Wpływ przepisów prawnych na koszty macierzyństwa kobiet w Polsce – perspektywa ekonomiczna

Motherhood, in addition to satisfaction or personal fulfillment, is also burdened with negative consequences. In the economic sphere, it entails not only expenses for children in terms of money and time, but also lost opportunities as well as the costs related to the labor market. These costs can be divided into three types: a) before entering the labor market, b) during the employment period, c) in the retirement age. The main aim of the present article is to consider the costs of motherhood for women in Poland in the economic dimension. With this in mind, the article analyses relevant legal provisions and statistical data related to the labor market, indicating that regulations concerning women may worsen their situation, increasing the amount of the losses incurred.