Droga polskich kobiet do Parlamentu Europejskiego
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2011
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Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Dziennikarstwa UAM
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Women in the European Parliament
Abstract
In 2004, Polish women took part in the elections to the European Parliament for the first
time. It was a long road that led them to take seats there. The beginnings of the Polish
women’s movement date back to the 19th century when it was closely connected with the
struggle for the independence of Poland. It was then that the stereotype of the Polish Mother
emerged, the guardian of the hearth and home, and promoter of patriotism. These, among
other things, were the social, cultural and political stereotypes that women seeking to increase
their presence in public life needed to face up to. Polish women obtained voting rights rela-
tively early on, in 1918. Despite their political rights, they did not participate in the political
life of interwar Poland on a larger scale. The women’s organizations that emerged after WWII
implemented the ideology that was officially propagated in those times, and strictly followed
the policies of the authorities. Significant changes in the women’s movement occurred in the
1980s when authentic women’s initiatives formed around the Solidarity movement. At pres-
ent, approximately 300 women’s organizations operate in Poland. Polish accession to the
European Union has given Polish women an opportunity to intensify their activities in supra-
national politics. Polish women took seats in the European Parliament, although their num-
bers thus far have been relatively low. During the 6th parliamentary term, out of 54 Polish
Members of the European Parliament, 7 were women. In the EP elections held in 2009,
11 Polish women were elected as MEPs. Regardless of this low level of representation, Polish
women are very active and resilient and seriously committed to working in European Parlia-
mentary structures.
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kobiety, aktywność polityczna, Parlament Europejski
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Przegląd Politologiczny, 2011, nr 2, s.55-66
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1426-8876