The Economics of Gender Equality in the Labour Market: Policies in Turkey and other Emerging Economies

Abstract

This book evaluates the global labour market in the context of gender equality and the associated policies and regulations particularly in developing markets to recommend measures for encouraging gender equality. It exposes the barriers that women employees encounter as well as some of the societal and workplace policies they specifically are subject to. Important themes within this topic include participation rates the looming gap in hourly pay availability of part-time and full-time positions value and social status associated with jobs held by men and women. The book examines how global gender policy objectives such as gender equality in careers gender balance in decision-making and gender dimensions in research can be incorporated into policy frameworks. The book analyzes the gendered nature of assumptions processes and theories. The juxtaposition between family and work tradition and modernity and dependency and autonomy clearly still seems to be misunderstood. Therefore the book asks whether work improves women's positions in society and/or changes their roles in their families. The authors explore and uncover the connections among employment entrepreneurship migration economies and gender global labour markets and provide helpful solutions to the perceptions surrounding women's status risks and inequality that limit their economic participation. This insightful read provides comprehensive details on a variety of themes and encourages further research on policies that are key to promoting gender equality. The book will appeal to postgraduate students and researchers of labour and feminist economics the economics of gender women's studies and sociology. © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.