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UWE International Symposium of Peace, Equality, Solidarity and Women, İzmir, Turkey, 5 - 08 October 2023, (Full Text)
Women and men are
inherently different. The concept of ‘gender’, defined as the social roles,
codes and qualities set for women and men in societies where the understanding
of hegemonic masculinity is dominant, has been seen to have evolved negatively
within the norms of today’s masculine social order, when the female gender is
considered. Due to gender inequality, uneducated women, especially in rural
areas, who make up half of the world’s population, work in low-wage jobs,
treated as second-class citizens. For this reason, rebuilding gender equality
is of vital importance. The ‘Gig Economy’, a labor market formed by short-term
or freelance jobs on digital platforms with a structure different from
traditional business models, brings with it many opportunities, especially for
women. Defined as temporary and independent services, the gig economy activates
earnings in return for labor on a project basis in the short term, and
contributes to the increase in women’s employment in technology by allowing
women to work remotely with its digital infrastructure.