Women's Empowerment via Women's Cooperatives: An Ethnographic Account from Turkey
SOCIAL POLITICS, cilt.33, sa.3, ss.963-985, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1093/sp/jxaf031
- Dergi Adı: SOCIAL POLITICS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, American History and Life, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Gender Studies Database, Historical Abstracts, Index Islamicus, Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index, Political Science Abstract (IPSA), Sociology Source Ultimate (EBSCO)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.963-985
- Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This article explores the potential of women's cooperatives for women's empowerment in patriarchal societies. The article is based on extensive ethnographic research in Kastamonu, Turkey, where one of the researchers has become an active member of a women's cooperative for a full year. The article underlines that women's cooperatives offer unique and valuable opportunities for the advancement of women's rights and gender equality despite the patriarchal norms and social reproduction duties that women face. However, as the article suggests, the gains and experiences of women from women's cooperatives and their empowerment potential are context-dependent, and are contingent upon the individual characteristics of their members based on their social class, educational background, and active participation in the cooperatives.