Childcare and Maternity Policy Brief

Year 2016, Issue: 37, 125 - 138, 21.12.2016

Ebra Uraloglu

Abstract

Bu
politika özeti çocuk bakımı ve annelik politikaları üzerine
yazılmıştır. Çalışma; çocuk bakımı ve annelik
politikalarının gerekçesinin açıklanmasıyla başlamaktadır.
Türk hükümeti çocuk bakımı ve annelik politikalarını
çoğunlukla doğurganlık oranını ve genç nüfusu korumayla
ilişkili olarak oluşturmaktadır. Çalışan annelerin iş ve ev
şartlarının iyilşetirilmesi nüfus planlaması gerekçesinden
sonra gelmektedir. Daha detaylı incelemek amacıyla bu politikalar
üç alt kategoriye bölünmüştür; izin politikaları, iş ortamı
şartları, çocuk bakımı. Bu üç kategorinin neden bu politikanın
konusu oldukları açıklanmıştır. İsviçre’nin mevcut yasal
düzenlemeleri çocuk bakımı ve annelik politikalarına örnek
olarak sunulmuştur. Sonraki kısımda Türkiye’nin mevcut yasal
düzenleme ve uygulamaları ortaya konulmuştur. Sonuç olarak,
mevcut politikaların yeniden düzenlenmesine yönelik önerilere yer
verilmiştir.

Keywords

çocuk bakımı, annelik, politika özeti, Türkiye, İsviçre

Childcare and Maternity Policy Brief

Abstract

The
present policy brief is about childcare and maternity. Study begins
with explaining rationale of childcare and maternity policy. For the
Turkish government this policy is mostly related with protection of
fertility rates and young populace. Improving working mothers’ work
and home conditions comes as a rationale after population planning
aim. In order to examine in detail, policy is divided into three
sub-categories; leave policy, workplace conditions, childcare. Three
categories is examined and explained why they are the topic of the
policy. Existing legislative context of Sweden is presented as an
example of childcare and maternity policy. Then Turkish legislation
is presented and current regulations and applications are revealed.
As a result, essential new policy and regulation for existing policy
suggested are included.

Keywords

childcare, maternity, policy brief, Turkey, Sweden

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