BİRLEŞMİŞ MİLLETLER POLİTİKALARININ BİRLEŞİK ARAP EMİRLİKLERİNİN CİNSİYET EŞİTLİĞİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ÖNEMİ VE ETKİLERİ

Sevde Özbey; Çağla Gül Yesevi

BİRLEŞMİŞ MİLLETLER POLİTİKALARININ BİRLEŞİK ARAP EMİRLİKLERİNİN CİNSİYET EŞİTLİĞİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ÖNEMİ VE ETKİLERİ

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Birleşmiş Milletler'in (BM) genel politikaları ve önerilerinin Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri'nin (BAE) toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliği hedeflerine ne ölçüde etki ettiğini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Uluslararası kuruluşların cinsiyet eşitliği üzerindeki rolü ve etkisi, çeşitli ülkelerde vaka çalışmalarıyla analiz edilmiştir. Bu araştırmalar, genellikle Avrupa Birliği (AB) ülkelerinde en iyi uygulamaların olduğunu göstermektedir. Buna karşılık, savaş ve iç çatışmalar nedeniyle istikrarsızlaşan ve demokratik olmayan ülkelerde yapılan araştırmalar, bu ülkelerde cinsiyet eşitliği konusunda ciddi eksiklikler olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Federal monarşi ile yönetilen ve nüfusunun çoğunluğu Müslüman olan Orta Doğu ülkesi BAE, 1995 Pekin Konferansı'nın tavsiye kararlarını benimseyerek bu doğrultuda ulusal stratejiler ve eylem planları geliştirmiş ve toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliği konusunda önemli ilerlemeler kaydetmiştir. Bu bağlamda, BAE, bahsedilen yapısal özelliklerine rağmen uluslararası girişimlerdeki aktif rolüyle özgün bir vaka çalışması olarak öne çıkmakta ve bu çalışma, söz konusu girişimlerin ülkenin toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliği dinamiklerini nasıl etkilediğini araştırarak literatüre katkı sağlamayı hedeflemektedir. Toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliği birçok açıdan incelenebilir ve ölçülebilir. Ancak bu çalışmada, temsil, istihdam ve kadın hakları bağlamında, birincil ve ikincil kaynaklar ile Emirati kadınlarla gerçekleştirilen derinlemesine görüşmeler aracılığıyla değerlendirilmektedir. Bu araştırmanın temel katkısı, BM politikalarının BAE'nin toplumsal cinsiyet hedeflerine ulaşmasındaki etkinliğini ve etkisini incelemektir. Aynı zamanda bu politikaların ülke genelinde tüm kadınlara eşit şekilde fayda sağlayıp sağlamadığını araştırmaktır.

Keywords

Supporting Institution

İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi

Project Number

İKÜ-BAP02-2402

Ethical Statement

İKU tarafından verilen Etik Kurulu Onayımız vardır.

Thanks

İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi Teknoloji ve Proje Destek Birimine destekleri için teşekkür etmek isteriz.

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Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Sociology (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Sevde Özbey ^*
0009-0009-5646-0878
Türkiye

Çağla Gül Yesevi
0000-0003-3509-7060
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 30, 2025

Submission Date

November 4, 2025

Acceptance Date

December 3, 2025

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Year 2025 Volume: 5 Number: 1

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https://izlik.org/JA76KG38MJ

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APA

Özbey, S., & Yesevi, Ç. G. (2025). BİRLEŞMİŞ MİLLETLER POLİTİKALARININ BİRLEŞİK ARAP EMİRLİKLERİNİN CİNSİYET EŞİTLİĞİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ÖNEMİ VE ETKİLERİ. Mesleki Ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 5(1), 25-52. https://izlik.org/JA76KG38MJ

AMA

1.Özbey S, Yesevi ÇG. BİRLEŞMİŞ MİLLETLER POLİTİKALARININ BİRLEŞİK ARAP EMİRLİKLERİNİN CİNSİYET EŞİTLİĞİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ÖNEMİ VE ETKİLERİ. Mesleki ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2025;5(1):25-52. https://izlik.org/JA76KG38MJ

Chicago

Özbey, Sevde, and Çağla Gül Yesevi. 2025. “BİRLEŞMİŞ MİLLETLER POLİTİKALARININ BİRLEŞİK ARAP EMİRLİKLERİNİN CİNSİYET EŞİTLİĞİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ÖNEMİ VE ETKİLERİ”. Mesleki Ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 5 (1): 25-52. https://izlik.org/JA76KG38MJ.

EndNote

Özbey S, Yesevi ÇG (December 1, 2025) BİRLEŞMİŞ MİLLETLER POLİTİKALARININ BİRLEŞİK ARAP EMİRLİKLERİNİN CİNSİYET EŞİTLİĞİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ÖNEMİ VE ETKİLERİ. Mesleki ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 5 1 25–52.

IEEE

[1]S. Özbey and Ç. G. Yesevi, “BİRLEŞMİŞ MİLLETLER POLİTİKALARININ BİRLEŞİK ARAP EMİRLİKLERİNİN CİNSİYET EŞİTLİĞİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ÖNEMİ VE ETKİLERİ”, Mesleki ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 25–52, Dec. 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA76KG38MJ

ISNAD

Özbey, Sevde - Yesevi, Çağla Gül. “BİRLEŞMİŞ MİLLETLER POLİTİKALARININ BİRLEŞİK ARAP EMİRLİKLERİNİN CİNSİYET EŞİTLİĞİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ÖNEMİ VE ETKİLERİ”. Mesleki ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 5/1 (December 1, 2025): 25-52. https://izlik.org/JA76KG38MJ.

JAMA

1.Özbey S, Yesevi ÇG. BİRLEŞMİŞ MİLLETLER POLİTİKALARININ BİRLEŞİK ARAP EMİRLİKLERİNİN CİNSİYET EŞİTLİĞİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ÖNEMİ VE ETKİLERİ. Mesleki ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2025;5:25–52.

MLA

Özbey, Sevde, and Çağla Gül Yesevi. “BİRLEŞMİŞ MİLLETLER POLİTİKALARININ BİRLEŞİK ARAP EMİRLİKLERİNİN CİNSİYET EŞİTLİĞİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ÖNEMİ VE ETKİLERİ”. Mesleki Ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 5, no. 1, Dec. 2025, pp. 25-52, https://izlik.org/JA76KG38MJ.

Vancouver

1.Sevde Özbey, Çağla Gül Yesevi. BİRLEŞMİŞ MİLLETLER POLİTİKALARININ BİRLEŞİK ARAP EMİRLİKLERİNİN CİNSİYET EŞİTLİĞİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ÖNEMİ VE ETKİLERİ. Mesleki ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 1;5(1):25-52. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA76KG38MJ