Poland: political parties looking to secure the female vote

The female vote is attracting a great deal of attention in the period leading up to the 13 October legislative elections. The major political bodies have devoted significant portions of their election programs to women’s’ rights. Female oriented proposals such as gender pay equality can be found in the principal political parties’ programs.
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Poland’s major political parties have devoted significant portions of their programs to female gender issues.

PiS (conservative – 40% of voter intentions)

One of the PiS’s key proposals is its announced series of measures towards gender pay equality.

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