Year 2025 – Volume 17 – Issue 1

First Language: Turkish Subjects:  Women's Studies Journal Section: Research Article Authors: Yasemin Yüce, Miki Suzuki Him Dates: 1 June 2025 In the last three decades, the increasing number of studies examines the impact of maternal employment on daughters’ employment status. However, there is a limited number of qualitative studies which explore women’s perceptions on maternal employment within social milieus. This research attempts to understand the working mothers’ daughters’ attitudes towards paid work in Turkey which goes through a unique development of women’s employment. The research seeks to answer these two questions: 1) How did the working [...]

First Language: Turkish Subjects:  Women's Studies Journal Section: Research Article Authors: Merve Kaya Dates: 1 June 2025 This study focuses on the role and agency of women’s labor in rural life and agricultural production, based on fieldwork conducted within the context of structural transformations in rural Turkey throughout history. Although women’s labor in rural Turkey is often overlooked within social and economic dynamics, it is crucial for the continuity of agricultural production. This situation necessitates a re-evaluating of women’s contributions to rural production processes, in terms of both gender equality and economic sustainability. In this [...]

First Language: Turkish Subjects:  Women's Studies Journal Section: Research Article Authors: Burcu Saka, Elif Sabahat Uyar Dates: ı June 2025 The study focuses on the working experiences of women workers employed at the Çanakkale Synthetic Leather Factory, which started operations in 1982 under Sümerbank and closed down after privatisation (2003). The research aims to reveal the traces of gender inequality in the working environment and to open up for discussion the social impact of privatisation policies, especially on women workers. Sümerbank magazines, the archive of a local newspaper (Çanakkale Olay Newspaper, 1983-2003) and in-depth interviews with [...]