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The note highlights how strong advances in education have not fully translated into equal labor-market outcomes, with participation differences shaped by age, education, and family conditions. It examines performance across work, money, knowledge, time, power, and health, emphasizing persistent disadvantages in power, segregation and quality of work. It also points to policy levers such as flexible work, quality childcare, shared family responsibilities, wage and pension gaps, leadership access, and men’s well-being.","Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized  \nGENDER LANDSCAPE:  \nPOLAND  \nEwa Cukrowska-Torzewska  \n(University of Warsaw)  \nReena Badiani-Magnusson  \n(World Bank)  \nMAY 2025  \nPoland has made important strides in strengthening gender equality, particularly in education where women now outperform men in many areas of human capital development. However, untapped opportunities remain to better translate these strengths into the labor market and society. While Polish women are highly educated, they participate less in the labor force, with differences most pronounced by age, education level, and family situation. Improving access to flexible work arrangements and expanding quality childcare could help more women balance work and family responsibilities – an area where cultural norms still place disproportionate caregiving expectations on women. Strengthening men’s engagement in family life and promoting shared responsibilities would support broader social progress. Addressing persistent gaps in wages, pensions, and leadership roles would also ensure that women’s educational achievements translate into equal economic outcomes over the life course. At the same time, greater focus on men’s well-being – including supporting those in vocational tracks and tackling health disparities – can contribute to more inclusive and balanced outcomes for all. This note draws on data and research to highlight both the challenges and opportunities ahead, and to identify key priorities for advancing gender equality in Poland.  \nLIST OF CONTENT  \n1. Overview ............................................................................................................................................................4  \n2. Human Capital............................................................................................................................................... 5  \n3. Labor Market .................................................................................................................................................10  \n4. Power ................................................................................................................................................................ 20  \n5. Violence ........................................................................................................................................................... 22  \n6. Institutions: norms and family policies...................................................................................... 24  \n7. Conclusion and recommendations .............................................................................................. 27  \nReferences .......................................................................................................................................................... 29  \n3  \n1. OVERVIEW  \nPoland continues to lag behind the EU average on holistic measures of gender equality, with slow and uneven progress. According to the Gender Equality Index (GEI) developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality, Poland scored 63.4 points out of 100 in 2024 – ranking 18th in the EU and 7.6 points below the EU average. The GEI measures gender equality across six core domains: work, money, knowledge, time, power, and health, with 100 reflecting full equality between women and men. While Poland has made gains over time in the GEI – most notably after 2020, due to improvements in how time is shared between genders on care, domestic work and social activities – its overall pace of progress (7.9 points since 2013) has been slower than the EU average. As a result, the gap between Poland and the EU average has widened over time.  \nPoland has made important strides towards gender equality, with notable improvements in areas such as work participation. A number of gaps however remain visible, including in the domains of political representation and decis","cbCaieExvGogvlXy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieExvGogvlXy","pdf",869105,5,1,32,"English","en",105,"# Overview\n## Gender Equality Index and EU comparisons\n# Human Capital\n## Persistent barriers and reverse gender gap\n# Labor Market\n# Power\n# Violence\n# Institutions: norms and family policies\n# Conclusion and recommendations","[{\"question\":\"How does Poland perform on the Gender Equality Index in 2024, and how does that compare with the EU average?\",\"answer\":\"Poland scored 63.4 out of 100 in 2024, ranking 18th in the EU and 7.6 points below the EU average. Progress has been slower than the EU average, widening the gap over time.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does education progress not automatically lead to equal labor-market outcomes in Poland?\",\"answer\":\"Women are highly educated but participate less in the labor force. 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