In 1983 she graduated first from the Gymnasium Kroměříž, then she studied the Faculty of Horticulture of the then University of Agriculture (now Mendel University in Brno), majoring in horticulture and landscape gardening.

[2] Prior to entering politics, Šojdrová worked at the head office of the Czech School Inspection.

[citation needed] From 1996 until 2010 she was a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic.

[4] From 2014 until 2019, she was also a member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.

Since her election, her work has focused on women's rights and gender equality.