Gender and International Trade

Year 2025, Volume: 52 Issue: 2, 289 - 337, 30.12.2025

Emine Zehra Kasnakoğlu , Haluk Kasnakoğlu

Abstract

Gender and International Trade

Abstract
This paper investigates the relationship between international trade and gender. Following the definitions of the terminology used, we identify the international organizations related to gender and international trade within the context of MDGs and SDGs. In the section following, we compare the gender equality/inequality indexes used in the literature to measure the impact of trade on gender. The review of the activities, findings and recommendations of international and non-governmental organizations, is followed by presenting the research of international and national academics. In the last section, the findings of the survey are summarized: There exists a two-way relationship between trade and gender, strengthened by globalization and trade liberalization. It is not clear how gender equality is affected, as the starting positions, spatial distribution and degrees of development of the effected parties differ.
Keywords: Gender, Women, International Trade, Inequality, International Organizations
JEL Classifications: F16, F660, J16, J710

Keywords

Gender , Women , International Trade , Inequality , International Organizations

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Toplumsal cinsiyet ve dış ticaret

Abstract

Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve Dış Ticaret
Özet
Çalışmada, dış ticaret ve toplumsal cinsiyet ilişkileri incelenmektedir. Kullanılan kavramlar tanımlandıktan sonra, MDG ve SDG çerçevesinde toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliği, hedefleri ve ilgili uluslararası örgütler belirlenmektedir. İzleyen bölümde, dış ticaret politikalarının toplumsal cinsiyet etkilerini değerlendirmede kullanılan eşitlik/eşitsizlik ölçütleri irdelenmektedir. Sonraki bölümde dış ticaret ve toplumsal cinsiyetle ilgili uluslararası örgütlerin ve STK’ların çalışmaları, bulguları ve önerileri tartışılmaktadır. Son iki bölümde uluslararası ve ulusal akademik çalışmalar, son bölümde yazın çalışmamızın sonuçları özetlenmektedir: Dış ticaret ve toplumsal cinsiyet arasında iki yönlü bir etkileşim gözlenmektedir. Küreselleşme ile bunun güçlendiği görülmekte, ancak toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliğini nasıl etkilediği başlangıç koşulları, mekân ve gelişmişlik düzeyine göre farklılık göstermektedir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Toplumsal Cinsiyet, Kadın, Dış Ticaret, Eşitsizlik, Uluslararası Kuruluşlar
JEL Sınıflaması: F16, F660, J16, J710

Keywords

Tokumsal Cinsiyet , Kadın , Dış Ticaret , Eşitsizlik , International Organizations

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