Małgorzata Fuszara was a plenary speaker, organizer and moderator of the session 'Women in Politics' during the Women for Poland, Poland for Women Congress marking twenty years of transformations 1989-2009, in June 20-21, 2009.

Over 4000 women from hugely varied backgrounds gathered in Warsaw: government members, MPs and former MPs, women active in local politics, NGOs leaders, journalists, academics and students. The session chaired by Malgorzata drew up the key demand of the Congress: that a gender quota of 50% should be introduced for candidate lists. Signatures are being collected to support the parliamentary bill to introduce such a measure.  www.kongreskobiet.pl

Małgorzata Fuszara was also a plenary speaker at the Time for Women conference in Warsaw, April 27, 2009. The over 100 participants included women ministers, MPs and MEPs, as well as NGO activists, business leaders, journalists and academics.