Better being female in UK or Poland?

Polish women: are you asserting your rights in the UK - ie taking advantage of some of the laws in place here around domestic violence, abortion etc? Or do you think it is better being female in Poland? Are you living differently than you expected you would when you first left Poland or do you think your life hasn't changed any more than it would have done if you were a Polish man? Just interested to know if there is much of a difference in the general experiences of migrating to the UK between men and women.

domestic violence is socially not acceptable in Poland nor UK although it happens in both countries. Your life changes in the UK because of the money that you can start the family with, while in Poland it can be a problem.

You mean honor killing ?

Poland also has strong domestic violence laws and zero tolerance campaigns. Statistics show that Polish women in the UK are also taking advantage of their right to terminate pregnancies.

I would venture to say that it is better to be a woman in Poland.

If you like receiving flowers, haven't been raped and don't mind drivers shouting "ruro" out of their window.

@Alien
I would agree.

@Lenka
Why?

I feel being taken more seriously in Poland. There is less of the girls Vs boys feeling, there is less of relationship drama and silly things (like 'allowing' your partner do something), more real deep friendship between men and women.

Your info is outdated. The last time I saw and heard such a driver was 30 years ago. Why do you still live in the past while we have the 21st century????

So perhaps yours is. I saw that last week on Grójecka.


That's a few interesting points however I'm sure you could find all of that in PL and in large quantities. I'd guess that socioeconomic class has as much (or more) to do with it as cultural differences. Except of course that the U.K. was the first country to industrialise and women have been wage earners for 250 years.