Ima Polonia - How Recent Polish Politics Offer Abusive “Mothering” Instead of Feminist Care
Milewska, Paulina
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2025-08-13
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In Hebrew, there’s a figure known as the ima Polonia – the “Polish mother” – a woman who offers love that feels more like emotional leverage than care. Poland’s recent politics have mirrored this dynamic. Between 2015 and 2023, under the alt-right Zjednoczona Prawica government, the image of the woman, be it as judge, activist, or politician, was often instrumentalised to undermine progressive, pro-democratic causes. The government framed its actions as caring rather than punishing (just like ima Polonia), using women not to promote their rights but to support anti-feminist changes.
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Milewska, Paulina
Abusive Feminism
Poland
Polen
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