Women in Poland
 Portrait of a young woman from Poland. | |
| Gender Inequality Index[1] | |
|---|---|
| Value | 0.139 (2013) |
| Rank | 26th out of 152 |
| Maternal mortality (per 100,000) | 5 (2010) |
| Women in parliament | 21.8% (2013) |
| Females over 25 with secondary education | 79.4% (2012) |
| Women in labour force | 55.2% (employment rate Eurostat definition, 2014)[2] |
| Global Gender Gap Index[3] | |
| Value | 0.7031 (2013) |
| Rank | 54th out of 136 |
The character of women in Poland have been shaped by the history of Poland, the culture of Poland, and the politics of Poland.[4] They belong to the group categorized as women in Europe.
Notable women in Polish history
The important women in Poland's early history include Swietoslava (sometimes confused as being Sigrid the Haughty or Gunhilda; also known as Storrada), the daughter of Mieszko the First and Dobrawa of Bohemia; Katarzyna Jagiellonka (also known as Catherine Jagiello or Katarrina Jegellonica); Dobrawa herself (wife of Mieszko the First), the daughter of the Duke of Bohemia; Jadwiga (Hedwig), the daughter of a Hungarian king.[5]
References
Specific
- ↑ "Table 4: Gender Inequality Index". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ↑ http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/File:Employment_rates_for_selected_population_groups,_2004%E2%80%9314_%28%25%29_YB16.png
- ↑ "The Global Gender Gap Report 2013" (PDF). World Economic Forum. pp. 12–13.
- ↑ "Polish women". polishmarriage.org. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ↑ "Women in Poland's Early History". Retrieved 2 November 2013.
General
- Lewis, Jone Johnson. Poland - Women, Encyclopedia of Women's History.
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