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The oppression of Polish women may be divided into interwar, postwar, & contemporary periods. The first period was characterized by low educational levels, discrimination in wages, & poor working benefits. With the establishment of the People's Republic of Poland in 1944, emancipation of socialist women greatly improved conditions. The 1956 Polish October marked a slower pace of progress for women. Research indicates fewer promotions & lower pay for equally qualified women & discrimination as an intrinsic element of the superstructure. Current pregnancy policies are inadequate, day care is poor, playgrounds & institutions for children are lacking, & the call for population increases burdens the F. The proposals of profamily advocates would rob women of their advances & include several oppressive features. Polish women are aware of their situation but do not know what needs to be done, partly because they do not know of the strategies of Western women's movements. The Polish bureaucracy will have to consider the radicalization of the workers if they are to continue their rule, & should view the family as a unit of minimum consumption. In Commentary on B. Koski's "The Situation of Women in Poland," V. Graham reveals that while improvement has been made in Poland, the scarcity of goods & services burdens women enormously. Analysis of Polish household incomes indicates that those with money have the means to purchase luxuries not normally available to the general public. Some of the statistics given by Koski on education & employment of women are questionable, & analysis of other statistics indicates that something more than education is keeping women at disadvantaged employment levels. Koski hints that he himself questioned this. 7 Tables. L. Kamel.