"Winning the gender gap war in Turkey
By Fazile Zahir
FETHIYE, Turkey - The meeting was called for the early evening so that the men would not bake in the heat of the day. They gathered solemnly in the Guvecli village square and listened as the young father outlined his ideas to them. They would not be bullied, he said, they would stand firm and be united. No one should tell them how to bring up their families or how to run their lives. Other voices rose in support, dark brows nodding in encouragement as his arguments rang a common chord. Their way of life had sustained them for generations, and they had seen the benefits of their principles. "
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