Abstract:

The Covid 19 pandemic has brought about the change of many experiences of daily life all over the world. The health rules that are expected to be followed, increasing measures and restrictions have caused people to spend more time in the private area and this situation has caused a change in the order of the household.The pandemic has also affected th employment conditions in economies, and the gender inequality within the sectors have deepened in this period. In this context, the purpose of this article is to reveal how the pandemic affects women's labor in the economic and private sphere. While doing this, prominent items in Turkey have been revealed by taking into account the reports and research data published in the first period of the pandemic. In order to eliminate the negative impact of the pandemic, it was evaluated how gender equality can be achieved in the public and private sectors, especially policies that reconcile work and family life.

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