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Category Archives: Gender Equality

Businesses Introduce New Roles for Women

Gender Equality, Guest Bloggers, Women EmpowermentBy Turkish Philanthropy FundsAugust 5, 2013Leave a comment

By: Ahu Ozyurt Turkey’s economy has seen a decade of solid growth yet women were the ones that benefited least from this surge.  According to recent research women’s employment level were down to 25 % in 2012. Some experts would argue that this is closely linked to the increase in family income where women opt…

Can Blind See?

Gender Equality, Van Earthquake ReliefBy Turkish Philanthropy FundsJuly 3, 2013Leave a comment

The following is a post by Servet Harunoglu, President of Hisar Anadolu Destekleme Dernegi, located in Van, Turkey. He visited an island in the Van Lake with some of the girls that attend the kilim weaving workshops. For most of the girls, this was their first trip to this historic landmark, that is located in…

Turmoil in Turkey, It’s a Women’s Thing

News, Gender Equality, Women EmpowermentBy Turkish Philanthropy FundsJuly 1, 2013Leave a comment

Women in the World Foundation recently published an article on women’s role in the protests in Turkey. The piece compared the protests in Istanbul to Tahir Square, stating 51 percent of the Turkish protesters are women, whereas only 10 to 15 percent were women in Egypt. It went on to state that Gezi Park is…

Ending the Violence

Gender Equality, Women EmpowermentBy Turkish Philanthropy FundsMay 15, 2013Leave a comment

By: Melis Figanmese “For years I was intimidated though oppression and fear. I went to a KAMER meeting. There was a beautiful woman there. A really beautiful woman, an engaging and confident woman. I was sitting in a corner. I felt so awful at that moment. I felt so low, thinking,” Will she even talk…

Prof. Dr. Nermin Abadan-Unat’s Mother’s Day Message

Gender Equality, Guest Bloggers, Women EmpowermentBy Turkish Philanthropy FundsMay 6, 2013Leave a comment

Dear Friend: Happy Mother’s Day! I am a big fan of Turkish Philanthropy Funds. I might have a bias since my son, Mustafa Kemal Abadan, is one of the founders and serves on TPF board. But, beyond that, TPF’s commitment to philanthropy has never ceased to amaze and inspire me. So, I hope you’ll join…

Finding Beauty in a Broken World

Gender Equality, Van Earthquake Relief, Women EmpowermentBy Turkish Philanthropy FundsApril 29, 2013Leave a comment

By: Melis Figanmese Originally published in the Huffington Post. Shocked by its beauty, as the plane landed into the city of Van, in the southeastern region of Turkey, we were engulfed by the bluest of blue water from the lake and snowcapped mountains. On our airplane, Dayle Haddon, UNICEF Ambassador and Founder of WomenOne, and…

The Power of a Woman’s Work

Gender Equality, Women EmpowermentBy Turkish Philanthropy FundsApril 24, 2013Leave a comment

By: Melis Figanmese When a woman has the chance to work and earn her own money, the outcome is outstanding. Not only will that woman lift herself and her family out of poverty, but her pride and confidence will skyrocket. She will pass this same poise onto her children, which will have a lasting effect,…

Women of Istanbul

Education, Gender Equality, Women EmpowermentBy Turkish Philanthropy FundsApril 16, 2013Leave a comment

By Melis Figanmese This article was originally posted on Huffington Post. In order to provide Founder of Women One and UNICEF Ambassador, Dayle Haddon, with a true understanding of the situation of women in Turkey, Turkish Philanthropy Funds (TPF) felt it was essential to visit various cities throughout our vast, dynamic and diverse country. Each…

Ayla’s Books

Education, Gender Equality, Guest Bloggers, Start-A-Campaign, Women EmpowermentBy Turkish Philanthropy FundsApril 10, 2013Leave a comment

By Gunce Arkan Last year, when our daughter Ayla turned three, we went the predictable three-year-old birthday party route. Reluctant to have her twenty friends in our NY apartment, we rented a small children’s party area, had some food delivered, got a cake, prepared games, and bought party favors. It was not an extravagant event…

All women need to Lean In, including Women of Turkey

Gender Equality, Women EmpowermentBy Turkish Philanthropy FundsMarch 29, 2013Leave a comment

This post was originally posted on Huffington Post. By Senay Ataselim Yilmaz At the age of seven I was stuck with the dream of “being a doctor” because that was an acceptable occupation for women in Turkey, even though my true dream was to be an astronaut.  When I finished Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In,…

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