“More and Better Jobs for Women: Empowering Women with Decent Work in Turkey” Project

Objectives of the project:

• Developing nationally inclusive and integrative policies to increase and support women's employment;
• Contributing to women's access to decent work through active labor market policies;
• To support the strengthening of women's employment in Turkey by raising awareness about gender equality and working conditions.

• The knowledge and awareness of members of the Provincial Employment and Vocational Education Board (İİMEK) has been increased through training activities on women's employment and gender equality in pilot provinces.

Labor markets in Ankara, Bursa, Istanbul and Konya were analyzed from a gender perspective; The current situation of the workforce and the gender preferences of employers in the jobs with the highest vacant positions were determined. Based on the findings, policy recommendations have been developed to eliminate the reasons that may hinder the growth of women's employment at the provincial level.

In order to contribute to the empowerment of women, approximately 820 unemployed women who attended vocational training and other courses organized by the project partner municipalities in the pilot provinces were given training on women's human rights, including their rights in working life.

The project also has contributed to raising awareness in all segments of society about women's employment and decent work for women through informative broadcasts, public service announcements, infographic videos, posters, short documentary film competition, short videos.

As part of the awareness-raising activities, trainings on women's employment and gender equality in the workplace were provided to approximately 2,000 women and men in sectors ranging from energy to textiles, from defense to health services, through the “I Support Equality” seminars.