Marta Lempart-Dorobinska

Marta Lempart-Dorobinska is a strategic consultant in the civil-society sector and President of the Polish Women's Strike Foundation. A lawyer, strategist and former activist, she has built organisations, shaped legislation and mobilised people across the civic, public and private sectors. For 9 years, she co-led the Polish Women's Strike, one of the largest civic movements in Poland's history, whose nationwide campaigns and street protests for reproductive rights, women's rights, democracy and the rule of law are widely seen as a factor behind Poland's democratic turn in 2023. PWS' impact and resilience have drawn international recognition: CoE Democracy Innovation Award nomination, EESC Civil Society Prize and others. Earlier, she held senior management positions at the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and the State Fund for Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons, co-drafting legislation and managing nationwide funding programs. She holds a Master of Law, is certified by the National School of Public Administration for senior management state positions and holds a Ministry of Finance certificate in state budgeting.