CARE - Women’s Economic Empowerment in Protracted Crisis: Syrian Refugee Women in Southeastern Turkey - October 2020

Document Type:	Reports , Reports and Assessments , Situation Reports / Updates , Reports and Policy Papers
Document Type:	English
Publish Date:	1 October 2020 (4 years ago)
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CARE - Women’s Economic Empowerment in Protracted Crisis: Syrian Refugee Women in Southeastern Turkey - October 2020

Document Type:	Reports , Reports and Assessments , Situation Reports / Updates , Reports and Policy Papers
Document Language:	English

In general, women face additional social obstacles to reach economic resources, which span from unpaid care work to gender norms regarding women’s being provider. Majority of Syrian women in Turkey are not actively seeking employment because of their childcare responsibilities, not getting permission to work from either their husband or extended family, care of disable and elderly in the household, and housework. Designing a livelihoods program without considering these additional obstacles women face means that the program is not equally approachable for all genders. Hence, women are the ones left behind as they are the less employable. This research clearly shows that the only way to have a sustainable impact on WEE is to ensure not only women’s economic advancement but also women’s empowerment and gender equality.