Abstract:

The maximum use of labour from production factors is of great importance for the countries. The problem of unemployment, which arises as a result of the lack of employment demand, is seen at higher levels in women than in men due to the reduced participation of women in the labour market. Although women’s participation in labour is at high levels in the OECD and EU countries, women’s participation in labour in Turkey remains at a lower level. There are various cultural, social and economic reasons for this low rate. This study aims to use a time series of factors that determine the participation of women in the workforce in Turkey for the period 1988-2013, and test with Vector Auto Regression (VAR Analysis) to provide recommendations for increasing the participation of women in the workforce. According to the findings obtained in the study, the rise in women’s higher education rate affects women’s participation in labour.

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