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Turkish Women in Trade Union Leadership

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  • Gözde YİRMİBEŞOĞLU

    (Akdeniz University)

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This study aims at exploring the barriers against women to reach the high-ranked positions of trade unions in Turkey. Similar to many developing countries, Turkish women are involved in low status and irregular jobs. Moreover, women are not represented equally with men in paid employment. As a result, the ratio of women is quite low in trade union membership. In fact, they seem unwilling to have close connections with the trade unions. Thus, they are almost invisible in the decision making mechanisms. Two particular reasons for the low representation of women in the executive ranks of the Turkish trade unions have been examined during the study. The burden of the familial roles and the patriarchal structure of trade unions constitute the major constraints against women. While the reasons for women’s secondary role and their exclusion are discussed, possible solutions also are argued in the study from a feminist perspective.

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  • Gözde YİRMİBEŞOĞLU, 2008. "Turkish Women in Trade Union Leadership," Ekonomik Yaklasim, Ekonomik Yaklasim Association, vol. 19(69), pages 67-88.
    • Handle: RePEc:eyd:eyjrnl:v:19:y:2008:i:69:p:67-88
    DOI: 10.5455/ey.10676
    Note: [Turkish Title] Sendika Liderliğinde Türk Kadını [Turkish Abstract] Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye’deki sendikalarda kadınların üst düzey görevlere ulaşmasında var olan engelleri ortaya çıkartmaktır. Bir çok gelişmekte olan ülkeye benzer bir şekilde, Türk kadını düşük düzeyde ve düzensiz işlerde çalışmaktadır. Ayrıca, kadınlar ücretli işlerde erkeklerle aynı oranda temsil edilmemektedirler. Bunun sonucunda sendikalardaki kadın üye oranı oldukça düşüktür. Aslında kadınlar sendikalarla yakın ilişki kurmaya isteksiz görünmektedirler. Dolayısıyla kadınlar karar verme mekanizmalarında pek görünmezler. Türk sendikalarında kadının düşük seviyede temsilinin iki özel nedeni bu çalışmada incelenmiştir. Ailesel rollerin yükü ve sendikaların ataerkil yapıları kadına karşı önemli engelleri oluşturmaktadır. Kadının ikincil rolü ve dışlanmasının yanı sıra, çalışmada olası çözümler de feminist bir bakış açısından tartışılmaktadır. [Turkish Keywords] Sendikalar, Kadın, Engel, Liderlik
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