Gender and Economic Opportunities in Poland : Has Transition Left Women Behind?

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2013-08-06T21:13:01Z
dc.date2013-08-06T21:13:01Z
dc.date2004-03-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:17:03Z
dc.descriptionThe study addresses the most significant disparities in women's and men's access to economic opportunities and discusses the roots of inequalities in their socioeconomic and political contexts. In light of recent changes to the Polish Labor Code that were introduced to promote equal rights for women and men on the labor market, the authors have attempted to answer the question of legal discrimination regarding women and men in the labor market, the social insurance and family benefits system, and in the work and retirement benefits systems. Chapter 2 describes the roots of gender stereotypes and their impacts; chapter 3 describes the employment structure in Poland, taking into account gender differences; chapter 4 concentrates on the growth dynamics of self-employment among women and men in the transition period, and the characteristics of the Polish businesswomen; chapter 5 raises the question of the limits faced by women in their professional careers; chapter 6 shows to extent to which the retirement system in Poland reflects the difference between the status of women and men in the labor market and shows the roots of the lower status of professional women. Finally, chapter 7 shows how the status of women in rural areas is determined by the role that is attributed to them in the family, in the society, and in the traditional division of labor. The report concludes by providing a number of policy recommendations that may prove to be important instruments in eliminating gender disparities and building poverty reduction strategies.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/03/6302816/gender-economic-opportunities-poland-transition-left-women-behind
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14850
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/14850
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416706
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAGGRESSION
dc.subjectBREADWINNERS
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCONDITIONS
dc.subjectCROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectCULTURES
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectEAST EUROPE
dc.subjectEMOTIONS
dc.subjectEQUAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectFEELING
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER DISPARITIES
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectGUIDANCE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectINDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectMYTH
dc.subjectPERCEPTION
dc.subjectPERSONALITY
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGISTS
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectRESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL WOMEN
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIETIES
dc.subjectSOCIETY
dc.subjectSOCIOLOGISTS
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.titleGender and Economic Opportunities in Poland : Has Transition Left Women Behind?
dc.titlePlec a mozliwosci ekonomiczne w Polsce : czy kobiety stracily na transformacji?

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