Through communism to modernity – working Polish women, gender mainstreaming. Military and culture sector – bipolarity and women’s stereotypes of Labour Power Cover Image

Through communism to modernity – working Polish women, gender mainstreaming. Military and culture sector – bipolarity and women’s stereotypes of Labour Power
Through communism to modernity – working Polish women, gender mainstreaming. Military and culture sector – bipolarity and women’s stereotypes of Labour Power

Author(s): Aleksandra Zamojska, Agata Stępień
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Social history, Gender history, History of Communism, Sociology of Art
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: gender mainstreaming; women; military; art; Poland;

Summary/Abstract: The situation of Polish women and their rights including access to resources can have a satisfactory appearance. However, this is just a lonely, first impression. Women have to fight for status and opportunity improvement in the professional arena, which is definitely in need of strengthening and improvement. The study of women and their working area situation, based on examples from Poland assisting in the creation of the self-questioning, in a better understanding needs and lack of woman manifestation gaps. Which kind of implementation can balance the invisibility of women’s work. Considerations on the stereotype of women's participation in professional areas, traditionally dominated by men, show transformations. In art and military service, men are dominant, but nonetheless there is a visible transgression of the presence of power and movement towards female professionals. Gender mainstreaming has started to exist in many areas of professional life previously unavailable for women.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 60
  • Page Range: 42-53
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English