Women employment in Turkey and the TR90 Region: Existing status, problems and solutions

In this thesis, the situation of female labor force, employment and unemployment in Turkey and TR90 Region has been analyzed. The aim of the study is to draw attention to female employment in the TR90 Region Labor Market. In the study, comments about the changes were made by using comparative static analysis, static analysis and dynamic analysis methods. The labor force, unemployment and employment data of TR90 Region were also compared with NUTS Level 1 Regions. In the analyzes, the data between the years 2014-2021 were taken from TurkStat and used. At the same time, the factors affecting women's employment, the historical processes of women's employment in Turkey and the theories developed on women's employment, legal regulations and realized projects are also included in the study. With this thesis study, suggestions for increasing women's employment in the Eastern Black Sea Region were presented. As a result of the study, the highest number of higher education graduate women in the TR90 Region participated in employment, but this rate was lower than the previous year, there was a shift in women's employment from the agricultural sector to the service sector, and the industry sector increased the most in 2021. It has been concluded that there is an increase in the employment of working women, informal employment has increased compared to the previous year, and the unemployment rate in the region has increased the most between the ages of 20-24. According to the data, it is seen that the female labor force and employment rates of the TR90 Region in 2021 are above the Turkey average and the female unemployment rate is below the Turkey average.