Contrary to the overall trend of femininization of labor power in most developing countries along with the adoption of export-oriented development policies in the 1970s and 80s, Turkey is going through a process deepening masculinizaton of labor power. Based on data from a field survey conducted in Ümraniye, a densely populated Istanbul neighborhood with a high percentage of immigrants, this study sets out from personal accounts and attempts to analyze women’s participation in economic life from a gender perspective.

Ipek Ilkkaracan
Bilanço 98: 75 Yilda Kadinlar ve Erkekler, s 285-302.
Istanbul: Tarih Vakfi, 1998.