Lifelong economic impacts of maternity › Informing public about the issue of lifelong economic impacts of motherhood and its possible solutions

Informing public about the issue of lifelong economic impacts of motherhood and its possible solutions

General public will be informed about the project’s results via media where the outcomes of the project will be presented. During the celebration of international women’s equality day there will be information stand in the center of Prague that will provide materials about equal opportunities of men and women. In addition, the visitors will have an opportunity to consult a specialized lawyer that will provide counseling in the field of work discrimination based on motherhood. Academic public and people in decision-making areas will be informed about the outcomes of the project via media (press conferences, press releases and events connected with International Women’s day 2015 and 2016), during their participation at the roundtables, via “Newsletter of Equal Opportunities” for business and at the closing conference of the project.    

Project Promoter: Gender Studies, o.p.s.

Project Partners: CERGE EI, Department of Sociology, Academy of Science, Business for Society, NHH Norwegian School of Economics

Project Duration: 1. 9. 2014 – 30. 4. 2016

Project Coordinator: Lada Wichterlová

„The Project is being supported by the Open Society Fund Prague from the Let’s Give (Wo)men a Chance programme, financed from Norway Grants. With Norway Grants, Norway contributes towards a reduction in economic and social disparity and the strengthening of mutual cooperation in Europe. It promotes, above all else, environmental protection, research and scholarships, civil society development, health care, children, gender equality and an improvement in the efficiency of justice. The Let’s Give Women a Chance programme promotes equal opportunities for women and men both in their work and personal lives as well as prevention and help for victims of domestic and gender-based violence in the Czech Republic. It is operated by the Open Society Fund Prague, which has been developing values of open society and democracy in the Czech Republic since 1992.“