It is said to be a love story, but very specific one
Vinutha Mallya//PUNE MIRROR

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“It is said to be a love story, but very specific one — the lovers from my book do everything to avoid saying the word ‘love’,” The body is at the heart of her novel. “The book is an exploration of the body of two lovers,” says Dzido, admitting that it was a challenge for her to translate sensuality into language"

EUPL interview with Marta Dzido, EUPL 2019 winner from Poland

 

EUPL interview with Marta Dzido, EUPL 2019 winner from Poland

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At that times, fight was about human rights, now it is about women´s rights
Česká ženská lobby

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"Men were the one who held the power, and women were doing the necessery work", said Marta Dzido. "At that times, fight was about human rights, now it is about women´s rights", described Marta how Polish society took step forward.

All check panelists agreed that at the same time, situation in Czech republic did not differ from polish one so much. Women were again the one who write on stenograph, who were handling secret documents, who were not visible in a public life and politics even if they got an offer, they rather refused. Their decision had several reasons. Households and children would miss them too much, especially when you imagine that in many cases  their husbands were in imprisoned. Majority of discuters who were preset refused to be in high politics. 

The women were active, they had their political dreams although they never cared about being leaders of the trade union.
Lipstick Socialist

“After 16 interviews, I know that the women’s fight was no different from the men’s. The women were active, they had their political dreams although they never cared about being leaders of the trade union.

Only one of them was invited to the Round Table discussions: Grażyna Staniszewska. After ’89 few women of the Solidarity movement decided to enter politics, which doesn’t mean that they gave up on being involved in the public sphere.”

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Seoul International Women Film Festival

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