abstract: 'In the last two decades Turkey has been reforming its pension system in

  line with the EU initiatives and the requirements of the neo-liberal

  model with the discourse of ensuring the proper functioning of the

  social security system and its fiscal sustainability. The neo-liberal

  emphasis on efficiency and sustainability of the system has been

  questioned for its hindering impacts on the main functions of a pension

  system, namely the provision of income security and welfare in old age,

  and income redistribution among different and vulnerable groups of

  population. It is against this background that, the alarmingly low

  female labor force participation (FLFP), significant size of informal

  employment with a high ratio of female workers, and the increasing

  domination of familial ideology at the societal and policymaking levels

  require the analysis of the reforms in terms of their impacts on gender

  inequality in the country. Therefore, this paper attempts a preliminary

  analysis of both public and private pension schemes from a gender

  equality perspective. The paper argues that since the pension system in

  Turkey is based on a male-breadwinner model where women are defined

  extensively as dependents, the reforms, by being blind to the existing

  form of gender inequality inherent to the system, vitiate the possible

  positive impacts of the reforms for women. It is this paper''s contention

  that unless specific measurements that positively discriminate women and

  foster FLFP are taken, the gender blind approach of the current pension

  reform might have detrimental impacts on the well-being of women in the

  long run. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.'
affiliation: 'Elveren, AY (Corresponding Author), Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam Univ, Dept
  Econ, TR-46050 Kahramanmaras, Turkey.

  Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam Univ, Dept Econ, TR-46050 Kahramanmaras, Turkey.'
author: Elveren, Adem Y.
author-email: ademyavuzelveren@gmail.com
author_list:
- family: Elveren
  given: Adem Y.
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/j.wsif.2013.04.003
files: []
issn: 0277-5395
journal: WOMENS STUDIES INTERNATIONAL FORUM
keywords-plus: WELFARE-STATE; REFORM; WAGE
language: English
month: NOV-DEC
number: 1, SI
number-of-cited-references: '59'
pages: 35-44
papis_id: f8cfa6783650b87ade975cb788e9b223
ref: Elveren2013criticalanalysis
times-cited: '9'
title: A critical analysis of the pension system in Turkey from a gender equality
  perspective
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000329381700005
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usage-count-since-2013: '19'
volume: '41'
web-of-science-categories: Women's Studies
year: '2013'