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Saturday, June 23, 2012

GÜVEN SAK - Why don’t women work in Turkey?

Why don’t women work in Turkey?

Women in Turkey just don’t work. Our country has the lowest female labor force participation rate among the OECD, including Mexico and Korea. Below 30 percent, Turkey’s female labor force participation rate is like Ireland’s in 1981. Turkey ranks lowest even among Muslim-majority countries. What is the problem? Why don’t women work in this country?

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