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MODERNLEfiME VE KADIN

Müjgan Suver de Kad›n Oturumu ile ilgili sorula-
r›m›z› yan›tlad›. Marmara Grubu Vakf›’n›n çal›flmala-
r›nda kad›n konusunun önemli ve özel bir yeri bu-
lundu¤unu bilmekteyiz.
Bu y›l gerçekleflecek 16. Avrasya Ekonomi Zirve-
si’nin ana bafll›klar›ndan biri de “Modernleflme ve
Kad›n” konusudur.
Marmara Grubu Vakf› AB ve ‹nsan Haklar› Plat-
formu Baflkan› Müjgan Suver’e de, 16. Avrasya Eko-
nomi Zirvesi üzerine iki sorumuz oldu. Bir baflka deyiflle Avrasya ülkelerinde kad›n›n
toplumsal yaflam›n içindeki statüsü, o ülkenin tek-
Avrasya ülkelerindeki kad›n›n ekonomik, noloji ve endüstrisi, demokrasisi, kentleflmesi ile
sosyal durumu ve kültürel statüsünü Türk do¤ru orant›l› bir paralellik göstermektedir.
kad›n›n›n durumu ile karfl›laflt›r›rsak nas›l ‹sveç, Norveç, Belçika, Finlandiya gibi ‹skandinav
bir tablo ç›kar? ülkelerinde kad›nlar›n çal›flma yaflam›nda, siyasette
Müjgan Suver: Avrasya ülkelerinde yaflayan ka- ve e¤itimdeki oranlar› ideal say›lara ulafl›rken
d›nlar›n sosyo-ekonomik statüleri, o ülkelerin mo- (%60-70), Orta Avrupa’da yer alan Almanya, Hol-
dernleflmesi ile yak›ndan ilgilidir. landa gibi ülkelerde kad›n siyasette %33 oranlar›n-
Bunun yan›nda ataerkil zihniyetin de¤iflmedi¤i da yer almakta, çal›flma yaflam›ndaki kad›n oranla-
ülkelerde, modernleflme tamamlanm›fl olsa dahi ka- r› da %60-70’leri bulmaktad›r.
d›n, erke¤in arkas›nda görülmekte, aile içindeki ko- ‹talya, Yunanistan, Fransa, Balkan ülkelerindeki
numlar›na göre de¤erlendirilmektedir. kad›n erkek eflitli¤i rakamlar›, çal›flma yaflam›nda

MODERNIZATION AND WOMAN

Müjgan Suver answered our questions about the countries with the women of Turkey,
Women’s Session. We know that the subject of wo- what do we see?
men has a special and important place in the Mar- Müjgan Suver: The socio-economic status of the
mara Group Foundation’s works. women in Eurasian countries is closely related with
One of the main panels of the 16th Eurasian Eco- the modernization of those countries.
nomic Summit is “Modernization and Women” In addition, in the countries in which the patriarc-
We asked two questions to the President of the hal mindset remains unchanged, even if modernizati-
Marmara Group Foundation’s EU and Human Rights on is completed, women are seen as being below men
Platform, Müjgan Suver. and evaluated based on their status in their family.
In other words, in the Eurasian countries wo-
If we to compare the economic, social and men’s status within society runs parallel with a gi-
cultural status of the women of the Eurasian ven country’s level of technology, industrialization,
democracy and urbanization.
In the Scandinavian countries like Sweden, Nor-
way, Belgium, and Finland the rates of women’s
participation in the workforce, politics and educati-
on reaches ideal numbers (60-70%). In the countri-
es that are located in Central Europe, like Germany
and Holland, women are participating in political li-
fe at around 33%, but participate in economic life at
roughly60-70%.
Although the numbers related to male-female
equality in Italy, Greece, France, and the Balkan co-
untries are up to 40-50% in working life, in terms of
political participation it remains around 20%. In the
Makedonya Cumhurbaflkan› Efli Maja Ivanova ile Makedonya Caucasus, Russia and the Central Asian republics
‹stanbul Baflkonsolosu Zerrin Abaz. the numbers of women in economic life is decrea-
H.E. First Lady of Macedonia Maja Ivanova and sing rapidly, and political participation remains aro-
Hon. Consul General of Macedonia Zerrin Abaz und 12-15%.

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