Gender, Voice, and Violence in Poland. Women's Protests during the Pandemic

Abstract

In autumn 2020, as the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic began, the Constitutional Tribunal issued a ruling that severely restricted access to abortion in Poland. Massive street protests, led by Strajk Kobiet (Women’s Strike), quickly followed. This sourcebook presents the voices of activists, politicians, and academics on the 2020 protests in Poland after the Constitutional Tribunal’s ruling. Sources include press conferences, interviews, public speeches, and parliamentary committees and debates, translated into English and commented on by Polish feminist scholars. We designed this book to generate insights into the relationship between inequality, street protest, institutions, and violence, for use in research, teaching, journalism, and activism.

Citation

Zabrzewska, A., & Dubrow, J. K. (Eds.). (2021). Gender, Voice, and Violence in Poland. Women's Protests during the Pandemic. Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences

• Book Type: Edited Book
• Online Publication Date: Jan 1, 2022
• Publication Date: 2021
• Deposit Date: Jan 28, 2025
• ISBN: 9788376832050
• Publisher URL: https://politicalinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gender_voice_and-violence-in-poland-zabrzewska_dubrow_2022.pdf