Uraz, ArzuAran, MeltemHüsamoğlu, MüşerrefŞanalmış, Dilek OkkalıÇapar, Sinem2017-08-152017-08-152010-03https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27838The female labor force participation level in Turkey is currently very low at 27 percent compared with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD and European Union, or EU-19 averages of 61 and 64 percent respectively. This rate has been declining in the last 30 years from a level of 48 percent in 1980. This paper looks at the most recent trends and profiles of labor force participation of women in Turkey using three different household level data sources in available Turkey (HBS, LFS and TDHS) for the period 2003-2006. The paper also reports a multivatiate analysis on the probability of working for women, controlling for various characteristics.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGE GROUPAGE GROUPSARMED FORCESCHILD BIRTHCHILD CARECHILD-CARECHILDBIRTHCROSS-SECTIONAL DATACULTURAL VALUESDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSEDUCATED WOMENEDUCATION VARIABLESEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEITHER SEXEMPLOYEEEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT OF WOMENEMPLOYMENT RATEEMPLOYMENT STATUSEXTENDED FAMILYFAMILY VALUESFEMALE EMPLOYMENTFEMALE LABORFEMALE LABOR FORCEFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONFEMALE POPULATIONFEMALE WORKERSFERTILITYFIRST CHILDFIRST MARRIAGEFIRST PREGNANCYFORMAL EDUCATIONFORMAL SCHOOLINGGENDERGENDER & SOCIETYGENDER DISCRIMINATIONGENDER DISPARITIESGENDER GAPGENDER INEQUALITYHIGH OPPORTUNITY COSTHOUSEHOLD ASSETSHOUSEHOLD BUDGETHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICSHOUSEHOLD CHORESHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONHOUSEHOLD LEVELILLITERATE WOMENILLNESSIMPACT OF MIGRATIONINCOMEINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINFORMATION ON WOMENINTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATIONJOBSLABOR ABSORPTIONLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLABOR ORGANIZATIONLABOR STATISTICSLABOURLABOUR FORCELABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOUR MARKETLABOUR MARKET PARTICIPATIONLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLIFE EVENTSLIVING STANDARDSMARKET WAGEMARRIED WOMENMIGRANTSMIGRATIONMIGRATION STATUSMOTHERMOTHER TONGUENUMBER OF CHILDRENNUMBER OF WOMENOCCUPATIONSOLD AGEPARENTAL LEAVEPARTICIPATION OF WOMENPARTICIPATION RATESPHYSICAL WORKPLACE OF RESIDENCEPOPULATION STUDIESPREGNANCIESPREGNANCYPREGNANCY STATUSPREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCEPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL GRADUATESPRIVATE EMPLOYMENTPROBIT REGRESSIONSPROPORTION OF WOMENREADINGREAL WAGESRETAIL TRADERURAL AREASRURAL WOMENSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMASECONDARY SCHOOLINGSELF EMPLOYEDSKILLED WOMENSKILLED WORKERSSOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL WELFARESOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSTATE PLANNINGSTATUS OF WOMENTOTAL EMPLOYMENTTOTAL LABOR FORCETRADITIONAL FAMILYTRADITIONAL VALUESTRANSPORTATIONUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYED PERSONSUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT AMONG WOMENUNEMPLOYMENT RATEUNIVERSITY EDUCATIONUNPAID FAMILY WORKERSURBAN AREASURBAN MIGRATIONURBAN WOMENWAGE DIFFERENCESWAGE DIFFERENTIALWAGE LEVELWAGE LEVELSWATER SUPPLYWOMANWOMEN IN BUSINESSWORKERWORKING POPULATIONWORKING WOMENWORKING-AGE POPULATIONYOUNG CHILDRENYOUNG MENWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/27838