The Wearing of the Headscarf & Labor Market Outcomes for Women in Turkey

Year 2018, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 51 - 75, 01.06.2018

Zeynep B.uğur

Abstract

• Historically, female labor force participation (FLFP) rate has been very low in Turkey. As the majority of women in Turkey wear headscarves, this study examines if the ban on the religious garb contributed to the low FLFP rate. The study links the wearing of headscarves to labor market outcomes for women using the individual level data from 2 rounds of the National Demographic and Health Surveys (NDHS) conducted in 2003 and 2008, and 2 surveys conducted by the Konda Research Company in 2007 and 2011. After controlling other religious behaviors and values, it is demonstrated that urban women who wear headscarves are 3.6% to 8.5% less likely to be employed while the rate increases to between 17% to 28.2% among women with a university degree. This suggests that the impact of the headscarf ban was more damaging among women with degrees

Keywords

Headscarf, Female Labor Force Participation, Turkey

Türkiye’deki Kadınlar için Baüörtüsü Takmak ve şü Hayatına Katılım

Abstract

• Türkiye’de tarihsel olarak kadınların iü hayatına katılım oranları çok düüüktür. Bu çalıümada Türkiye’deki kadınların çoùunun baüörtüsü kullanmasına raùmen uygulanan baüörtüsü yasaùının kadınların iü hayatına katılımının düüük olmasında rolü olup olmadıùı incelenmiütir. Bu amaçla, 2003 ve 2008 yıllarında yapılan Türkiye Nüfus ve Saùlık Araütırması (TNSA)’nın bireysel düzeydeki verileri ve Konda Araütırma ûirketi tarafından 2007 ve 2011 yıllarında yapılan 2 anket kullanılarak kadınların baüörtüsü takma durumu iü hayatı çıktıları ile iliükilendirilmiütir. Diùer dini hayat ile ilgili davranıülar ve deùerler kontrol edildikten sonra, kentte yaüayan kadınlar arasında baüörtüsü kullananların çalıüıyor olma ihtimali %3.6 - %8.5 oranında daha düüüktür. Bu oran üniversite mezunu baüörtülü kadınlar için %17 ila %28.2’ye kadar daha düüüktür. Bu bulgular, baüörtüsü yasaùının özellikle üniversite eùitimi almıü kadınları daha çok etkilediùi sonucuna götürmektedir

Keywords

Baüörtüsü, Kadının şühayatına Katılımı, Türkiye

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