In March 2015 Andrzej Duda, back then a little-known member of the Law and Justice
(hereafter PiS) who was the party's presidential candidate, promised that he would not ratify …

Ever since the Law and Justice party (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS) came to power in
Poland, women's rights and reproductive rights in particular have caused heated debates …

This chapter examines the mobilization against “gender” which has spread across Poland
since 2012, pointing to both local specificities and links to the transnational context. As we …

Trends of de-democratization across Europe and the Americas are emerging, along with
opposition to gender equality and threats to previous gender equality policy gains. Yet de …

In the fall of 2013 the word 'gender'hit the headlines of all major Polish newspapers and TV
stations, much to the befuddlement of people involved in gender studies. Heretofore an …

The issue of gender equality is not new to democratic competition in Western Europe.
Following the protests and political transformations of the late 1960s and early 1970s …

This article argues that, despite Poland's better situation during the economic crisis, the long‑
lasting rationalisation of permanent austerity overshadows and hinders any alternative …

Due to the attempts to restrict the abortion law in Poland in 2016, we could observe a new
broad-based feminist movement emerge. This successful movement became known …

In 2014, the 1st of September, Slovakia's Constitution Day, had a bitter flavour as a
constitutional amendment discriminating against LGBTQ people entered into force. As part …

Between April 2016 and March 2018, Poland witnessed a mobilization of women of
unprecedented scale: marches, rallies, pickets, public debates and social media campaigns …