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The concept of social capital has been studied by many different thinkers in the national and international literature. In this study, the concept of social capital was analyzed with Bourdieu's approach. The concept of social capital has been associated with many different subjects in the national and international literature. However, when national studies are examined, the number of studies that analyze social capital from a gender perspective is very few. The aim of this study is to examine the reasons for the low political participation of women in Turkey compared to men, from the perspective of social capital and gender. Although women in Turkey have obtained the right to vote and be elected in many countries before, their political participation is still low compared to other countries. Today, politics continues to be a masculine field built on the social solidarity networks of men. It is more difficult for women to accumulate social capital than men due to their traditional gender roles. Social capital is important for being in politics or for promotion in a political career. Therefore, the political participation of women as active political actors is still low. In this study, an evaluation was made on the sample of three women politicians who were randomly selected without any party or ideology. The selected female politicians apply specifically to the discussion in this study. This study cannot be generalized to other female politicians who are active in politics or have been on the political scene before.

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