Women’s Protests in Poland in 2015-2021 in the Context of Charles Tilly’s Approach to Social Movements

The paper explores the women’s movement in Poland in the second and third decade of the 21st century. It applies the theoretical framework developed by Charles Tilly to present how the protests of Poles in 2016 and 2020 corresponded to the constituting features of social movements. Based on desk research of documentation of the protests by the protesters themselves, media and researchers, the paper highlights how protesters used the social movement repertoire and WUNC manifestations (worthiness, unity, numbers, commitment) to address the recurring problem of women’s reproductive rights in two latest manifestations of the struggle that has been a major component of Polish feminism since its origins.