The Position of Women in Czech Science. Monitoring Report 2023

This Monitoring Report on the Status of Women in Czech Science provides an overview of current statistical indicators for the period 2005–2023. The publication aims to provide information on the representation of women and men across scientific disciplines and research sectors, including the Czech Republic‘s position in an international comparison.

A basic idea of the current status of women in Czech science can be obtained from the Main Findings section. Selected data for the given year is presented in the second part of the publication. The third part presents the values of selected statistical indicators and time series created on the basis of data from the Czech Statistical Office, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, and data obtained by collecting information from the websites of individual institutions or by contacting them directly.

The aim of the publication is to highlight one of the many manifestations of gender culture in Czech higher education and research. Although statistical data narrows the issue of gender equality in science down to the measured (available) and measurable (nominal) representation of women and men, these values demonstrate significant disparities that have persisted in Czech science and research for a long time. International comparisons underscore the persistence of these gaps. Czech research has long been unable to provide opportunities for qualified, highly educated women, thus losing the potential that would move us forward as a society