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A nation of women

02/02/2012

"Anadolu" (Anatolia) may very well be the "land of mothers," but as Turkey finds its place as a global leader, it needs to become a nation of women. According to the World Economic Forum's Gender Gap report released this week, it has a long way to go. Read more.

Raising girl power on Twitter

01/24/2012

On Tuesday, January 31 at 2PM EST and 9PM IST, we'll host a Twitter chat about empowering young girls with the hashtag #gendergap. Read more.

Social Entrepreneurship on the Rise in Turkey

01/17/2012

Social entrepreneurship is on the rise worldwide, especially Turkey. Ashoka Türkiye's Zeynep Meydanoglu and Matthias Scheffelmeier share insights about what's going on in Anatolia in this blog post.

301,927 has been raised to-date through Van Earthquake Relief Fund

01/10/2012

As long as individuals, corporations and foundations show interest in supporting the longer term recovery and reconstruction process in Van, Turkish Philanthropy Funds will keep the Van Earthquake Relief Fund open for contributions. Read more.

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Women in Turkey: According to a recent study made by the World Bank and Turkey's State Planning Organization, Turkish women are joining the labor force in Turkey less and less each year. Why is this the case and how can this be changed? Check out the presentation below, which was created by the Turkish State Planning Organization, summarizing the findings of the report.

World Bank and DPT Report: "Turkey's Greatest Untapped Potential: Women"

The report in Turkish Media:

"Dunya Bankasi: Turkiye'de 4 Kadindan 3'u Calismiyor"

Hurriyet

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