Situation of women on the Polish labour market. A case study

The aim of this article is to present the most important issues related to discrimination against women on the Polish labour market. Visible differences between the situation of women and men can be seen when analysing the level of unemployment, which for years has been higher for women. The author put forward a hypothesis that women face discrimination both when looking for a job as well as during their employment relationship. The article consists of an introduction, three parts and a summary. The first part presents the concept and essence of discrimination. The second part presents the situation of women on the Polish labour market. It also presents the difficulties faced by women on their career path. The third part presents the results of research on discrimination against women on the labour market in Częstochowa. The study was conducted between October 2018 and January 2019 among 100 randomly selected women from the city of Częstochowa. The survey used a questionnaire in a paper version. The questions were of a closed nature.