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FEMALE EMPLOYMENT AND GENDER INEQUALITY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TURKEY

Volume: 26 Number: 1 April 30, 2015
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FEMALE EMPLOYMENT AND GENDER INEQUALITY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TURKEY

Abstract

How the existance of gender inequality in a country can be explained in socio-economic patterns? Part of the answer relies on intergenerational and interactional relations based on cultural, demographic and social norms and values as well as patriarchalism. Indeed, many changes in demand for and supply of labor have cued to efficient labor market transforms especially in the status of gender stereotypes in advanced countries. But the point is why women’s roles and statues in the labor market lag behind in distribution of resources and wages in developing countries? However, similar transformations have taken into account in Turkey in such cases. But it is understood from the aggregate data that female employment and labor force participation still need special consideration in terms of division of labor.This study looks at the relationship between female employment and economic inequality in terms of differences in demographic and social structure of the values and norms women faces in Turkey. The most affirmative way is to adopt and maintain active labor market policies for recruiting more female workers.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Review

Authors

Meltem İnce Yenilmez This is me

Publication Date

April 30, 2015

Submission Date

February 20, 2015

Acceptance Date

April 15, 2015

Published in Issue

Year 2015 Volume: 26 Number: 1

APA
İnce Yenilmez, M. (2015). FEMALE EMPLOYMENT AND GENDER INEQUALITY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TURKEY. Toplum Ve Sosyal Hizmet, 26(1), 131-148. https://izlik.org/JA99GU52KN
AMA
1.İnce Yenilmez M. FEMALE EMPLOYMENT AND GENDER INEQUALITY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TURKEY. Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet. 2015;26(1):131-148. https://izlik.org/JA99GU52KN
Chicago
İnce Yenilmez, Meltem. 2015. “FEMALE EMPLOYMENT AND GENDER INEQUALITY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TURKEY”. Toplum Ve Sosyal Hizmet 26 (1): 131-48. https://izlik.org/JA99GU52KN.
EndNote
İnce Yenilmez M (April 1, 2015) FEMALE EMPLOYMENT AND GENDER INEQUALITY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TURKEY. Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet 26 1 131–148.
IEEE
[1]M. İnce Yenilmez, “FEMALE EMPLOYMENT AND GENDER INEQUALITY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TURKEY”, Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 131–148, Apr. 2015, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA99GU52KN
ISNAD
İnce Yenilmez, Meltem. “FEMALE EMPLOYMENT AND GENDER INEQUALITY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TURKEY”. Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet 26/1 (April 1, 2015): 131-148. https://izlik.org/JA99GU52KN.
JAMA
1.İnce Yenilmez M. FEMALE EMPLOYMENT AND GENDER INEQUALITY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TURKEY. Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet. 2015;26:131–148.
MLA
İnce Yenilmez, Meltem. “FEMALE EMPLOYMENT AND GENDER INEQUALITY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TURKEY”. Toplum Ve Sosyal Hizmet, vol. 26, no. 1, Apr. 2015, pp. 131-48, https://izlik.org/JA99GU52KN.
Vancouver
1.Meltem İnce Yenilmez. FEMALE EMPLOYMENT AND GENDER INEQUALITY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TURKEY. Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet [Internet]. 2015 Apr. 1;26(1):131-48. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA99GU52KN