Kobiety w służbie państwa - rzecz o korpusie służby cywilnej w Polsce
Women in the Service of the State. About the Civil Service Corps in Poland

Summary/Abstract: Poland is not the only country where the disproportion between the number of men and women in public life is evident. This problem, involving the analysis of factors inhibiting or fostering the development of women's professional careers, belongs to the canon of sociological and legal research. Public administration is a domain where the principle of equality between men and women was put into practice relatively early, mainly by introducing regulations concerning employment and entitlements for both sexes, as well as privileges of executive personnel. We address the interesting subject of women civil servants in the Republic of Poland, trying to answer the question if the Civil Service Corps, under formation since the late 1990 s, guarantees equal employment and promotion opportunities for both men and women. A significant part of our analysis concerns women's promotion to higher civil service positions, and focuses on question whether existing procedures are an enhancement or a barrier to women's professional careers.

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