Analysing the “what” and “when” of women’s substantive representation: the role of right-wing populist party ideology

Figures & data

Table 1. Results of the parliamentary elections of 25 October 2015, including the number and percentage of women deputies for each political party in the Sejm.

Party	Votes (%)	Seats (No.)	Women deputies per party (No.)	Women deputies per party (%)
Law and Justice (PiS)	37.58%	235	54	23%
Civic Platform (PO)	24.09%	138	50	36%
Kukiz’15	8.81%	42	6	14%
Modern (N)	7.60%	28	12	43%
Polish Peasant Party (PSL)	5.13%	16	3	19%

Source: State Electoral Commission (2015).

Table 2. Women’s issues in Poland.

PiS	PO	Kukiz’15	N	PSL
Childcare and elderly care	Childcare and child disability support	Payment for housework	Gender equality as equal rights and equal opportunities	Work-family balance
Equal job (promotion) opportunities	Work-family balance	Women’s health	Gender pay gap	Childcare
Work-family balance	Gender pay gap	Gender pay gap	Reproductive rights	Family policy
Gender pay gap	Gender equality as equal opportunities	Childcare and child disability support	Women’s employment	Social justice
Political representation		Family policy	Domestic violence	Support for women in developing their potential
		Domestic violence

Source: Interviews with women deputies in the Sejm, June-July 2017.

State Electoral Commission. 2015. “Wybory Do Sejmu i Senatu w 2015r.” Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza.

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