Women's political participation in inter-war poland
Opportunities and Limitations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4347391 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna Zarnowska (University of Warsaw, corresponding author), Żarnowska Anna (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 57-68 |
| Publication date | 2004-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women s History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-2025 • E-ISSN: 1747-583X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09612020400200382 |
| OpenAlex | W2072637649, W4254054773 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This article analyses women's participation in public lifewithin the framework of the democratic-parliamentarian Polish state (Poland's Second Republic), rebuilt in the wake of the First World War. It examines the activity of women in parliamentary elections in connection with obtaining political rights equal to those enjoyed by men, as well as the role of women's representation in the two male-dominated chambers of Parliament (the Sejm and the Senate). The minimal presence of women in the state apparatus and in political parties and professional organisations is explained in relation to male hostility towards women's active participation in political life, religious opposition (especially from the Catholic Church) and the unwillingness of women themselves to become engaged in ‘pure politics’. Finally, it examines the rapid growth of women's associations (cultural, educational, cooperative, and professional) which, whilst weakly linked to feminism, bonded with competing political parties and blocks. The associations were divided along the lines of national allegiances within the multiethnic state and, during the 1930s in particular (the era of the authoritarian rule of Piłsudski and the socalled sanacja camp), succumbed to nationalistic tendencies. Nevertheless, it is possible to see women's growing involvement in education and professional careers as a form of participation in public life
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2021 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |