Should Turkish Women Be Educated

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Should Turkish women be educated? Why? WOMEN’S POSITIVE EFFECTS ON TURKEY’S ECONOMY AND THEMSELVES Eliminating the global poverty is possible if people recognize the situation of women. Women have an ability to improve their countries economically because they are citizens and if they do not work, they only occupy an empty place in the society. United States Ambassador says, ‘’ We know that no country can prosper if half its people are left behind… The truth of the matter is that countries that repress women also tend to be backward economically’’(Jackson 2). In Mesopotamian societies women were inferior than men and they did not have any rights. So, these societies lost their power in agriculture and trade in time. That is, all the citizens in a society should work to contribute the country’s economy. In Turkey, women started to take part in workplaces not a long time ago. Therefore, Turkey is not as wealthy as some of the other countries. According to a report from Turkey’s State Planning, women’s participation to economy in Turkey is fewer than some of the other countries because of the lower rate of literate women(2). Having so much illiterate women in Turkey cannot bring any benefit to country’s economy. As it is seen in the report, most women do not work in Turkey because they are not educated. Education is one of the crucial affair which affects Turkey’s economy. Since there are lots of girls who are not educated in Turkey, as long as this situation persists, Turkey’s future will be gloomy in terms of economy. Brigham Young says that,‘’You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman: you educate a generation’’(Jackson 1). Women are crucial in every part of people’s lives. If a Turkish woman wants to live freely, she is supposed to receive education. Although there are some opposite claims, Turkish women should be educated to improve the

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