Abstract:

The participation of women in the working life as workers, who have been involved in the social production process in every period of history, has been realized with the Industrial Revolution. The rapidly developing technology in recent years has led to the emergence of new types of employment, on the one hand, and on the other hand, has gradually increased the participation of women in working life. However, although the participation of women in working life increases, the traditional attitude of the society towards women, the fact that women do not have equal rights with men in working life and women's responsibilities in family life require special protection of women in working life. In order to enable women to participate in social production by participating in working life, many national and international regulations have been made that specifically protect them. Although there are many regulations in our country that try to ensure equality between men and women in working life, the most detailed regulations on this issue are in the Labor Law and relevant legislation. Considering the provisions of the Labor Law and other relevant legislation and the legislation brought to women in working life, some of these provisions aim to eliminate discrimination based on gender. Other provisions aim to provide some rights in areas where special protection is needed, such as pregnancy and maternity because the worker is a woman. In this context, this study includes an overview of the protective regulations for female employees employed within the scope of the Labor Law No. 4857.

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