This is the first in the series, Profiles of the World’s Women. These profiles present issues related to the status of women in different countries of the world. Funding for this series is provided by the Office of Women in Development, USAID.
As with most countries in Eastern Europe, women in Poland have played an exceptional role in the economy, as well as maintaining their traditional responsibility for the home and family. Women in Poland... have low levels of fertility...are responsible for the home... have high levels of education relative to men...make a large contribution to the labor force...are suffering more than men from unemployment... earn less than men.