Gender and society in Turkey [Texte imprimé] : the impact of neoliberal policies, political Islam and EU accession / Saniye Dedeoglu and Adam Y. Elveren

Bibliogr. [239]-275

"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."--Publisher's website.

Includes bibliography (p. [239]-275) and index.

The welfare state, labour market and gender in Turkey. Introduction: gender, society and the welfare state in Turkey / Saniye Dedeoglu and Adem Y. Elveren -- The changing welfare regime of Turkey: neoliberalism, cultural conservationism and social solidarity redefined / Ays̜e Buğra -- Understanding gender equality demands in Turkey: foundations and boundaries of women's movements / Feride Acar and Gülbanu Altunok -- The state of female labour in the impasse of the neoliberal market and the patriarchal family / Gülay Toksöz -- Gender aspects of income distribution and poverty in Turkey / Meltem Daytoğlu and Cem Bașlevent -- Housewifisation of women; contextualising gendered patterns of paid and unpaid workers / Emel Memiș, Umut Öneș, and Burc̦a Kizilimak -- Domestic labour and well-being: a case-study of the Evlatlik Institution in Turkey / Hande Toğrul -- The effects of the welfare reforms on women's status in the EU accession process / Saniye Dedeoglu -- The social security reform and women in Turkey / Mustafa Șahin -- Gender and health sector reform: policies, actions and effects / Tuba İ Ağartan -- Child and elder care providers: women in the informal sector / Helga Rittersberger-Tilic̦ and Sibel Kalaycioğlu -- Women and trade unionism in Turkey: the impact of rthe European Union / Șerife Gözde Yirmibeșoğlu.