THE IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN’S EMPLOYMENT IN TURKEY

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Anahtar Kelimeler

• Women’s Employment
• Income Distribution
• Turkey.

THE IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN’S EMPLOYMENT IN TURKEY

Abstract

This study examined the contribution made to household income levels by the rate of women employment in Turkey in the 2000s. The incomes earned by women and men through working in every society are included in the gross domestic product of that country without making any discrimination. Therefore, considering the fact that the female population is equal to almost half of the population of countries, or even more, the national income levels of countries where women are not included in the business world are consequently lower compared to those countries where women are employed. Considering that women are employed in almost all sectors today, income distribution and the level of justice in this distribution will also be high in a society where women are employed. Thanks to increasing women's employment in our country, as in the world, income levels in households display a change in a positive direction. As we have demonstrated in our study, it has been determined according to Gini coefficient that an increase in women's employment rate in Turkey by 1% can reduce an injustice that may occur in the distribution of income between households in our country by 2.80%.

Keywords

• Women’s Employment
• Income Distribution
• Turkey.