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This edited volume examines the new reality of women’s exclusion from socio-political life in post-socialist states. As right-wing populism rises across the globe, these women who fought for their voting rights for years are once again being squeezed into traditional roles and marginalized in the public space. Chapters address women’s exclusion from political leadership, education, scientific development, pay gaps, social security, and healthcare across different post-socialist countries. Through comparative analysis of Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Slovenia, Czechia, Slovakia, and Belarus, this book not only highlights the convergence of issues but also explores solutions that have been developed in one country and may be implemented elsewhere. This book offers hope and demonstrates how a liberal democracy strengthened through equality and inclusion can counter the rise of neo-conservatism populism. It will be of interest to researchers in gender studies, politics and international relations, and feminist theory.
Agnieszka Kasińska-Metryka is Professor of Political Science at Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, Poland, Vice President of CEPSA, and President of the Polish Political Marketing Association. She is a media expert and Polish researcher of political leadership, social communication, and women’s rights.
Karolina Pałka-Suchojad is Vice-Director of the Institute of International Relations and Public Policies of the Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, Poland, a member of the Polish Political Science Association (PPSA), and the Secretary of the Kielce branch of the PPSA.
| Publication Date: | 12 August 2026 |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature Switzerland |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| ISBN-13: | 9783032206268 |
| Format: | Hardback |