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Understanding women’s well-being in Turkey

    Dilek Yildiz, Hilal Arslan, Alanur Cavlin

Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2021, pp. , 2021/08/24

Demographic Aspects of Human Wellbeing

doi: 10.1553/populationyearbook2021s255


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doi:10.1553/populationyearbook2021s255

Abstract

The results of empirical studies focusing on gender differences in subjective wellbeing based on either national or comparative international data are inconclusive. In Turkey, where levels of gender inequality are high, women tend to report higher levels of life satisfaction than men. This study investigates the relationship between factors related to women’s empowerment and life satisfaction for both ever-married and never-married women using the 2018 Turkey Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS), which collected data on life satisfaction for the first time in a TDHS series. The results show that in addition to their material resources and living environment, factors related to women’s agency – i.e., education and participation in decision making– are associated with women’s levels of life satisfaction.

Keywords: Women’s empowerment; Subjective well-being; Life satisfaction; Turkey; 2018 TDHS

Published Online: 2021/08/24

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