WORKING
TO END GENDER DISCRIMINATION
Project name:
CEDAW Follow Up (Convention on the Elimination of All Kinds
of Discrimination Against Women)
Budget: USD 30,000
Timeline: 2005
What's the situation?
While Turkey has a high participation of women in professions,
granted the vote to women in the 1930s and is apparently the
only Muslim country with equal rights of inheritance and divorce
for men and women, it still faces significant gender inequalities
in property ownership, literacy ratio, labour force participation,
politicial representation and visibility. According to UNDPs
recent National Human Development Reports, very significant
gender disparities exist, especially in the less developed
parts of the country (the southeast and eastern Anatolia).
Moreover there are significant violations of women's human
rights, such as honour killings, in these regions. Turkey's
ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of all forms
of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in 1986 has helped
to popularise gender sensitivity. Under CEDAW, signatory states
are required to establish a national machinery for the promotion
of gender equality.
What's our mission?
To promote women's empowerment and gender mainstreaming in
Turkey
How are we doing
this?
Together with our partner, UNDP is supporting members of Turkey's
Grand National Assembly to advocate for CEDAW and to implement
CEDAW in their day to day legislative work. Six members of
parliament serve as CEDAW Champions.
Who are our partners?
Our partner in this project is Uçan Süpürge
(http://www.ucansupurge.org)
("The Flying Broom"), a women's organization which
aims to increase communication among women's initiatives and
organizations, fostering networking among them at all levels
and increasing public awareness of gender issues in general.
How will Turkey benefit?
Turkey's legislature will adopt gender equality as a principle
underpinning all legislation. In the longterm, Turkey will
benefit by achieving gender equality.
Contact information:
Lara Romaniuc
Programme Manager, UNDP
Tel: (90-312) 454 1134
E-mail: lara.romaniuc@undp.org
Halime Guner
Flying Broom Association,
Buyukelci Sok.
20/4 Kavaklidere Ankara
Tel: (90-312) 427 0020
Fax: (90-312) 466 5561
www.ucansupurge.org
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