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KWL: Gender Inequality In Turkey - İlayda Kara

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KWL: Gender Inequality In Turkey - İlayda Kara

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What We Know

Gender inequality is priotirizing one gender over another in especially social surroundings, education and workplace environment.

Lack of gender equality causes a lot of problems in field of fundamental human rights.

The most important cause of gender-based violence is gender inequality.

Want We Want To Know

What is the wage gap between genders and has covid-19 affected it?

Is there any rate discrepancy between genders in field of higher education  institutions or departments?

What is the employment ratio of young women and its percentage to middle and senior management?

What We Learned

The wage gap between men and women is 15.6% according to the ILO Turkey Office and TURKSTAT.  Also as stated by World Economic Forum (WEF) our country's rank of wage equality for similar jobs is 94.

In 2017-2018 academic years, 49% of the new students that have enrolled in a university  were women. Yet, this rate decreases in field of STEM departments to 33-35%

The employment rate of young women in 2016 were 23.4%; however, this ratio decreases to 16.7% in middle and senior management.

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RESOURCES

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World Economic Forum | Wef

International Labour Organization | ILO

Catedra Regional UNESCO

DergiPark

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KWL: Gender Inequality In Turkey - Berivan Özçelik

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KWL: Gender Inequality In Turkey - Berivan Özçelik

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(1) What We Know

- Gender inequality means the unequal and biased treatment of individuals based on their gender.

- The reason why gender inequality occurs is the socially constructed gender roles.

- It can cause discrimination towards people of a certain gender.

(2) What To Know

- What is the rate of women in managerial positions in Turkey?

- What is the gender percentage difference among secondary school teachers in Turkey?

- What is the unemployment rate of women and men in Turkey?

(3) What We Learned

- While the rate of women in senior and middle management positions in companies was 14.4% in 2012, it became 16.3% in 2018.

- Of the 371,234 teachers working in secondary education institutions, 50.8% are female teachers and 49.2% are male teachers.

- According to the TUIK, the unemployment rate for the male population is 9 percent, while the unemployment rate for the female population is 14.1 percent.

RESOURCES

https://exploringyourmind.com/causes-gender-inequality/?amp=1

https://data.tuik.gov.tr/Bulten/Index?p=Istatistiklerle-Kadin-2020-37221

https://www.dogrulukpayi.com/bulten/milli-egitim-istatistikleri-yayinda#:~:text=Bu%20öğrencilerin%20e%27i%20devlet,sini%20ise%20erkek%20öğretmenler%20oluşturuyor.

https://www.dw.com/tr/türkiyede-işsizlik-yüzde-106ya-geriledi/a-58815051

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KWL: Gender Inequality In Turkey - Zeynep Naz Bolova

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KWL: Gender Inequality In Turkey - Zeynep Naz Bolova

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(1)What We Know

Gender inequality is one of the most controversial issues in the world and Turkey is not an exception.
There are lots of actions are happening in Turkey that violets human rights and women don't have enough field to speak up and defend themselves.
And since Turkey is a very conservative country and a male-dominant society, it is hard to break social norms such as gender inequality.

(2)What To Know

How much is the difference between men's and women's wages?

Do women work after pregnancy?

Do husbands help their wives in house works and childcare?

What is the percentage of women returning to their job after giving birth?

(3)What We Learned

According to TUIK, there is a 20% difference between men's and women's wages. This means while a man earns 100, a woman on the other hand earns 80 by doing the same job.

There are laws in Turkey that protect women's rights in the event of dismissal after giving birth. The employer has an obligation to provide a job for the woman when she returns if she is replaced by someone else while she is on maternity leave. But still, there are such cases that occur.

It shows that fathers in Turkey do not take any responsibilities other than shopping and taking care of the children. Fathers are also not very good at contributing to childcare. They have very low rates of sleeping and studying (9.7%), feeding (9.5%), reading (8.3 %), and washing (6.9%).

According to the research, only 3.8% of fathers eat with their children, and only 8.4% talk with their children.

In Turkey, 40% of women quit their jobs after giving birth. There are lots of reasons such as husbands not helping their wives enough, too little maternity leave, lack of kindergartens, etc.

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Resources

https://m.bianet.org/bianet/cocuk/165348-turkiye-de-babalar-sorumluluk-almiyor

https://hbrturkiye.com/dergi/surdurulebilir-kalkinmanin-anahtari-calisan-kadin

http://www.skdturkiye.org/esit-adimlar/guncel/esit-ise-esitsiz-ucret

https://www.ssk.biz.tr/dogum-izni-suresinde-isci-isten-cikartilabilir-mi/

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 KWL: Gender Inequality In Turkey- Sevda İrem Aytaç

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 KWL: Gender Inequality In Turkey- Sevda İrem Aytaç

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(1) WHAT WE KNOW

Gender inequality is the social phenomenon in which men and woman are not treated equally.

There is gender inequality in politics in Turkey. There are more male members in parliament.

Some organizations are designing projects for gender equality in Turkey.

(2) WANT TO KNOW

What is the Turkey Gender Gap Index?

What is the percentage of female members in politics in Turkey?

Which institutions are working on gender equality in Turkey and how?

(3) WHAT WE LEARNED
According to the 2020 Gender Gap Index of the World Economic Forum, Turkey is the133rd country out of 156 countries.

According to the latest data,  only 17% of Turkish parliamentarians are female.
(UNFPA Turkey | Gender Equality)

Designed as the “More and Better Jobs for Women” program funded by SIDA, the project is initiated to increase women's participation in politics and support the strengthening of women's employment in Turkey.

RESOURCES

GENDER EQUALITY IN TURKEY (europa.eu)

https://www.tuicakademi.org/ilonun-turkiyede-toplumsal-cinsiyet-esitligi-projeleri/