African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

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Socio-economic status of women according to development levels of countries and structure in Turkey

E. Torun
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 10 May 2010
  •  Published: 04 June 2010

Abstract

All the view available on gender differ according to socio-cultural and socio-economic development of society. In developed and developing countries, the situation of women are different. Women in developed countries, unlike in underdeveloped and developing countries, are easily accorded more prestige.However, involving women in underdeveloped countries’ decisions often taken by men is an attempt to rectify this inequality. In this study, the profile of women according to the level of developed and less developed countries were examined and comparison between the profiles were made.


Key words: Level of development of countries, women, women's profiles, socio-cultural influences, socio-economic structure