PwC Turkey published a report evaluating the representation and progress of women in business life in Turkey in 2023. The report states that the labor force participation rate in Turkey is 36.4 percent for women and 70.9 percent for men, while the representation of female employees in managerial positions is 17.1 percent. The report emphasizes that more efforts are needed to achieve gender equality in business life in Turkey.
The report analyzes the representation and progress of women in business life in Turkey under five main headings
Labor force participation: The report states that the reasons for women’s low labor force participation rate in Turkey include gender roles, women being burdened with responsibilities such as childcare and housework, and women’s lack of education and skills.
Wage equality: The report states that even when men and women do the same job in Turkey, men receive higher wages than women.
Access to promotion and career opportunities: The report states that the low representation of women in managerial positions in Turkey is due to inequalities in women’s access to promotion and career opportunities.
Gender discrimination: The report states that gender discrimination in the workplace is widespread in Turkey.
Gender equality policies: The report states that policies to ensure gender equality at work are insufficient in Turkey.
The report makes some recommendations for achieving gender equality at work in Turkey
Work to change gender roles: Gender roles negatively affect women’s participation in the labor force and access to career opportunities.
Therefore, it is necessary to work on changing gender roles.
Implementing legislation on gender equality: Although Turkey is in a good position in terms of legislation on gender equality, more efforts are needed to put these into practice.
Effectively enforce legislation against gender discrimination: Gender discrimination hinders women’s participation in the labor force and access to career opportunities. It is therefore necessary to effectively enforce legislation against gender discrimination.
Strengthen training and awareness raising on gender equality: Training and awareness raising on gender equality can help change gender roles and increase women’s labor force participation and access to career opportunities.
Employers to develop and implement gender equality policies: Employers should develop and implement policies to ensure gender equality.
PwC Turkey Women in Working Life Index 2023 is an important report in terms of assessing the state of gender equality at work in Turkey and providing recommendations on measures to be taken in this regard. The report can help raise awareness on gender equality in business life and provide recommendations on the measures that need to be taken to achieve this equality.
Highlights of the report
- Women’s labor force participation rate is low in Turkey.
- Even when women and men do the same job, men receive higher wages than women.
- The representation of women in managerial positions is low in Turkey.
- Gender discrimination in the workplace is widespread in Turkey.
Policies to ensure gender equality at work are insufficient in Turkey. - These findings indicate that more efforts are needed to achieve gender equality in the world of work in Turkey.
