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 Men take place in workspaces more than women.

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 Men take place in workspaces more than women.

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There are more male ambassadors rather than the  female ones.

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There are more male ambassadors rather than the  female ones.

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Women in Turkey are increasingly being compelled to fulfill traditional roles, which are preventing them from becoming free and powerful, as well as isolating them from the rest of society.

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Women in Turkey are increasingly being compelled to fulfill traditional roles, which are preventing them from becoming free and powerful, as well as isolating them from the rest of society.

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What is the rate of women in labor force participation?

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What is the rate of women in labor force participation?

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How many female ambassadors do we have ?

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How many female ambassadors do we have ?

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How many female professors we have in our universities ?

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How many female professors we have in our universities ?

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Labor force participation rate of women is 30% and 70% for men (TurkStat Labor Statistics 2015). Unemployment rate of men is 9.7% and 13% for women. 

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Labor force participation rate of women is 30% and 70% for men (TurkStat Labor Statistics 2015). Unemployment rate of men is 9.7% and 13% for women. 

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Over many years despite the great efforts shown by governments, institutions and most importantly by women's movement, women and girls are still exposed to violence, being abused, trafficked, their access to education and political participation is refused and face with many other human rights violations.

Though there had been a progress on the elimination of gender inequality in Turkey especially after the beginning of 2000, the statistics still reflect the grim reality. According to the Gender Gap Index (2015) of World Economic Forum, Turkey is the130 th country out of 145 countries. In other words Turkey which is the 17 th biggest economy in the world is the 15 th last country in terms of gender equality.

Only 15% of the MPs are women (November 2015 elections). This was not so different before the last elections and despite several efforts the figures are far from equality in terms of representation.

As in many other aspects of life gender inequality persists also in the labor market. Labor force participation rate of women is 30% and 70% for men (TurkStat Labor Statistics 2015). Unemployment rate of men is 9.7% and 13% for women.

The fact of violence against women as a concept emerged through gender inequality is widespread in Turkey as in the rest of the world. Every 4 women out of 10 is exposed to physical and sexual violence at least once in their lifetime as stated in the Domestic Violence Research in Turkey in 2014 (In 2008 the exact figure was 42% and in 2014 it was 38% - meaning there is no significant difference). These figures show the scale of the problem and call for immediate action. A UNFPA survey titled "Business against Domestic Violence" indicates high prevalence (32 per cent) of sexual and physical violence among white collar working women and the absence of response mechanisms within the private sector.

As a recent picture, according to the research of BİANET (Independent Communication Network) on the number of femicides reflected in the media, in 2014 281, in 2015 284 and till July 2016 153 women were killed by their husbands or immediate partners. This means that approximately one woman was murdered in every 30 hours.

UNFPA's response

UNFPA has been implementing programmes in collaboration with the national and local Government Institutions (Ministry of Family and Social Policies, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Health, Turkish Armed Forces, Presidency of Religious Affairs etc), Non-Governmental Organisations, Universities and Private Sector for promoting gender equality, combating gender based violence and engaging men and boys to promote gender equality mainly through awareness raising, data collection, and capacity development.

UNFPA will be implementing the sixth country programme between 2016-2020 and under the gender component it is aimed to strengthen the institutional capacity of public and civil society organizations to promote gender equality, prevent gender based violence and harmful practices, including in the private sector. This aim will be achieved in partnership with civil society organizations and universities through advocacy, policy dialogue and technical assistance on:

a) rights-based legislation, policies, including local equality action plans and standard operating procedures for provision of women friendly services;

b) improved services via strengthening of pre/in service training programmes for prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of sexual and gender based violence;

c) establishment of a coordination mechanism among responsible government agencies including local authorities on sexual and gender based violence response;

d) strengthening advocacy capacity of women's non-governmental organizations on gender issues and monitoring of national and international obligations regarding women's rights and reproductive rights;

e) establishment of mechanisms for promoting gender equality and eliminating gender based violence in private sector;

f) promoting gender transformation and engagement of youth, men and boys to address gender inequality, in partnership with civil society and faith based organizations;

g) data analysis on women's issues.

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Situation in Turkey Over many years despite the great efforts shown by governments, institutions and most importantly by women's movement, women and girls are still exposed to violence, being abused, trafficked, their access to education and political participation is refused and face with many other human rights violations.

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Currently, 35 percent of the diplomats in the Foreign Ministry are women. The number of female ambassadors have reached 63 and currently, 37 women ambassadors serve abroad.

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Currently, 35 percent of the diplomats in the Foreign Ministry are women. The number of female ambassadors have reached 63 and currently, 37 women ambassadors serve abroad.

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Sedat Ergin

Following the founding of the Republic, women have shined, assuming pioneering roles in a number of areas. Yet, somehow, diplomacy remained an area women could not break the glass ceiling for a very long time. But this is being visibly changed in recent times.

Currently, 35 percent of the diplomats in the Foreign Ministry are women. The number of female ambassadors have reached 63 and currently, 37 women ambassadors serve abroad.

The turning point came when Filiz Dinçmen was appointed as Ambassador to Lahey in 1982. That was a big revolution. For the first time in the history of the Republic a woman had become an ambassador. Dinçmen later served as Turkey's permanent representative to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. She also worked as the spokesperson of the ministry, became deputy undersecretary and retired in 2004 after she served as Turkey's envoy to Vatican.

The initial years of the Republic had actually seen a short lived trial. Adile Ayda became the first diplomat to enter the Foreign Ministry as a career diplomat in 1932. However, she left the ministry a year later to continue a career in academics.

Following a long break, Ayda returned to the ministry in 1958 when Fatin Rüştü Zorlu from the Democrat Party was the minister. It was during Zorlu's time that women started serious careers in the Foreign Ministry. From 1957 to 1959, six women, Jale Yiğit, Şükran Güneş, Betin Yiğit, Adile Ayda and Birsen Demiriz, joined the ministry as career diplomats.

It seems that women were never encouraged for a career in diplomacy. The negative discrimination is related to the mentality and prejudice that was dominant way until the 1970s.
According to Volkan Vural, who served as an ambassador in many capitals including Tehran, Moscow and Madrid, the conviction that women could not serve in positions with difficult living and working conditions was also behind the negative perspective for women to work in diplomacy.

The widespread belief that they would not be able to continue their profession as they were believed to choose the preferences of their husband once they would marry or due to having children had fed these prejudices.

Highest rate among state institutions

Today, it is possible to say that the Foreign Ministry has become one of the state institutions with the highest representation of women.

There are currently 1,777 career diplomats in the ministry, of which 624 are women.

There are 63 women ambassadors, of which six are political appointees. Thirty-seven ambassadors (including political appointees) serve abroad, which means 23 percent of Turkey's ambassadors serving abroad are women.

Currently, the rate of women who hold positions in the ministry that will open the way to acquire the title of ambassador (like deputy director) stands at 43 percent. While there is no guarantee that they will all become ambassadors, this rate indicates that the number of female ambassadors will become higher in the future.

Let us add that in the last entry exam organized on April 28, 2018, people qualified to enter the ministry as career diplomats. The strategic equality was caught with 14 women and 14 men.
Turkey's first woman ambassador Filiz Dinçmen said Turkish female diplomats can have successful careers in international organizations as well. Recalling that Ambassador Sumru Noyan was appointed as the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in 2001, "We could have many more like her," she said.

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In universities – the sector in which women are represented the most – the rate of female researchers stands at 49 percent, female professors at 28.7 percent, but only two percent of rectors are female. This shows that women are very successful in academic studies, but for some reason are not given leadership roles.

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In universities – the sector in which women are represented the most – the rate of female researchers stands at 49 percent, female professors at 28.7 percent, but only two percent of rectors are female. This shows that women are very successful in academic studies, but for some reason are not given leadership roles.

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Women in Turkey are increasingly being compelled to fulfill traditional societal roles, which are preventing them from becoming free, independent, and powerful, as well as isolating them from the rest of society. Some government leaders have even said: "One or two children mean bankruptcy. Three children mean we are not improving but not receding either. So, I repeat, at least three children are necessary in each family, because our population risks aging;"[1] "Motherhood is the best career;"[2] "Unemployment rates are rising because women have started to look for jobs;"[3] "The economic crisis is over, men can find jobs, women can go back to housework;"[4] and "Isn't your work at home enough?"[5] It comes with the belief that men can intervene and control a woman's appearance, behavior, and decisions, especially with regards to having children.

For this reason, when I criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) attempt to ban abortions during my first year in parliament in 2012, AKP members tried to denounce me and label me as a marginal politician. With time, I became accustomed to sexist remarks such as: "Be quiet, as you're a woman,"[6] or, "how could a mother of two children, a married woman, speak this way?"[7] When I used my democratic right and handcuffed myself to the rostrum during an ongoing constitutional debate, those who told me I should be ashamed of myself because I am a woman were again AKP members of parliament. They suggested that my protest was somehow sexual - although such a thing would never have been insinuated had a man done the same. The AKP's female lawmakers who physically attacked my colleagues and I - under command from a male AKP lawmaker - are unfortunately causing great harm to democracy and our struggle to restore and protect women's rights.
Women's Rights in the AKP Era
Many policies implemented during the AKP's regime serve to separate women from society - away from professional life and confined to their homes. For example, a working mothers' salary and right to retire early correlates to the number of children she has, and severance pay is provided to women who quit their jobs one year after getting married. In many developed countries, where childcare is not perceived solely as the mother's responsibility, both maternity and paternity leave is granted. In Turkey, however, paternity leave ranges only between two and 10 days. These are just a few examples of AKP policies which underline the importance of motherhood and encourage women to leave the workforce.

The AKP sees women not as one of two genders, but as the second gender. The government has not adequately protected women against violence or sexual assault, and aims to reinstate discriminatory policies. Such policies would include establishing beaches reserved for women, a segregated metro compartment, and female-only taxis.

With regards to education, the 2012 shift to the "4+4+4" education model is paving the way for the government to align the country's education system with their ideological and religious priorities, by steering a number of pupils towards religious schools.[8] The reform has negatively impacted school enrollment rates for girls in particular, due to a provision which allows parents to home school their children after the first four years of elementary education. This shift has triggered a drop in female education rates, and has increased the risk of child marriage. For example, an estimated 15 percent of girls marry before the age of 18 - one of the highest rates of child marriage in Europe.[9] According to Eğitimsen's 2014 report, 36,401 girls who finished middle school did not register for high school. The Women in Statistics report published by the Turkish Statistical Institute in 2016 revealed that 82 percent of illiterate people in Turkey are female.[10] These changes are a part of a broader shift in government policy towards a less secular, more religious education and social system.

Sexist and derogatory rhetoric has also seeped into the country's religious institutions; several people holding influential positions who claim to be religious have encouraged society to view women as sexual objects. For example, Head of Furkan Foundation ( Furkan Egitim ve Hizmet Vakfi), Alparslan Kuytul said, "Even your mother will arouse you above the knees."[11] The leader of the Social Fabric Foundaiton ( Sosyal Doku Vakfi), Nurettin Yıldız, has been quoted saying the following: "It is possible to marry a 6-year-old girl;" "Women prepare for prostitution by working;" and, "It is unacceptable to watch female news presenters."[12] Theologian Ömer Tuğrul İnançer said, "A pregnant woman should not be out on the streets during Ramadan."[13] Female family consultant Sibel Üresin of the AKP-run Fatih and Eyüp Municipalities declared, "Polygamy should be legal."[14] Leading members of the AKP in the media and on social media have said, "A woman without a headscarf is like a house with no curtains. A house without curtains is either for rent or for sale," encouraging hostility toward women. I have filed numerous legal complaints about these perverted statements and applied to the state broadcasting watchdog to penalize television programs featuring these views, but with no results. Still, I continue my fight to raise public awareness, by working with women's organizations to stage actions, news conferences, and taking these issues to court.

As a female politician, the point I emphasize the most regarding women's rights is that women are not fighting for equality, but for their lives. Violence against women - at home, on the streets, in factories, on buses, and in schools - has increased significantly during the AKP's rule. According to the Ministry of Justice, there has been a 1,400 percent increase in the number of murdered women between 2003 and 2010.[15] Nevertheless, women's organizations have proven to be effective in the battle to prevent violations of rights, such as the abortion law and the law to exculpate rapists. They have raised public awareness and united opposition parties. By monitoring trials, they have prevented murderers, rapists, and sex abusers from receiving reduced prison sentences.

Seeking to benefit from the growing solidarity amongst women, the AKP has also established its own women's organizations - although they were formed under a man's orders and have become merely window dressing. For example, at the first meeting of the Women and Democracy Foundation ( Kadın ve Demokrasi Derneği - KADEM) in 2014, set up by the President's daughter Sumeyye, Erdoğan said, "You cannot put a woman and a man in an equal position because that is against nature." The women at the meeting responded with applause.
Same Work, Different Wages: Because We're Women!
As a businessperson who established Turkey's first local human resources company, I must also address the inequalities women face during recruitment processes. In developed countries, it is uncustomary to ask questions about a prospective employee's personal life during interviews. However, in Turkey this practice is not followed. For example, women often field inappropriate questions ranging from their marital status to the number of children they have or will have.

Aside from the recruitment process, women who are hired in the private sector do not get paid equally for the same work; on average, their wages are 20 percent lower than men's. This means that for a woman to obtain the same pay as men do in one year, she must work an additional 87 days.[16]

According to official data from the Turkish Statistical Institute, 34 percent of women in Turkey are unregistered workers, although the actual numbers could be even higher. One out of every two working women has no social security benefits. A female worker once told me in tears that she had to sell her wedding ring to afford treatment for her sick son. Stories of women like Emine Akçay, who committed suicide after not being able to keep her children warm during the winter, or Fadime Ana, who committed larceny to provide an education for her son, are all too common in Turkey.
Inequalities in the Workforce
Undoubtedly, gender inequality is not a problem that only women should address, but society as a whole. According to the World Economic Forum's 2016 Global Gender Gap Report, Turkey is ranked 130th out of 144 countries.[17] On the list of Women's Participation in the Economy and Equality of Opportunities, Turkey ranks 129th. It is a pity that our country is ranked last in female employment among 35 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations and 27th among European Union (EU) countries.[18]

In OECD countries, the average rate of female participation in the workforce is 63 percent, and in the EU it is 59 percent.[19] In Turkey however, it is only 31.5 percent.[20]

In Turkey, women are employed primarily in the services sector, followed by the agricultural sector - which does not require a special education or skill set. Women working in agriculture are typically family laborers with no wages, and the majority lack social security.

As a female entrepreneur myself, I have experienced firsthand the difficulty in establishing a company with a lack of resources. When I founded my own company at the age of 24 from a middle-class family, I applied for a bank loan. I was asked if I owned any property as insurance: I had none, but I was not an exception: 65 percent of property owners in Turkey are men.

In the public sector, 9.4 percent of administrators are women, and in the private sector only 12 percent of chief executive officers are women. Only two out of 81 governors in Turkey are women. 11 out of the 957 district governors and two of the 30 metropolitan mayors are women. When women first received the right to be elected in 1934, five percent of the members of parliament were women. This figure has not changed throughout the Republic's history. Since 1935, there have been 493 female members of parliament, compared to 10,237 men acquiring the role. It is little consolation that the percentage of women in the current legislature is 14.7 percent, especially when we consider that six female parliamentarians are currently under arrest.[21]

In universities - the sector in which women are represented the most - the rate of female researchers stands at 49 percent, female professors at 28.7 percent, but only two percent of rectors are female. This shows that women are very successful in academic studies, but for some reason are not given leadership roles.

Regardless of education level or career, the responsibilities that women are expected to carry out in the home do not change. A report published by the McKinsey Global Institute in September 2015, shows that the biggest problem women face globally is tending to the family and managing their careers. Men who do not have to make this choice can focus more on their careers. According to the research of Women Labor and Employment Foundation, a man's participation in housework falls 38 percent upon marrying, while women's household workload increases by 49 percent. On average, women work on household chores four hours more each day than men; this puts working women in a disadvantaged position compared to their male colleagues.

The Working Mothers Survey, a 2016 study conducted by job portal kariyer.net with 64,418 Turkish women, demonstrates that women experience difficulties returning to their jobs after having a child; when they do so, promotions become more elusive. Women who take unpaid leave lose their titles and positions. A survey by another job portal, yenibiris.com, revealed that 35 percent of women who quit their jobs after childbirth are unable to find new jobs. When social prejudices and male-dominated perspectives are added to this dimension, the "glass-ceiling syndrome" is felt massively.

As both a businesswoman and politician, I work in very male-dominated environments and have at times competed with my male peers. Unfortunately, when a woman aspires to a higher position, she is labeled as someone who only cares about the title. When a man aspires to the same job, he is said to be guided by a sense of service. If a very hardworking person is a woman, she is criticized as being too ambitious, while a man is appreciated for being successful.

Sexist stereotypes also impact career choices. Jobs such as teaching, nursing, and public relations are viewed as women's jobs, while doctors and engineers are the career choices for men. Turkish expressions such as: "He who doesn't beat his daughter beats his knee;" "Don't keep a stick absent from a woman's back nor a baby absent from her womb;" "Don't cry like a woman;" "Men don't cry;" and the use of "businessman" over "businessperson" sharpen gender divisions in society.
Concluding Remarks
In a speech in Izmir on 1 December 1923, Atatürk said: "If a society makes use of only one of its genders, then that society is weakened by half. The reason for our society's failures is the negligence and mistakes done to our women." The research conducted in recent years on the impact of gender inequality on the economy and social life of a country supports Atatürk's view. It shows that an increase in female employment directly spurs growth and provides economic stability.

12 trillion dollars could be added to the world's GDP by 2025 by advancing women's equality in the workplace or closing gender gaps in both the public and private sectors.[22] However, a 2015 International Monetary Fund report revealed that Turkey is among the countries that underutilizes the economic potential of its female population.[23] Economic losses due to gender inequality in Turkey were calculated at about 25 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP). Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek said in a speech on 10 June 2017, that if female employment increased by 10 percentage points, the national income would rise by three points. Unfortunately, appropriate policies to support this view have not been implemented.

The first thing that has to happen to advance women's rights is altering the prevailing patriarchal mindset. Only a government that truly believes in equality can produce policies that will strengthen women, create equal opportunities in education to increase girls' enrollment in school, and boost their participation in politics, the workforce, the arts, and culture. By doing so, we can eliminate injustice and inequality, protect women who are exposed to violence and oppression, and put forth powerful women as role models.

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Women in Turkey are increasingly being compelled to fulfill traditional societal roles, which are preventing them from becoming free, independent, and powerful, as well as isolating them from the rest of society. Some government leaders have even said: "One or two children mean bankruptcy. Three children mean we are not improving but not receding either.

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       In Turkey, women are payed less than men even if they do the same job.·       The employers don’t want to hire women if they have children. ·       In specific areas, like engineering, women aren’t expected to take place.·       Women might be discriminated just because what they wear, hijab, their clothing, etc. 

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       In Turkey, women are payed less than men even if they do the same job.·       The employers don’t want to hire women if they have children. ·       In specific areas, like engineering, women aren’t expected to take place.·       Women might be discriminated just because what they wear, hijab, their clothing, etc. 

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      We want to find the gender wage gap in Turkey.·       We want to find women who were displaced from their jobs and schools just because the way they dress.·       We want to find the number of women who were exposed to sexual abuse in Turkey.

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      We want to find the gender wage gap in Turkey.·       We want to find women who were displaced from their jobs and schools just because the way they dress.·       We want to find the number of women who were exposed to sexual abuse in Turkey.

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·       Women earn 4.5 percent less than men in Turkey. Furthermore, globally, gender pay gap is 23 percent. Also, it is expected to take seventy years to close the gender pay gap. Even the quality of the job is the same with the women and men, women earn 23 percent less.

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·       Women earn 4.5 percent less than men in Turkey. Furthermore, globally, gender pay gap is 23 percent. Also, it is expected to take seventy years to close the gender pay gap. Even the quality of the job is the same with the women and men, women earn 23 percent less.

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·https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312676105_THE_GENDER_WAGE_GAP_IN_TURKEY
https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/csw61/equal-pay
·       Women in Turkey were discriminated for over a decade just because they wear hijab.

They weren’t allowed to enter public schools, libraries and public buildings. Also, those who were protesting or refusing to take off their hijab were arrested and many of whom weren’t able to graduate from their schools. There were also persuasion cells in universities to convince the women to take off their hijab. In today’s Turkey, there is no such thing as ‘’hijab ban’’ but in private foundations women are still discriminated just because they wear hijab. Mavi, which is a famous brand in Turkey, doesn’t accept the applicants who wear hijab. Although Mavi apologized, we can still observe prejudice against women who wear hijab.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u3E7QblKSA

https://www.ensonhaber.com/mavi-basortulu-eleman-konusunu-reklamlarla-kapatti.html
·       In 2016, 75 women were raped, 120 women were sexually harassed, 417 girls were sexually abused and 329 women were subjected to gender-based violence. And these numbers are the ones that took place in media. Universities are places which sexual abuse is prevalent. However many of the incidents go unreported. A survey amongst university students revealed that students who were witnessed sexual abuse preferred not to report because they believed no institutional action would be taken. (%67)
https://gender.khas.edu.tr/en/mapping-policies-sexual-and-gender-based-harassment-and-assault-toolkit-universities-turkey

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Who giving decisions about our lifes:The society.

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Who giving decisions about our lifes:The society.

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In Turkey,from our birth to our  death,people who around us give some orders about him.Even if they dont have any right on
us ,they judge our decisions and most of the time we expose their rumours.It starts from our childhood and goes on to our adulthood.
*They decide on
which toy we play to our gender.(cars for boys and babies for girls)
*They  discriminate the colors we like(blue for boys and pink for girls).
*They exclude people to their sexual orientation.
*They give us a meaning to our gender.(Houseworks are a kind of women chore.-Women cannot work in industry or commerce.)
*With a birth of a male,the society gives him dominance.

The society in Turkey always finds a way to judge people. More we aged and more rumours and judgements pursue us.So it pushes us to live without our tastes.

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How we compare gender inequality for 81 provinces of Turkey?

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How we compare gender inequality for 81 provinces of Turkey?

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How we conpare gender inequality for 81 provinces of Turkey?

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How we conpare gender inequality for 81 provinces of Turkey?

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Gender equality is defined as equal participation, empowerment, representation, and participation in all spheres of the social life without any form of gender discrimination.In Turkey,especially women are discriminated from men.Where they live is the most important part of this issue.While some provinces are trying to protect equality,the others condition is not good.Particularly east and south-east part of Turkey are the worst.
https://www.tepav.org.tr/en/haberler/s/4324

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How much gender inequality harms men in Turkey?

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How much gender inequality harms men in Turkey?

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How much gender inequality harms men in Turkey?

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How much gender inequality harms men in Turkey?

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Even if gender inequality affects the women most, men affect from it too.Most people still see gender issues as women’s issues, even though the strict definition of gender encompasses male, female and other gender identities. Especially in schools men can be harmed more than women. In Turkey,this kind of ocassions are happening less than the other part of the world.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bonniechiu/2019/05/28/gender-inequality-harms-not-only-women-and-girls-but-also-men-and-boys/#5e461c604d9f
In world there are some places that women are faring equal to or better than men.
https://www.fastcompany.com/3033905/the-16-countries-where-women-are-faring-equal-to-or-better-than-men

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Why gender gap is extravagantly high in Turkey?

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Why gender gap is extravagantly high in Turkey?

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Why gender gap is extravagantly high in Turkey?

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Why gender gap is extravagantly high in Turkey?

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https://turkey.unfpa.org/tr/node/9689
Gender inequality in Turkey is debated for many years in Turkey.Everybody says  this is happening because of society but they disregard something very important.We are a part of society too.If we start from our family life,most people clearly see that this is a managable problem.If a girl has a elder brother or a little brother, her brothers can go outside night and come home whenever they want even 4-5 am.As an individual everybody has same rights but our rights are restricted by our families.Hence,most of the men and women behave what they learn from their families.If their families are equal to both their daughters and sons, future mothers and fathers behave their childreen in  same way too.It is a chain.When we   look into these families,we see that they are ignorant people.To prevent gender gap as a country we should improve ourselves.We should read,watch and listen.In this way gender inequality can be prevented by our society.

https://turkey.unfpa.org/tr/node/9689

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The concept of alimony is to support the one, who is economically weak.
Even a few years back, the woman used to be dependent on men economically, therefore, alimony was important for them, so that they do not live under bad conditions due to financial disability.
A growing number of women are paying alimony and child support when their marriages break up because they're gaining their financial indepency.
The employment rate (for ages 15–64), as of 2017, was 32.2% for women, much lower than that of men which was 70.7%, so It's not surprising or unfair that more men are paying alimony than women.

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There aren't any official statistics on domestic abuse against men in Turkey (country-wide) to count on.
According to ŞÖNİM (Violence Prevention and Monitoring Center linked to Samsun Family, Work and Social Services Provincial Directorate) 406 victims were men, in total of 9474 victims in the last 6 years.
However these statistics are gathered based on the number of reported incidents. I would suggest a large proportion of men who are victim to domestic abuse have never disclosed to anyone.
In most societies, accepting the practice of violence against men by women is an unacceptable as it threatens masculinity, men's tradition and superiority therefore I would estimate the real statistics are actually much higher.

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Women are more likely to get alimony after divorce.

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Women are more likely to get alimony after divorce.

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Physical assault against men is often ignored or dismissed.

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Physical assault against men is often ignored or dismissed.

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How common is domestic abuse against men?

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How common is domestic abuse against men?