Full Description
In promising women equal citizenship rights and promoting gender equality, Turkey's recent welfare reforms appear to address fundamental problems-the patriarchal system limits women's lives to their roles as wives and mothers, and their labour to informal and unskilled sectors. Yet these policies, guided by the process of accession to the European Union, have conflicting outcomes for women. The reforms sweep away historic support structures and deem women 'equal citizens' without adequate interventions in legal and social frameworks, thus increasing their vulnerability. The AKP's neo-liberal policies and rising Islamic movements further weaken the reform process. With a comprehensive analysis of Turkey's welfare regime and of EU policy through the lens of gender, this book will be indispensable for all those interested in Turkish and Middle East studies, the EU, sociology, gender studies and globalisation.
Contents
Part One: The Welfare State, Labour Market and Gender in Turkey
1. Gender, Society and Welfare in Turkey
2. The Changing Welfare Regime of Turkey: Neoliberalism, Cultural Conservatism and Social Solidarity Redefined
3. Understanding Gender Equality Demands in Turkey: Foundations and Boundaries of Women's Movements
4. The State of Female Labour in the Impasse of the Neoliberal Market and the Patriarchal Family
5. Gender Aspects of Income Distribution and Poverty in Turkey
6. Housewifisation of Women: Contextualising Gendered Patterns of Paid and Unpaid Work
7. Domestic Labour and Well-Being: A Case Study of the Evlatlik Institution in Turkey
Part Two: The Effects of the Welfare Reforms on Women's Status in the EU Accession Process
8. Gender Equality Policies and Female Employment: The Reforms in the EU Accession Process
9. The Social Security Reform and Women in Turkey
10. Gender and Health Sector Reform: Policies, Actions and Effects
11. Gender Gaps in the Individual Pension System in Turkey
12. Child and Elder Care Providers: Women in the Informal Sector
13. Women and Trade Unionism in Turkey: The Impact of the European Union
