Siyasal Hayatta Kadınlar: Cinsiyet Kotası Uygulamaları Üzerine Bir Araştırma
Women in Political Life: A Study On Gender Quota Applications

Author(s): Merve Özdemir
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Gender Studies, Governance, Sociology
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Political Participation; Parties; Quota Applications; Women’s Representation; Media
Summary/Abstract: In its most general definition, political participation is defined as the power of the governed to influence the decisions and practices of the state. Political participation in countries; It depends on various variables such as gender, education, profession, age, culture and family. Political participation cannot be directly associated with voting behavior. Various features such as citizens participating in discussions on political and administrative issues, having basic knowledge about politics, and being able to objectively approach the information they obtain from the media are important for political participation. It is seen that certain debates regarding gender equality continue since ancient Greece and continue today. Although there is a difference in terms of gender equality compared to the past, it is seen that this issue is not fully achieved in many areas today. One of these areas is the issue of taking part in politics. It is observed that especially women’s participation in the political field is lower than men. As in many countries of the world, women’s political participation in Turkey has a lower rate than men. From this perspective, the fact that women’s representation in politics is less in number than men brings about discussions on the democracy problem. One of the most important factors that create this situation is that women have a formal representation in politics. To prevent this, parties can create gender equality in politics by implementing quota activities, ensure that women are pioneers in meetings, and ensure that parties make women as visible as men in media campaigns. Quota practices to be implemented for this purpose will make it easier for women to gain more space in the political arena and for women to have a say in management. In this study, the concept of quota application will be explained and the practices of the parties in this sense will be included. In addition, in the method part of the study, female representation rates and quota practices in Europe will be evaluated and examined in terms of gender equality. For this purpose, although it is seen in the study that European countries are ahead in quota applications compared to some countries, it is seen that they cannot fully ensure equality between men and women in politics.

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