Dlaczego w polskiej armii nie ma kobiet-generałów?
Why Are There No Female Generals in the Polish Army?
Author(s): Ewa Wolska-LiśkiewiczSubject(s): Gender Studies, Military policy, Social differentiation, Social Norms / Social Control
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: Polish Army; generals; feminization of professions; glass ceiling; determinants of career
Summary/Abstract: The author in the paper has analyzed the situation in the Polish army to answer the question: Why are there no female generals in The Polish Army? The paper presented the history of women’s participation in the Polish army, since the Second World War to the present. The author presented also the statistics showing the determinants of female soldiers work. In this article autor refers to the occurrence of glass ceiling in The Polish Army, between the rank of the colonel and general. At the end the autor presents her thesis about the reasons of the lack of women soldiers in the rank of general, pointing to historical events, personnel policy and blocking access to the highest military positions by men.
Journal: Bezpieczeństwo. Teoria i Praktyka
- Issue Year: XIX/2015
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 47-60
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Polish