ABSTRACT
This chapter analyses the existing gender segregation in Turkish society. It aims to portray women's general standing in society in terms of their contribution to the labour force and their position in specific areas, including management, politics and entrepreneurship. The chapter examines women's general well-being in terms of their income, educational and legal standing and attitudes towards them in society. It summarizes with positive initiatives that aim to support women and prospects about future. Education of women and men is one of the major problems in the way of social development and modernization of Turkey. The principle of the equality of women and men has been adopted in the Constitution and in the early laws of Turkey. Turkey has recently taken the equal opportunities for women in employment issue under legal guarantee by incorporating provisions regarding equal participation of women into the Labour Act. In general, laws that influence the general status and employment-related issues of women are gender-neutral.
