2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'In the last two decades Turkey has been reforming its pension system in
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line with the EU initiatives and the requirements of the neo-liberal
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model with the discourse of ensuring the proper functioning of the
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social security system and its fiscal sustainability. The neo-liberal
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emphasis on efficiency and sustainability of the system has been
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questioned for its hindering impacts on the main functions of a pension
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system, namely the provision of income security and welfare in old age,
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and income redistribution among different and vulnerable groups of
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population. It is against this background that, the alarmingly low
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female labor force participation (FLFP), significant size of informal
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employment with a high ratio of female workers, and the increasing
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domination of familial ideology at the societal and policymaking levels
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require the analysis of the reforms in terms of their impacts on gender
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inequality in the country. Therefore, this paper attempts a preliminary
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analysis of both public and private pension schemes from a gender
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equality perspective. The paper argues that since the pension system in
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Turkey is based on a male-breadwinner model where women are defined
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extensively as dependents, the reforms, by being blind to the existing
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form of gender inequality inherent to the system, vitiate the possible
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positive impacts of the reforms for women. It is this paper''s contention
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that unless specific measurements that positively discriminate women and
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foster FLFP are taken, the gender blind approach of the current pension
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reform might have detrimental impacts on the well-being of women in the
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long run. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.'
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affiliation: 'Elveren, AY (Corresponding Author), Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam Univ, Dept
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Econ, TR-46050 Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
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Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam Univ, Dept Econ, TR-46050 Kahramanmaras, Turkey.'
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author: Elveren, Adem Y.
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author-email: ademyavuzelveren@gmail.com
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author_list:
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- family: Elveren
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given: Adem Y.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.wsif.2013.04.003
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files: []
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issn: 0277-5395
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journal: WOMENS STUDIES INTERNATIONAL FORUM
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keywords-plus: WELFARE-STATE; REFORM; WAGE
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language: English
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month: NOV-DEC
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number: 1, SI
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number-of-cited-references: '59'
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pages: 35-44
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papis_id: f8cfa6783650b87ade975cb788e9b223
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ref: Elveren2013criticalanalysis
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times-cited: '9'
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title: A critical analysis of the pension system in Turkey from a gender equality
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perspective
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000329381700005
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '19'
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volume: '41'
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web-of-science-categories: Women's Studies
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year: '2013'
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