International Congress on Eurasian Economies

International Conference on Eurasian Economies

17-18 September 2013 – St. Petersburg, RUSSIA

Paper detail

Paper ID : 638
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Labor Economics and Migration
Presenter: Asst. Prof. Dr. Erol Karaca
Session : 4B Orta Asya Ekonomileri

The Position of Women in Economic Life: A Comparison between Transition Economies and Turkey
Kadının Ekonomik Yaşamdaki Yeri: Türkiye ve Geçiş Ekonomilerinin Karşılaştırması

Abstract

In this study, the participation of women in economic life, in other words their position in economic activity in Turkey was examined in comparison with the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). To examine women’s participation in economic life in Turkey in comparison with transition economies, we benefited from the Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM), which was developed by the UNDP the participation of women in economic activity in Turkey is low extremely. The factors that reduce the participation in the workforce by women in Turkey are traditional division of work, economic development, level of education, unpaid family work, informal employment, legal regulation, discrimination, work/non-work preferences. The participation of women in economic activity is also low in transition economies. But transition economies is not homogenous in terms of participation of women in economic activities. Results also indicate that, the participation of women in economic activity in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is higher than the participation of women in economic activity in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

JEL codes: J16

Gökçek Karaca, Nuray (2013). "The Position of Women in Economic Life: A Comparison between Transition Economies and Turkey" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2013, pp.428-434, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C04.00638

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Session 4B: Orta Asya Ekonomileri

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