Violence against women (VAW) in Turkey is concerning, and to develop and implement
effective prevention strategies for addressing it, careful consideration must be given to the …

This paper provides a narrative review of the literature that addresses the connection
between women's reproductive health and women's economic activity. Women's …

BACKGROUND Despite rapidly rising female educational attainment and the closing, if not
reversal, of the gender gap in education, female labor force participation rates in the Middle …

This article addresses the gender policies of the AKP (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi—Justice
and Development Party) government in Turkey. It is argued that AKP's period in government …

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 …

Two forms of “hidden” child labor–housework and family business work–are studied for
178,000 children in 16 African and Asian countries. About 30% of African children and 11 …

It is well documented that women entrepreneurs add exponential growth to the economic
well-being of countries. The impact of family moral support on Turkish women entrepreneurs' …

We analyzed determinants of women's employment with data for 40,792 women living in
103 districts of 6 Arab countries. We tested a new theoretical framework that addresses the …

We study the aggregate labor force participation behavior of women over a 25-year period in
Turkey using a synthetic panel approach. In our decomposition of age, year, and cohort …

Although the Muslim world is sometimes depicted as a homogeneous civilization lacking
democracy and gender equality, Muslim countries show tremendous economic, political and …