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RUCE A MOZKY ČESKÝCH ŽEN STÁLE NEVYUŽITY IDEA 2023 • Czech women’s labour market participation is substantially dependent on their level of education. The higher rate of employment among women with secondary education without school-leaving certificates in the youngest age category is primarily due to these women terminating their studies early. The abnormally substantial drop in labour market participation among Czech women in 30–34 year age group in relation to other EU countries is primarily driven by women with university education. In 2019, university-educated Czech women constituted the largest group in this age category. • Between 2000 and 2019, labour market engagement among Czech women with higher education rose. The retirement age also rose. In the life-long employment rate profiles, there is a clear shift in the period typically dedicated to maternity and bringing up young children by about 8 years. While in the year 2000 the drop in work engagement due to maternity and parenting was largest between the ages of 25–29 years, in 2010 and 2019 we observe this drop only around the age of 30–34 years. • Better availability of pre-school care facilities would facilitate the reconciliation of family and working life and would help to better exploit the job potential of Czech women during parenthood. Support for part-time work, especially for women with young children, should be similarly beneficial. It will be interesting to see the impacts of the introduction of measures to promote part-time work that will come into force in the Czech Republic at the beginning of 2023. 4