Abstract
Czech research shows that periods of study and education is not compatible with parenthood. Despite this, women have children in this period.
From the 1990s, there was an expansion of tertiary education in the Czech Republic and also there was a sharp increase in the share of women studying at universities. This, combined with other factors, has led to an unprecedented increase in the average age at which women have their first child.
The topic of motherhood during studies remains significantly neglected in professional works and from a demographic point of view it is not studied at all. The aim of the presented paper is to identify a group of students-mothers at Charles University and to clarify their basic characteristics.
Another aim of the paper is to clarify the obstacles and key prerequisites for the successful harmonization of studies at Charles University with the care of a child/children. Key prerequisites for the successful reconciliation of study and motherhood include the support of a partner/spouse and family.
On the part of the university, students-mothers would appreciate the possibility of all day and short-term babysitting, the possibility of individual modification of studies according to the needs of students-mothers and financial support.