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

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1, 25 - 52, 30.12.2025

Sevde Özbey , Çağla Gül Yesevi

Öz

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.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Toplumsal Cinsiyet Eşitliği , Birleşmiş Milletler , Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri , Kadın hakları

Etik Beyan

İKU tarafından verilen Etik Kurulu Onayımız vardır.

Destekleyen Kurum

İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi

Proje Numarası

İKÜ-BAP02-2402

Teşekkür

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

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