Kobiety (nie)widoczne w nazwach ulic – dysproporcje liczbowe między patronkami a patronami ulic w polskich miastach na prawach powiatu

Abstract

The study aims to determine the degree of disproportion in numbers between male and female patrons of the streets of Polish large cities. It provides answers to the question of how many streets in cities with county rights were named after male and female historical figures. The research sample includes all 66 cities and towns with county rights. Moreover, on the basis of the collected data, a pantheon of female patrons was prepared. Data from the TERYT register was manually marked in a spreadsheet in order to count patrons disaggregated by gender. The study concluded that there is a high degree of numerical disproportion between female and male street patrons in Polish cities. Among historical figures commemorated in street names, women constitute between 3.52% and 19.86%. The most common patrons are Maria Konopnicka, Maria Skłodowska-Curie and Eliza Orzeszkowa.