Kadınların İşgücüne Katılımını Belirleyen Faktörlerin Belirlenmesi: Panel Veri Yaklaşımı
The Determination of the Factors That Determine the Female Labor Force Participation: A Panel Data Approach

Summary/Abstract: Since the Industrial Revolution female workforce has always been seen as cheap labor. However, women’s labor force participation is one of the most important factors in ensuring sustainable growth and development for a country. The labor force participation of women in developing countries are given a special emphasis on the need to increase this rate and it is stated that the formation of consensus. One of the major problems of the labor market in Turkey is, the very low participation rate of women in the labor force. In recent years, despite of the increasing of female labor force participation rates in our country, when compared with other countries, it does not meet the expectations. In this study, determination of the factors that affect the labor force participation rate of women in Turkey is aimed. For this purpose, the data of the 12 regions in the IBSS- 1 level for the period 2008- 2013 panel data analysis was performed. Analysis indicated that; fertility rate, divorce rate, informal employment, economic crises and education are the most important factors that affects on female workforce.

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