For the last few days enraged Polish women have expressed their anger in the streets over the stricter abortion law, changed by the rightist PiS-controlled Court. Most of them are young - even high school girls are reported to take part. They reject to be treated merely as tools for delivering children and they view the rightist rulers and their fundamentalist religious supporters who enthusiastically welcomed the new law as contemporary oppressors of Polish women.
Demos and protests are impressive and look great when viewed from drones, but they won`t resolve the main burning issues of the so called Women`s Hell. If women really want to have any positive impact to promote their cause, they need to enter politics. The problem is that apart from the ruling party and their fanatic acolytes, they also reject other political groups in the opposition, including the left. Women protesters claim it was the Left which introduced the strict abortion law in 1990s and then stuck to it for decades.
The only way to funnel their emotions and angry enthusiasm into sth lasting and eventually successful, is the Women`s Party. If it is created one day, will it have a chance to exert any real influence on Polish politics and also attitudes of average Poles? Would you vote for it in the next elections? I think I might give it a try. Why not? It is high time to put an end to this patriarchal society which is rotting on our eyes.
Women`z rule!! Now!
Demos and protests are impressive and look great when viewed from drones, but they won`t resolve the main burning issues of the so called Women`s Hell. If women really want to have any positive impact to promote their cause, they need to enter politics. The problem is that apart from the ruling party and their fanatic acolytes, they also reject other political groups in the opposition, including the left. Women protesters claim it was the Left which introduced the strict abortion law in 1990s and then stuck to it for decades.
The only way to funnel their emotions and angry enthusiasm into sth lasting and eventually successful, is the Women`s Party. If it is created one day, will it have a chance to exert any real influence on Polish politics and also attitudes of average Poles? Would you vote for it in the next elections? I think I might give it a try. Why not? It is high time to put an end to this patriarchal society which is rotting on our eyes.
Women`z rule!! Now!