Why so Few Women in the Labor Market in Turkey?

Feminist Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-37

  Ilkkaracan, Ipek ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

gender; Labor force participation; Middle East and North Africa (MENA); Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859741263     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: 14664372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545701.2011.649358     Document Type: Article

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