International Conference on Eurasian Economies
10-12 July 2017 – Istanbul, TURKEY
Paper detail
Paper ID : 1871
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Microeconomics and Entrepreneurship
Presenter: Ph.D. candidate Ülcay Ecenur Avcı
Session : 4D Mikroekonomi II
The Role of Women on the Economic Development as the “Secondary” Production Factor: An Analysis on Nuts-2
“İkincil” Üretim Faktörü Olarak Addedilen Kadının Kalkınmadaki Rolü: Tra2 Üzerine Araştırma
- Ph.D. candidate Ülcay Ecenur Avcı (Erzincan University, Türkiye)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Aslı Cansın Doker (Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Türkiye)
Abstract
In underdeveloped societies, in both the reflection of the limitations on the position of women in social life, as a result of business life is also restricted. However, optimum use of production factors is essential at the forefront of the elements of sustainable development. The reflections of economic exclusion of women are the increase of dependency and the deepening of poverty. According to data, it is observed that labor force participation rates of women in Turkey are relatively inadequate and unbalanced. Women are not able to participate in employment because of low education, professional skills and qualifications, etc. and therefore are more exposed to poverty and social exclusion risk. Moreover, global economic crises in Turkey and similar countries are accompanied by a high unemployment rate resulting from the shrinkage of the markets. On the other hand, new emerging micro-entrepreneurship, which began in Turkey, which counts more than 8 million poor women for "a contribution to the family income," but in fact it is seen as a way to stay alive. Through this initiative developing self-esteem of women, family and community is growing in reputation. Additionally, quality of the human capital, which is the most important source of the countries, passes through the family institution. In the study, social policy will be made by subjecting micro-credits to comparative analysis of regional development, poverty, nature of women's employment and role of women in social life in the light of face-to-face interviews on five families using micro-credit and data on poverty in NUTS-2.
JEL codes: O12, I32, J12
Avcı, Ülcay Ecenur, Doker, Aslı Cansın (2017). "The Role of Women on the Economic Development as the “Secondary” Production Factor: An Analysis on Nuts-2" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2017, pp.582-586, Istanbul, TURKEY.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C08.01871
