Although the State has introduced measures that prohibit discrimination on grounds including sex, gender, and other statuses, gaps remain. The Anti-Discrimination Act does not recognize intersectional discrimination against women from marginalized groups, such as migrant and Roma women, resulting in systemic invisibilities. In a political system where women are underrepresented, violence against women in politics has become increasingly prevalent. Among Czech women Members of Parliament, 81% experienced psychological violence and nearly 42% experienced sexualized violence. The Government of Czechia has not ratified the Istanbul Convention, revealing a block in the State's commitments to international standards for prevention and redress of gender-based violence against women.  

Women in the Czech Republic face barriers to accessing adequate healthcare, education, and employment opportunities. There are serious systemic barriers to women's reproductive rights in maternity care, and women frequently report experiencing non-consensual interventions. Low-income women face disproportionate barriers in accessing contraception due to restrictions on hormonal contraception and abortion services through public health insurance. A lack of institutional support for inclusion limits women's opportunities for education and employment in the Czech Republic, and they experience one of the highest gender pay gaps in Europe. These effects are especially prominent in minority and migrant populations, where women face structural discrimination in education and the labor market.  

Suggested questions to the Government of Czechia include:  

• Please provide information on the measures taken to amend the Anti-Discrimination Act and related legal provisions to explicitly recognize and prohibit intersectional discrimination. 

• Describe the measures taken to ensure that anti-discrimination policies and enforcement mechanisms address multiple and overlapping grounds of discrimination, particularly as experienced by Roma women, migrant women, women with disabilities, and other marginalized groups. 

• What steps have been taken to adopt and implement effective legislative gender quotas? 

• Please provide the steps taken to ratify the Istanbul Convention and implement a coordinated communication strategy to inform legislators and the public about its purpose and provisions, actively countering disinformation narratives. 

• Please describe the efforts made by the State to introduce contraception fully covered by public health insurance. 

• Please provide information on steps taken to ensure that abortion services are fully covered by public health insurance and that access is legally guaranteed for all EU citizens and residents. 

• What efforts have been taken to ensure that employment anti-discrimination measures explicitly address the rejection of Roma women applicants, supported by systematic monitoring and improved, disaggregated data collection on Roma women in the labor market.  

• Please provide information on mandatory teacher training on gender equality and intersectionality in both initial and continuing education.  

• What measures has the State taken to ensure conditions for decent work and qualified jobs of migrant women and expand access to information on labor rights and support services for migrant women.