The publication has been prepared with the usage of the results of statistical surveys, of which on the basis of the data obtained from the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy as well as the Agricultural Social Insurance Fund.

The Sejm of the Republic of Poland, by way of a resolution of June 8, 2017, established 2018 as the Year of Women's Rights. From November 28, 1918, by the Decree of the Chief of State Józef Piłsudski on the electoral law to the Legislative Sejm, women hold electoral rights in Poland and actively participate in the public life of the country. From the 1920s, social statistics document the growing role of women in socio-economic and in political life.