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Women Studies Quarterly
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Journal of South Asia Women Studies
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Women in French Studies
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Women's Entrepreneurship in Poland- Opportunities and Barriers According to Young Women Entering the Labour Market
PublikacjaWomen entrepreneurship is an important issue for both economic and social reasons. However cultural factors have an additional impact. In Poland women represent more than 50% of the population, nonetheless only 35% of people who run their own business are women. Main research questions in the current study were: What are the determinants of the above mentioned imparity? Do young women evaluate themselves as entrepreneurial? Do...
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Exposure to Bisphenol A Analogs and the Thyroid Function and Volume in Women of Reproductive Age—Cross-Sectional Study
PublikacjaBisphenols (BPs) are commonly known plastifiers that are widely used in industry. The knowledge about the impact of BPs on thyroid function is scarce. Proper thyroid functioning is especially important for women of reproductive age, as hypothyroidism affects fertility, pregnancy outcomes and the offspring. There are no studies analyzing the influence of BPs on thyroid function and volume in non-pregnant young women. The aim of...
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The Self-employment of Women in Azerbaijan
PublikacjaAzerbaijan has a population of more than 10 million, of which women accounted for 50% in 2020. At the same time, 93% of Azerbaijan’s citizens describe themselves as Muslims. Since the beginning of independence, Azerbaijan has been a secular state by virtue of Article 48 of the Constitution, which guarantees the freedom of worship, choice, or non-practice of religion and the freedom of...
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Occurrence of Breast Cancer in the Population of Peri- and Postmenopausal Women in the Aspect of Environmental Exposure to Airborne Dust Pollution
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Action Plan “Women”
PublikacjaEmployees of a company are not the first alternative coming into one’s mind when searching suitable successor for the business. Those belonging to the company’s management group are in many cases asked for their interest in being a successor, but the lower level an employee is in the hierarchy, the less probably he/she is inquired of his/her interest in becoming a successor. The contemporary entrepreneur may have had conflicts...
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Daily diet containing canned products significantly increases serum concentrations of endocrine disruptor bisphenol A in young women
PublikacjaNowadays, exposure to environmental factors is considered to be one of the possible causes of several lifestyle diseases, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Particularly noteworthy are endocrine‑disrupting chemicals (EDCs), which affect the metabolism of hormones and interact with their receptors, thus exerting adverse health effects. One of the most ubiquitous EDC in daily life is bisphenol A...
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Sustainable Development and Motivation Opportunities from the Perspective of Women in the Polish Science Sector in the Light of Statistical Data and Surveys
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The cost of reproduction in women: Reproductive effort and oxidative stress in premenopausal and postmenopausal American women
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Number of students according to the form of education in the academic year 2010/2011
Dane BadawczeIn the 2010/2011 academic year, the number of full-time students was 949.5 thousand, ie 51.6% of all students. The percentage of women among all students in the academic year 2010/2011 was 58.8%, in 1995/1996 it was 56.0%, while in 2000/2001 and 2005/2006 it was 56.8% and 56.5%, respectively. Among people studying in full-time studies there were 57.2%...
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Women & Therapy
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WOMEN & HEALTH
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ASIAN WOMEN
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Women and Language
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WOMEN & POLITICS
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Women and Birth
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CSR in Polish SMEs from the Women Perspective
PublikacjaThis paper presents the implementation of the CSR approach among Polish small and medium enterprises, taking into account gender issues. It offers also a kind of evaluation of the national context of women entrepreneurship combined with a wider and deeper analysis of the CSR solutions that may be adressed to both, women, workers and women entrepreneurs.
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Myths and facts about women aged 50+
PublikacjaThis study attempts to confront the three stereotypes attributed to women aged 50+ in Poland: the one related to women being interested in retiring as early as possible, the other related to the lack of educational activity and reluctance to acquire new knowledge and skills, and the third related to the image of a grandmother focused on looking after her grandchildren. The author’s aim is to present rational arguments in favour...
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Self-employment of women: an opportunity or the last resort?
PublikacjaIt is believed that automatization and technological changes will be the main drivers of work in the future. At the same time, there is a growing discussion about new forms of employment, such as self-employment. It may be either perceived as a chance for empowerment, through creating new job opportunities, that were not reachable previously, or as precarious work, with less stability, higher risk, and uncertain income. The main...
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Are women importanf for economic development? Women`s participation in the labor market and their contribution to economic growth in 83 countries.
PublikacjaArtykuł przedstawia ilościowe zależności między partycypacją kobiet w rynku pracy a wzrostem i rozwojem gospodarczym. Analiza została przeprowadzona dla 83 krajów świata w latach 1990-2011.
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Gender and support Polish women at the beginning of their professional career in IT
PublikacjaThe development of ICT should be understood not only as an increase in the number of users skilled in the use of new technologies, but also as an ever-increasing demand for qualified professionals capable of creating, administering, supporting, and servicing ICT systems. With regard to the continuous development of innovative technologies, there is a noticeably low share of women who actively create and co-create this sector,...
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Diagnosis of preeclampsia in women with diabetic kidney disease
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Genetic Predisposition for Osteoporosis and Fractures in Postmenopausal Women
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Heightened acute circulatory responses to smoking in women
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Injury characteristics in women in relation to their menopausal status
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Symmetrical women have higher potential fertility
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Bisphenol A analogues and metabolic syndrome in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
PublikacjaBisphenols (BPs) have become a chemical group of special interest due to their ability to interfere with the endocrine system and their ubiquitous presence in the environment. As some of them possess mild estrogenic and anti-androgenic effects, they might be associated with the diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Acting on multiple tissues, BPs exposure may lead to metabolic derangements characteristic for metabolic...
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VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
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Women: A Cultural Review
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Women in German Yearbook
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Women & Criminal Justice
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Journal of Women and Aging
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PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN QUARTERLY
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Professional activity and women entrepreneurship in Poland – Europe 2020 Strategy perspective
PublikacjaThe level of economic activity of women in Poland is the lowest among Baltic Sea Region countries. The analysis of Europe 2020 targets, shows that at least 3 of the 5 main objectives relate, more or less, to women (e.g. participation in labor market). The objective concerning social inclusion assumes the increase in the employment rate of men and women (aged 20-64) in Poland up to 71%. To achieve this goal, support programs to...
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Transport undertaking as means of activation of women in rural areas
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Oxidative stress as a hidden cost of attractiveness in postmenopausal women
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Growth Orientation of Women and Men Owners of Micro Firms in the Pomerianian Region
PublikacjaDespite the fact that research on women’s entrepreneurship has been conducted for many years, still many clear answers to questions about the differences between entrepreneurs of both genders are missing. One of the unresolved issues is the performance of women in entrepreneurship. The aim of the study is to investigate the growth orientation of microenterprises operating in the Pomeranian region in Poland and to compare its level...
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Personal Entrepreneurial Potential in the Opinion of Young Women Entering the Labor Market
PublikacjaIn the current economic situation in Europe the need to stimulate entrepreneurship, with the special attention to develop the entrepreneurship among women, is clearly emphasized. The action is mostly taken to encourage the use of internal potential of possible future entrepreneurs. Do we know what the potential really is ? The presented article deals with the issues of women's entrepreneurship, demonstrating results of self assessment...
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Activity and discrimination against women in the labour market in the countries of Baltic Sea Region
PublikacjaAn increasing participation of women in the labour market seem to be a key to overcome the problems of the EU labour market and to achieve the objectives of Strategy Europe 2020. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to identify differences in the situation of women in the labour market in selected countries such as those in the Baltic Sea region and to attempt to verify the hypothesis of the existence of discrimination against...
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THE SITUATION OF WOMEN IN THE POLISH LABOUR MARKET IN THE LIGHT OF CHANGES IN THE PENSION SECURITY SYSTEM
PublikacjaThe aim of the study is to examine the opinion of a group of women on their economic activity and decisions related to retirement. The first part of the article reviews previous research related to the economic activity of older people with a special focus on women. In the empirical part of the article, women’s opinions on issues related to retirement were analyzed. The research was carried out in 2016 on a sample of 45 women,...
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Multiple group membership and collective action: study 1&2
Dane BadawczeDatasets from two studies, conducted in Poland, on the relation between identity fusion, group identification, multiple group membership, perceived injustice, and collective action intention. The purpose of the present studies was to examine (a) whether multiple group membership (in the context of opinion-based groups) relates to collective action (CA)...
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Psychological adjustment of women after oncological surgery and at the end of treatment
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Trait anxiety moderates the association between estradiol and dominance in women
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Habitual physical activity and estradiol levels in women of reproductive age
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Perception of household duties in Poland and Norway
Dane BadawczeDomestic work has gendered meaning and content of both masculinity and femininity is strongly embedded in the cultural context. In our article, across three studies we analyse the perception of household duties and their division between partners in two countries differing with regard to gender equality levels: Norway and Poland. In our Study 1, Polish...
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The content of conjugated linoleic acid and vaccenic acid in the breast milk of women from Gdansk and the surrounding district, as well as in, infant formulas and follow-up formulas. Nutritional recommendation for nursing women
PublikacjaFatty acids are some of the most important components of human milk. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are essential nutrients required for the optimal growth and development of infants, especially the central nervous system, brain and retina. AIM: To determine the conjugated linolenic acid (CLA) and vaccenic acid (VA) content of human breast milk from mothers consuming different diets, and to compare the results with CLA and...
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Serum bisphenol A concentrations correlate with serum testosterone levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
PublikacjaThe aim of this study was to determine serum bisphenol A (BPA) concentrations using high performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC–MS/MS) in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) (n=106, age range 18–40 yrs) and to evaluate its potential impact on their hormonal and metabolic profile. The control group consisted of age- and BMI-matched 80 eumenorrheic women with no clinical or biochemical hyperandrogenism....
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Evaluation of Caffeine Consumption among Pregnant Women from Southern Poland
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