The Long-Overlooked Gender Inequality Problem in Turkey

Gender inequality can be traced back to social and legal conventions. It could manifest itself in the form of unequal economic opportunity, educational access, and decision-making processes. When roles are divided based on gender, men and women will have different access to resources within them. Fi...

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Main Authors: Meltem Ince Yenilmez, Mehmet Sabri Şenol, Özgür Gür, Sema Sancak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Selçuk University 2021-10-01
Series:Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1686983
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Mehmet Sabri Şenol
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Sema Sancak
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description Gender inequality can be traced back to social and legal conventions. It could manifest itself in the form of unequal economic opportunity, educational access, and decision-making processes. When roles are divided based on gender, men and women will have different access to resources within them. Fisheries, water, and agriculture are examples of such resources. GBV has always been used or employed to preserve such a power imbalance, according to evidence. Expectations and conventions in society have been ruthlessly enforced. These have only served to exacerbate the issue of gender inequality. The focus of this study will be on gender-based violence in Turkey. Since the 1980s, this has been included in the state’s agenda and that of civil society organizations. There is also need for gender politics to be focused on. Violence against women is an issue that needs to be taken seriously. This is because it is not just a criminal act but can also have some economic and social implications. When a culture adopts gender norms that are considered inflexible, there is always the issue of visible imbalance between men and women. There is a significant issue or challenge that has hampered the analysis of domestic violence in Turkey. This study takes a critical look at the topic in this regard. In addition to the neglect of this problem in Turkey, women have been left behind in education, employment, the language of violence against women in the media, the insufficient law is both effective and worrying in the domestic violence problem in Turkey.
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spelling doaj.art-53c8a96cea564ec2a5f6c135b898fb222023-09-14T08:49:32ZengSelçuk UniversitySelçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi2667-47502021-10-014624124910.52642/susbed.910300154The Long-Overlooked Gender Inequality Problem in TurkeyMeltem Ince Yenilmez0Mehmet Sabri Şenol1Özgür Gür2Sema Sancak3YASAR UNIVERSITYVAN YÜZÜNCÜ YIL ÜNİVERSİTESİTC MİLLİ EĞİTİM BAKANLIĞI VANVAN YÜZÜNCÜ YIL ÜNİVERSİTESİGender inequality can be traced back to social and legal conventions. It could manifest itself in the form of unequal economic opportunity, educational access, and decision-making processes. When roles are divided based on gender, men and women will have different access to resources within them. Fisheries, water, and agriculture are examples of such resources. GBV has always been used or employed to preserve such a power imbalance, according to evidence. Expectations and conventions in society have been ruthlessly enforced. These have only served to exacerbate the issue of gender inequality. The focus of this study will be on gender-based violence in Turkey. Since the 1980s, this has been included in the state’s agenda and that of civil society organizations. There is also need for gender politics to be focused on. Violence against women is an issue that needs to be taken seriously. This is because it is not just a criminal act but can also have some economic and social implications. When a culture adopts gender norms that are considered inflexible, there is always the issue of visible imbalance between men and women. There is a significant issue or challenge that has hampered the analysis of domestic violence in Turkey. This study takes a critical look at the topic in this regard. In addition to the neglect of this problem in Turkey, women have been left behind in education, employment, the language of violence against women in the media, the insufficient law is both effective and worrying in the domestic violence problem in Turkey.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1686983cinsellikcinsiyetcinsel şiddetkadıntürkiyegendergender violencesexualityturkeywomen
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