A Sociological Study on Working Women in Türkiye: Welfare Regime, Familism and Experiences of Reconciling Employment with Unpaid Domestic and Care Works
This research examines 36 married women with children who are employed in different professions in Türkiye, predominantly in the service sector. On one hand, the study aims to analyze the similarities and differences among these women using quantitative data on sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Istanbul University Press
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Sosyal Siyaset Konferansları Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/F9A2D798B1E342D39C51AC87BF804693 |
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| Summary: | This research examines 36 married women with children who are employed in different professions in Türkiye, predominantly in the service sector. On one hand, the study aims to analyze the similarities and differences among these women using quantitative data on sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and childcare tasks. On the other hand, it seeks to understand how women interpret their double burden, childcare responsibilities shared within the family and working conditions during the pandemic. The study applied hierarchical clustering and k-means method to the quantitative data then discovers the compatibilities and incompatibilities between the quantitative and qualitative data. Clusters 1 and 2 are shown to be close to feminist consciousness, with work having a liberating meaning for them. One common tendency was able to be observed in Clusters 3, 4, 5 and 6 with the participants perceiving the double burden as a duty/obligation and not perceiving work as liberating. Furthermore, their status at work was found to have led to inequalities in terms of the use of social security during the pandemic. The fact that almost all respondents continue to have their children looked after by their mothers or mothers-in-law suggests that familism remains a strong source of welfare. |
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| ISSN: | 1304-0103 2548-0405 |