Troublemaking Women: Is Politics a Woman’s Game?

synopsis

The Czech Republic has not had a female head of state since the reign of Maria Theresa, and women are generally scarce in politics. Society still perceives them differently, especially in public and political life. How does this affect the passing of laws, and why are women needed? In this episode, we will see the stories of two women who decided to promote women's rights in real politics. During the First Republic, Milada Horáková unsuccessfully attempted to change the law on the equal relationship between men and women in marriage, while Johanna Nejedlová's activities helped to pass a new definition of rape. What difficulties do women encounter in active politics?

biography

Kateřina Kořínková Sobotková works as a director and screenwriter. She started out as a television news reporter and later participated in the creation of the first Czech docusoaps. Since 2018, she has been collaborating with the Nedej se! series, for which she has shot films such as Květinová globalizace (2020) and Krajina logistických hal (2021). She also collaborates with Czech online platforms. In 2022, she directed the series Kronika orgasmu for iVysílání ČT.

film details

director:	Kateřina Kořínková Sobotková
producer:	Veronika Slámová
script:	Kateřina Kořínková Sobotková
photography:	Ludvík Otevřel, Robert Novák
editing:	Jiří Fiala
sound:	Ivan Horák

contact

Tomáš Karmazín / Česká televize
tomas.karmazin@ceskatelevize.cz