The Constitutional Status of Women in Turkey at a Crossroads: Reflections from Comparison

<p>Since its foundation, the Turkish Republic took the enhanced status of women to epitomize its promise of modernity. Yet to the extent that women&#8217;s equality was even articulated in Turkey, as well as anywhere else in that time, its expression was primarily sought in the public, not...

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Main Author: Ruth Rubio Marín
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Published: Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
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description <p>Since its foundation, the Turkish Republic took the enhanced status of women to epitomize its promise of modernity. Yet to the extent that women&#8217;s equality was even articulated in Turkey, as well as anywhere else in that time, its expression was primarily sought in the public, not in the private, domain. Sex inequalities are still present in the Turkish legal order and the Turkish Constitutional Court has thus far had an erratic jurisprudence, sometimes prioritizing the need to overcome gender stereotypes and hierarchies, sometimes justifying unequal treatment and perpetuating such gender stereotypes.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-f935a2bde94a46cbabdfe2343d5650cf2022-12-22T03:04:18ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442366-7044The Constitutional Status of Women in Turkey at a Crossroads: Reflections from ComparisonRuth Rubio Marín<p>Since its foundation, the Turkish Republic took the enhanced status of women to epitomize its promise of modernity. Yet to the extent that women&#8217;s equality was even articulated in Turkey, as well as anywhere else in that time, its expression was primarily sought in the public, not in the private, domain. Sex inequalities are still present in the Turkish legal order and the Turkish Constitutional Court has thus far had an erratic jurisprudence, sometimes prioritizing the need to overcome gender stereotypes and hierarchies, sometimes justifying unequal treatment and perpetuating such gender stereotypes.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/constitutional-status-women-turkey-crossroads-reflections-comparison/
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