TÜRKİYE’DE SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİR KALKINMA AMAÇLARI ÇERÇEVESİNDE DEMOGRAFİK GÖSTERGELERİN FEMİNİST ELEŞTİRİSİ

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 46, 27 - 50, 30.12.2024

Aslıhan Kabadayı

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’de Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları (SKA) çerçevesinde seçilmiş demografik göstergeleri, feminist demografi perspektifinden değerlendirmektir. Feminist demografi, demografik göstergelerin kadınların karşılaştığı toplumsal cinsiyet eşitsizliği ve yapısal eşitsizliklerin yol açtığı durumları daha kapsamlı bir biçimde analiz etmesi gerektiğini savunmaktadır. Çalışma anne ölüm oranı, beş yaş altı ölüm hızı, neonatal ölüm hızı, adölesan doğurganlık hızı ve 20-24 yaş grubunda olup 18 yaşından önce evlenmiş kadınların oranı göstergelerinin, kadınların yaşam deneyimlerini ve toplumsal cinsiyet eşitsizliğini ne ölçüde yansıttığını sorgulamaktadır. Bu göstergelerin, sağlık ve doğurganlığın ötesine geçerek kadınların haklara erişimini ve karşılaştıkları toplumsal engelleri yansıtması gerektiği düşünülmektedir. Çalışma, feminist demografi perspektifinden bu verilerin analiz edilmesini önererek SKA kapsamında toplumsal cinsiyet boyutunun daha iyi yansıtılması ve kadınların cinsel sağlık ve üreme sağlığı hakları, doğurganlık kararları ve ekonomik bağımsızlığına ilişkin politikaların önemini vurgulayan bir çerçeveye ihtiyaç duyulduğu sonucuna varmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Feminist demografi, toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliği, Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları (SKA), Türkiye

Feminist Demography Critique of the Demographic Indicators on the SDGs in Türkiye

Öz

This study aims to evaluate selected demographic indicators from a feminist demography perspective within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Türkiye. Feminist demography advocates that demographic indicators should be analyzed in a more comprehensive manner as an approach that examines gender inequality and structural inequalities faced by women. The study questions the extent to which indicators such as maternal mortality ratio, under-five mortality rate, neonatal mortality rate, adolescent fertility rate and the proportion of women aged 20-24 years old who were married before the age of 18 reflect women’s life experiences and gender based inequality. These indicators should not only measure fluctuations in health and fertility but also provide insight into women’s access to rights and the social challenges they encounter. The study suggests analyzing these data from a feminist demography perspective to better highlight the effects of social structures and power dynamics. The study concludes that it is needed a framework that better reflects the gender dimension of the SDGs and highlights the importance of policies on women’s reproductive sexual health rights, fertility decisions, and economic independence.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Feminist demography, gender equality, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Türkiye

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