Veronika Šprincová is a gender expert, lecturer and analyst. She is the Executive Director of Fórum 50%, where she has worked since 2009. She represents Forum 50% in the Czech Women’s Lobby and in the Committee for the Institutional Safeguarding of Equality of Women and Men under the Government Council for Equality of Women and Men. From 2015 to 2019 she was chair of the Gender Expert Chamber of the Czech Republic. Veronika holds a masters degree in gender studies from Charles University. She has written numerous reports, publications and articles about gender equality and women's rights. 

IVLP Impact Award Project: Dare to Lead! Empowering Women in Czech Local Communities

This project encouraged increased political participation by women in Czech society. Two interactive weekend training workshops were conducted for local female politicians, one in Prague and one in the Ústecký region. Participants met with Czech senator Adela Sipova and local politician Lenka Simerska and learned how to efficiently debate and communicate in politics. A total of 29 women from various democratic political parties in different parts of the Czech Republic were motivated to run in the 2022 local elections.  

IVLP Exchange Experience 

Veronika participated in the IVLP Project Women in Politics and Civil Society organized by the U.S. Department of State and Meridian International Center, in partnership with International House, World Affairs Council of Kentucky & Southern Indiana and Iowa International Center.

U.S. Communities Visited

Washington, DC; Des Moines, IA; Louisville, KY; Charlotte, NC

Country: Czech Republic

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