G20 Flagship projects
More and Better Jobs for Women: Women’s Empowerment through Decent Work in Turkey
Title of the Project:
More and Better Jobs for Women: Women’s Empowerment through Decent Work in Turkey
Country:
Turkey
Geographical presence:
4 Pilot Provinces: Ankara, İstanbul, Konya, Bursa
Status of the project:
start date, duration:
2013 - 2017
Project website:
www.esitizberaberiz.org/home/Geographical impact of project:
national
Funds available for the project:
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
Implementation level:
domestic
Description of the project:
In the scope of the Project and under the leadership of ISKUR, the “Action Plan on Women’s Employment” was prepared by the National Technical Team that was composed of relevant public agencies and non-governmental organizations. Within the framework of the action plan, gender equality representatives at managerial level from 81 Provincial Directorates were determined in order to monitor the processes related to gender equality. The recommendation that the issue of “women’s employment” should be the major agenda item in at least one of the meetings of the Provincial Boards of Employment and Vocational Training to be held in 2017 was reported to the Provincial Directorates for the purpose of considering equality of opportunity between men and women in the studies made by the Provincial Boards of Employment and Vocational Training.
In order to increase awareness in social gender equality and work standards, a short documentary film competition was organised across Turkey. From the social gender equality perspective of women entrepreneurship and labour market, analysis reports were prepared in the pilot provinces.
Entrepreneurship training programme evaluation trainings were given to 30 JVCs . Social gender equality trainings were given to 50 staff members of the General Directorate of Turkish Employment Agency, social gender equality representatives from 81 provincial directorates and 175 job and vocational counsellors. 400 women in pilot provinces received entrepreneurship training. At the end of the training, micro grant support and mentorship service will be given to 30 women.
Impact of the project:
Currently 400 women receive entrepreneurship training. At the end of the training, micro grant support and mentorship service will be given to 30 women who have succeeded and will have been selected.
Area of focus of the project:
- information and awareness-raising campaigns
- enabling women’s entrepreneurship (entrepreneurship education, financing schemes, incubators)
