Absent? Woman's Place in the Polish Discourse on Family Policy

Abstract

The family, as the smallest social group, is one of the most sensitive reflections of the changes taking place in the structures of modern societies. At the same time, it is their most durable element and their most important value for ensuring biological continuity of generations, their socialization and development.Family policy, as an element of social policy, can support the individual decisions, choices and values that contribute to the formation and development of families.The purpose of this article is to draw attention to the equality model of family policy, its relevance and effectiveness in the context of the objectives it posed, namely increasing women's fertility rate in the era of socio-economic changes.