A General Outlook on the Women and Human Development in Arab States

Year 2022, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 178 - 190, 31.12.2022

Tuncay Güloğlu , Kemal Aydın

https://doi.org/10.35342/econder.1205493

Abstract

There are similarities and differences in the level of human development in Arab states that control large geographical borders. It is stated that it is imperative to initiate improvements in the financial, social and women's empowerment as well as information and technology fields in order to secure the progress of the Arab states. This article examines the human development of women in Arab states. For this purpose, the place of women in the total labor force and their participation in employment and education level were examined from a comparative perspective. By examining women's participation in the workforce in terms of human development, cultural, economic and political factors that are important in workforce participation are mentioned. In the last part, it has been tried to question whether there is a relationship between women's participation in the economy and their participation in decision-making processes in terms of human development perspective.

Keywords

: Women, People, Human Development, Arab States, Female

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Arap Devletlerinde Kadın ve İnsani Gelişme Üzerine Genel Bir Bakış

Abstract

Geniş bir coğrafi sınırları kontrol eden Arap devletlerinde insani gelişme düzeyi açısından benzer ve farklı yönler bulunmaktadır. Arap devletlerinin ilerlemesini güvence altına almak için mali, sosyal ve kadınların güçlendirilmesi ile bilgi ve teknoloji alanlarında iyileştirmeler başlatmanın zorunlu olduğu ifade edilmektedir. Bu yazıda, Arap devletlerinde kadınların insani gelişimi incelenmektedir. Bu amaçla, kadınların toplam iş gücü içindeki yeri ve istihdamına katılım durumu ile eğitim düzeyi karşılaştırmalı bir bakış açısıyla incelenmiştir. Kadınların işgücüne katılımını insani gelişme boyutu açısından irdeleyerek, işgücüne katılımda önemli olan kültürel, ekonomik ve politik faktörlere değinilmiştir. Son bölümde ise, kadınların ekonomiye katılımı ile karar alma süreçlerine katılımı arasında insani gelişme perspektifi açısından bir ilişki olup olmadığı sorgulanmaya çalışılmıştır.

Keywords

İnsani Gelişim, Arap ülkeleri, Cinsiyet, İnsan, Kadın

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