Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/24053
Title: What are the Trends in Women's Labour Force Participation in Turkey?
Authors: Karaalp-Orhan, Hacer Simay
Keywords: female labour force participation rate; labour market; Turkey
Publisher: EUROPEAN CENTER SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Abstract: Labour force participation (LFP) by women is an important driving force of the economic growth and sustainable development. However, one of the salient characteristics of Turkish labour market is the distinctly lower female labour force participation rate (FLFPR). In 1955, the FLFPR was 72%, which decreased to 32.5 % in 2016. Further, it is very low as per the EU-28 (52%) and OECD (51.9%) standards. The reasons of low FLFPR in Turkey are multidimensional. On the one hand, it could relate, to some extent, to the deep-rooted traditional gender roles (socio-cultural), and on the other hand, to the economic barriers. The process of urbanization and agricultural shedding are the two driving forces contributing to this decreasing trend. Thus, FLFPR in Turkey need to be improved through sustaining investment on education and creating job opportunities for the women. Government regulations should aim at promoting formal employment for undereducated women and increasing the quality of jobs. Many women could be encouraged to work by offering affordable childcare. Sustaining investment on the education of girls and women would also improve FLFPR and access to higher education would increase the LFP of women in Turkey.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/24053
https://doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2017.v6n3p303
ISSN: 2239-5938
Appears in Collections:İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Koleksiyonu
WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection

Files in This Item:
File SizeFormat 
521-Article Text-1033-1-10-20170929.pdf1.53 MBAdobe PDFView/Open
Show full item record



CORE Recommender

WEB OF SCIENCETM
Citations

8
checked on Nov 21, 2024

Page view(s)

48
checked on Aug 24, 2024

Download(s)

246
checked on Aug 24, 2024

Google ScholarTM

Check




Altmetric


Items in GCRIS Repository are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.