Trends in female labor force participation in Turkey in the period 1988 – 2008: structural decomposition and factor content analyses

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2011

Author

Munzur, Alaz Şafak

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Female labor force participation rate in Turkey has been consistently lower than the participation rate in many of the similar developing countries. In addition to country specific factors that prevent increased participation of women, the Turkish economy has been passing through a liberalization program since 1980s which also affects the structure of female labor force in many aspects. The main objective of this thesis is to investigate the patterns in the position of women in the labor force during 1988 -2008 in Turkey. The period under concern can be identified as one under which the country has largely completed its transformation within the structural reform programs. A major question that is investigated in this thesis is whether the female labor force has been affected differently than men during the period under concern. Employing structural decomposition and the factor content analyses, impacts of changing production patterns and foreign trade on female labor force are examined. Hence, the present study constitutes a basis for studies that aim to develop policy implications for increased female labor force participation in Turkey.

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Women employees

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613436/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/20692

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis