Kobiece oblicze wyborów parlamentarnych w Polsce. Pomiędzy przeszłością a teraźniejszością
The female face of parliamentary elections. From the past
to the present
Author(s): Dorota Lis-StaranowiczSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Civil Law, Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Keywords: kobiety; prawa wyborcze; polskie parlamentarzystki; kwoty wyborcze; women; electoral rights; Polish parliamentarians; election quotas
Summary/Abstract: The article has a review character because it contains a summary list of womenʼs resultsachieved in the Sejm and Senate elections during the period of 1919–2015. Its aim is to recallwomen’s efforts to grant them electoral rights, the profiles of the first Polish parliamentariansand the way to increase the participation of female citizens in the exercise of power. The articlealso refers to the effects of the election quotas introduced by the Electoral Code. It also presentsthe results of the elections to the Sejm in 2015 in comparison to other countries, which togetherwith Poland entered the path of political transformation.
Journal: Studia Wyborcze
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 25
- Page Range: 31-44
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Polish