ABSTRACT
The numbers of women participating in the workforce in Turkey are extremely low and this is believed to be caused by their financial dependency. The labor force in Turkey is actually quite large, showing exceptional growth in both the workforce and population. While Turkey has been studying various reforms for the advancement of women who experience total inequality, it is still a challenge that must be fixed both culturally and socioeconomically. While Turkey has known for some time now that greater research is needed to improve the economic position of women throughout the country, nothing is happening. Upon closer examination, reports have shown that the number of women educated above a basic school level is extremely low, which in turn means fewer women are in the labor force. It seems there is a significant gap between policy advancements, actual practices, and more importantly, the cultural structure that varies from one region to another. This, in turn, affects the ability to implement changes and reform. It is strongly believed that there must be honest efforts and dynamic action taken within the educational system that will entice women to stay in school to gain higher levels of knowledge. Reform must allow women to pursue changes that will give them greater flexibility, financially, in order to gain greater freedom within the country.
