Title

Understanding low fertility in Poland: Demographic consequences of gendered discrimination in employment and postsocialist neoliberal restructuring

Authors

Authors

J. Z. Mishtal

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Demogr. Res.

Keywords

LABOR-MARKET; TRANSITION; SOCIETIES; COUNTRIES; POLICIES; HUNGARY; DECLINE; SEARCH; WORLD; TIME; Demography

Abstract

After the state socialist regime of Poland collapsed in 1989, the nation's total fertility rate plummeted from 2.1 to 1.27 by 2007. Simultaneously, Poland severely reduced social service provisions and restricted access to family planning. A three-month mixed-methods research study was conducted in 2007 in Gdansk to investigate Polish women's reproductive intentions and decision making. These data reveal that discriminatory practices by employers against pregnant women and women with small children are decisive in women's decisions to postpone or forego childbearing. The case of Poland demonstrates the urgent need to redress fundamental gendered discrimination in employment before work-family reconciliation policies can be effective.

Journal Title

Demographic Research

Volume

21

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

599

Last Page

626

WOS Identifier

WOS:000271141800001

ISSN

1435-9871

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