Back المرأة في بولندا Arabic Γυναίκες στην Πολωνία Greek زنان در لهستان Persian Condizione della donna in Polonia Italian ქალები პოლონეთში Georgian Жінки в Польщі Ukrainian Polsha ayollari Uzbek Phụ nữ ở Ba Lan Vietnamese
 Polish woman Maria Skłodowska Curie, Nobel Prize Winner | |
| General Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Maternal mortality (per 100,000) | 5 (2010) |
| Women in parliament | 28% (2017)[1] |
| Women over 25 with secondary education | 79.4% (2012) |
| Women in labour force | 61.1% (employment rate OECD definition, 2019)[2] |
| Gender Inequality Index[3] | |
| Value | 0.109 (2021) |
| Rank | 31st out of 191 |
| Global Gender Gap Index[4] | |
| Value | 0.709 (2022) |
| Rank | 77th out of 146 |
The character of Polish women is shaped by Poland's history, culture, and politics.[5] Poland has a long history of feminist activism, and was one of the first nations in Europe to enact women's suffrage. It is also strongly influenced by the conservative social views of the Catholic Church.
- ^ "Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | Data".
- ^ "LFS by sex and age - indicators". stats.oecd.org.
- ^ "Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Global Gender Gap Report 2022" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Polish women". polishmarriage.org. Retrieved 2 November 2013.