Poland: Ladies in Business
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This project is a look at female enterpreneurship in Poland, told through the stories of entrepreneurs who have founded their own companies in different sectors. Poland, despite being less recognized than China or India, is one of the countries which has had a major development in the last 20 years.
The Polish economy has followed a policy of liberalization since 1990, after the fall of communism, and has been the only EU country to avoid recession in these difficult years. Protected by keeping the zloty, the Polish currency, instead of introducing the euro, Poland has developed exchange and cooperation policies with the countries of central and western Europe since 2009, when the first recession wave started.
Poland also has one of the highest numbers of women entrepreneurs among European countries, together with the Netherlands, Austria, Latvia, Lithuania and Portugal. The percentage is around 34.5% and covers all sectors of industry. Generally speaking, we can say that companies headed by women are more concentrated in the areas of retail direct to the consumer, followed by processing and services.
The Polish economy has followed a policy of liberalization since 1990, after the fall of communism, and has been the only EU country to avoid recession in these difficult years. Protected by keeping the zloty, the Polish currency, instead of introducing the euro, Poland has developed exchange and cooperation policies with the countries of central and western Europe since 2009, when the first recession wave started.
Poland also has one of the highest numbers of women entrepreneurs among European countries, together with the Netherlands, Austria, Latvia, Lithuania and Portugal. The percentage is around 34.5% and covers all sectors of industry. Generally speaking, we can say that companies headed by women are more concentrated in the areas of retail direct to the consumer, followed by processing and services.
