Karşılaştırmalı kadın dostu politikalar: Mardin, İzmir ve Samsun Büyükşehir Belediyeleri

In this thesis, the activities of municipalities in different regions and represented by different political parties within the framework of 7 areas in the Local Equality Action Plan, which was shaped within the framework of the ideal of Women Friendly Cities supported by the United Nations, were evaluated and it was discussed to what extent these activities overlap with the ideal of Women Friendly Cities. In this context, the suitability of the services provided by municipalities towards women in these thematic areas was investigated. In addition, the contents of the trainings given in the fields of economy, health and awareness raising were examined to understand whether the content of these services complies with the gender mainstreaming approach. In this context, an evaluation of the public sphere and private sphere debate over the concept of gender has been made, and current conceptual discussions about gender equality and gender equality mainstreaming strategy have been included. In addition, the approaches of the UN to women's policies are given by including the historical process and feminist theories are discussed for a better understanding of these concepts. Policies that will ensure gender equality are implemented to solve the problems of women in accessing, participating, and benefiting from local government mechanisms; to ensure equality in the society in economic, social, cultural, and political, to increase awareness and to improve the situation of women. Gender mainstreaming, which is a gender equality strategy, means bringing a perspective that will ensure gender equality to all major plans and policies and transforming changes in this direction. Gender mainstreaming aims to eliminate the backwardness of women in society, to reduce their limited access to local mechanisms, to increase their participation and utilization, and to empower women. In this context, the Women-Friendly City program, created for municipalities, purposes to provide equality in many issues such as governance, security, transportation, economic security, education, social life, and health, and to eliminate existing grievances. The sample of the research created by the criterion sampling method of the purposive sampling method. The activity reports of these municipalities between the years 2015-2020 were examined by focusing on the municipalities of İzmir, Mardin and Samsun, and the qualitative content analysis method was used. In addition, the activities of the municipalities it is assumed that all studies are included in the activity reports. The suitability of municipalities' services to the seven thematic areas included in the Local Equality Action Plans was discussed. The contents of the trainings given in the fields of economy, health and awareness were examined and it was examined whether the content of these services was suitable for the gender equality approach. In addition, the studies and trainings of these metropolitan municipalities were evaluated by comparison. As a result, it has been seen that the services and projects of the municipalities for women are suitable for the determined thematic areas. When the contents of the trainings given in the fields of economy, health and awareness are examined, it is seen that all three perspectives about equality are included to gender mainstream. In addition, it has been observed that the diversity of services varies according to the regions, the needs and demands of the citizens, the discourses of the political parties towards women, and the visions of the mayors. Finally, suggestions were made for municipalities to achieve the ideal of a women friendly city.