Place of Women in Social Policy and Employment Projects at the Process of the EU–Turkey Accession Negotiations

Women movements and feminist thought have struggled for carry woman identity to where it belongs and provide them the opportunity to use their already gained rights in social life. The aim of this paper is to discuss the place of women on the basis of employment in projects pursued within the context of 19thChapter: Social Policy and Employment which is a part of EU – Turkey accession negotiations. 37 projects are being pursued within the framework of 19thChapter in Turkey. However, only 5 of them are on women issues. Although employment is one of the most important topics in women issues, the deficiency on this subject in the projects is remarkable. The other objective of this paper is to contribute to Turkish literature on studies conducted on women employment. The place of women in employment and how those projects contribute to issues such as participation of women in working life and gender equality are assessed in this paper