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Poland among EU leaders for women in management posts - Eurostat

Poland is second in the EU when it comes to the number of women in managerial positions, Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency, reported on Friday.

Over 70 percent of Polish are women financially independent - study

Up to 71 percent of Polish women consider themselves financially independent while another 40 percent have their own savings, according to new research.

More Polish women travel abroad for abortions after law change

The number of women with pregnancy complications leaving Poland for an abortion has increased substantially following a near complete ban on abortion in the country.

Łódź firm comes up with world’s first eco-friendly tights

VIDEO: Hosiery manufacturers Gabriella premiered its ‘Now!’ line of tights made entirely of recycled fibres as part of its vision to transform the industry, starting with its own company.

Women's movement prepares abortion bill

The leader of Women’s Strike, the organisation that has spearheaded mass abortion protests, has said that Poland faces a “nightmare moment” when a near-total ban on abortion “becomes a fact”.

‘Heroines of music’ take centre stage on powerful new recording to promote female composers

Directed by award-winning conductor Marzena Diakun, the CD entitled ‘Polish Heroines of Music’ aims to create and popularise a new canon of Polish female composers’ works.

Majority of Poles believe women have right to pursue careers - poll

Seventy-four percent of Poles believe that women have an equal right to pursue professional careers, even if it may have a slight impact on their home and family responsibilities, a new Kantar poll shows.

Women's Strike ends Sunday protest

The Women's Strike organisation ended its Sunday protest in Warsaw shortly after 3:00 p.m. The demonstration was one in a series of ongoing protests against a constitutional court ruling tightening abortion laws.

Anti-violence act brings more protection for women - minister

A Monday-introduced anti-violence act introduces new protection measures for victims of domestic violence, including the expulsion of perpetrators from common households. Perpetrators will also be issued restraining orders banning them from close contacts with victims.

Women's Strike stage more countrywide protests

Thousands of people took to the streets across Poland on Saturday to protest against plans to increase the country's abortion restrictions.

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Twin beaks! Mystery surrounds ‘alarming decline’ in Poland’s stork population as scientists admit they are stumped

Scientists carrying out research into the once-a-decade International Stork Census found that in the last 10 years there has been a staggering 35.5 percent drop in stork numbers in southwest Poland.

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‘They stopped being children and became witnesses of terror and violence!’ Archive of postwar drawings reveals children’s harrowing experiences of WWII

Created in 1946 as part of a post-war nationwide school project, the pencil and crayon images obtained by TFN show the full, terrible experience of war from the perspective of children.

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