Kobieta kryzysem brzemienna. Sytuacja kobiet na i poza rynkiem pracy w dobie kryzysu demograficznego.

Abstract

The article refers to the problem of demographic crisis, a frequent topic of public debates in European Union countries, which struggle with the phenomenon of ageing society. The main goal of the research part is analyze selected factors connected with the demographic stagnation (regression), that have an impact on mothers’ activity (or lack of activity) on the labour market. The article is a starting point for the analysis of guaranteed basic income for women working as housewives (those who claim: ‘I want to have children’ but, as a result of economic considerations intertwined with the problem of social security, later state ‘I have to work’), as potential social policy’s instrument which can be applied for the purpose of changing the unfavorable demographic structure.