in connection with child birth. There are not enough child care facilities available, an insufficient supply of flexible work formats, a rather long interruption of mothers’ professional careers compared to the rest of Europe, a higher unemployment rate for women after maternity leave and employment of such women with types of contracts that are inconvenient for them. Lifelong expenses and the impact of motherhood have not been quantified in the Czech Republic, nor their causes sufficiently analysed. This makes their efficient minimisation difficult, both on the lives of individuals and on the level of making policy towards equal opportunities and gender mainstreaming. The project aims at combining the expertise of economics and sociology professionals, a Norwegian expert, employers, representatives of the state and NGOs. Analyses of the lifelong economic effects of motherhood will be produced and a complex set of measures to efficiently minimise the negative impact of motherhood on women will be proposed. The project will contribute to disturbing gender stereotypes, leading to better informed long-term and short-term decision-making in families and improving the work-life balance.

281 996 EUR