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/^t/Modern feminists claim that the greatest success of their female predecessors was the attainment of women's suffrage, which was to be the first step in establishing full political equality between the two sexes. However, this full political equality hasn't been achieved yet. The percentage of women taking active part in political life is still rather small, there being approximately 5% of them elected to the Polish Parliament. Hardly ever is a female chosen for a party leader or a president. The obvious prejudice against women results from the lack of confidence for them. According to men, neither sufficient experience nor inclination towards politics are females' strong points, therefore they prefer to keep them aside. Additionally, having gained franchise, women usually don't take advantage of it; during parliamentary or presidential elections, they tend to vote for candidates that their husbands approve of. Most often it is because they don't have the slightest idea about politics in general or are not able to distinguish between parties' polices. Surprisingly enough, in Poland there is another reason for which women elect MPs according to their husbands' way of thinking: some men still expect their wives to show obedience in due form.