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Beauty and the East – Yabancı* observations about the freedoms of women in Turkey

Beauty and the East – Yabancı* observations about the freedoms of women in Turkey

If I am not being looked at, who could tell me that I am not behaving correctly? The stares are meant to unsettle women, serving as a daily reminder that men are the ones who make the rules and are thus the ones to ensure they are being followed.

6 August 2021 Betania Bardeleben Reyna

‘Home-based work shaped by gender roles in Turkey’

ILO REPORT

‘Home-based work shaped by gender roles in Turkey’

It has been 25 years since the International Labour Organization (ILO) Home Work Convention No. 177 was adopted. On this occasion, the organization has released a global report as well as a separate report focusing on Turkey.