1. 10-11 November 2014, Budapest, Hungary
Statement for the conference Family based on Partnership – a Public Good?
10-11 November 2014, Budapest, Hungary

2. Who I am and who I am not the president of Young Social Democrats
the head of Equality and Social Housing department at the Ministry of Social Affairs
the politician on local level
the member of the“Orange Club”
not a researcher, analysts, nor came from academic level
no dependants in my family but happily married
Lucie Válová

3. Family is a public good - what kind of family sells the best nowadays?
„let people do what they want, do not regulate their relations, it is social engineering“
„family is a basis of state: it consists only of man, woman and children“
„such a family is a standard one and only this kind of family needs to be supported“
Lucie Válová

4. Each family is different, so the approach must be individual.
Lucie Válová

5. “Social Democratic Measurements for Helping Parents” (by Orange Club)
The depth and the strength of partnership in the families is very connected with the gender equality
“Social Democratic Measurements for Helping Parents” (by Orange Club)
 Support of pre-school facilities
Fight against gender pay gap
Obligatory division of parental care for both parents
Care of children and elderly needs to be recognized and can´t depend only on women
Support of single-parents
Participation of women in politics
Lucie Válová

6. Do women want to participate on public life?
women do not want to go to politics
women do not want to deal with politics as they feel it is men´s discipline
traditional concept: men work and feed a family, women take care about home and children
Lucie Válová

7. Where is the CzR going to now?
Policy Statement of the Czech Government
to supply the principle of equality between women and men
to focus on the suppression of gender-based violence
to strive for better reconciliation of work, private and family life
the provision of sufficient capacity at preschool facilities
the support of flexible and also stable working arrangements
seek for promotion of an equal pay for equal work
higher representation of women in decision-making positions
Lucie Válová

8. Numbers and statistics
only 25 % of women in political decision-making positions in 2013.
representation of women in decision-making bodies of the main stakeholders only 14.3 % in 2012
men predominate in decision-making positions
gender pay gap in 2013 was nearly 21.5 % and subsequently the gender pension gap was 18.1 %
lack of capacity of the preschool facilities
The part-time employment is still used more by women than men
Overall all these current phenomenon have their consequences in the families and affect family relationships
Lucie Válová

9. What do we do to support familes
PROGRESS project: the Action plan for balanced representation of women and men in decision-making positions and other related measures
project proposals focused on prejudices accompanied with unusual type of a family. (homosexual adoptions, promotion of men taking parental leave)
Within Young Social Democrats we fous on campaign for social media where we want to tackle some issues like LGBT, feminism and in general families as such
If equality is concerned we cannot make a wrong step!
Lucie Válová

10. Thank you all and good luck with all progressive proposals !
Lucie Válová
Lucie Válová