Turkey has one of the widest male–female employment gaps in the world. The post-1950
interplay between economic growth strategies and the male-breadwinner family led to …

Recently, several researchers hypothesized that female labor force participation rate
exhibits a U-shape during the process of economic development. This paper provides time …

We explore the role of paid work in women's empowerment in Turkey by analyzing the
variation in employment status and occupational position of Turkish women according to …

Since the 1970s, a series of demand and supply related changes have led to significant
labour market transformations which have brought about a sustained increase in female …

Despite significant structural and social change, the share of women working or seeking
jobs in Turkey has declined. This paper focuses on the role of social conservatism as a …

The rate of female employment has disproportionately been low in Turkey with comparison
to EU countries while the rate of female inactivity has again been disproportionately high …

The low level of women's employment in Muslim-majority countries is often explained by
patriarchy, while disregarding variation among and within these countries. Using a new …

Female labor force participation rate in Turkey is quite low by EU and OECD standards: it
was 24.9 percent in 2006, compared to 66.1 percent in EU-27 and 60.8 percent in OECD …

The single most important indicator of the degree of women's labor market integration is their
labor force participation rates (LFPR) and the corresponding changes observed in them over …

Rapid fertility decline, a strong expansion of female education, and favorable economic
conditions should have promoted female labor force participation in developing countries …