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2019, Cilt 9, Sayı 2, Sayfa(lar) 256-267 |
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DOI: 10.5961/jhes.2019.328 |
Women Empowerment in the Eyes of Women University Students |
Özge Sanem ÖZATEŞ GELMEZ |
Hacettepe University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Social Services, Ankara, Turkey |
Keywords: Empowerment, Women’s empowerment, Women university students, Quantitative research |
In this study, it was aimed to examine that perspectives of female university students on women’s empowerment and the problems of
empowerment of women living in Turkey. In this context, quantitative research was conducted on a sample of 219 female students studying
at different departments of Hacettepe University. First, via questionnaires were received the assessment of the students about the factors
that played a role in the empowerment of women, the responsible actors and the importance of participation in the decisions for women’s
empowerment, and the origins of the problem of women’s empowerment. Then, it was tried to understand, in the eyes of students, what
are the limitations of movement freedom of women, and which factors diminish women’s power of the participation in decisions and
their power to control their own lives. As a result of the research, the importance of the areas that can provide transformation at the social
level as well as the empowerment of women at the individual level was presented. According to the research, it is essential for women to
make choices that will make them strong, to participate in an empowering education, to take part in the field of politics, and to work paid
improving the social and economic situation of women.
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