Gender Inequality in Schooling: The Case of Turkey

Author:

Rankin Bruce H.1,Aytaç Işik A.2

Affiliation:

1. Bruce H. Rankin, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey. His main fields of interest are educational sociology, sociology of youth, urban poverty, and stratification. His current work is on educational gender inequality, the social impacts of economic crises, and welfare reform and family well-being.

2. Işik A. Ayiaç, Ph.D., is Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey. Her main fields of interest are stratification, work and family, and aging. She is currently studying the impact of the Turkish economic crisis on work and family life.

Abstract

Drawing on recent research on education in developing countries, this article examines gender inequality in schooling in Turkey. Using a nationally representative sample of Turkish youths, it assesses the effects of macrostructure, family resources, and cultural attitudes and practices on primary and postprimary school attainment. The results show that while locality, family resources, and family structure and culture influence the education of both genders, girls' chances of postprimary schooling are greater if they live in metropolitan areas and in less patriarchal families. Birth-order comparisons indicate that older daughters are less likely to complete postprimary schooling than are their younger sisters. Girls' primary school attainment is facilitated by having other family members who help with child care. The findings are discussed in light of trends in Turkish society and their implications for future research.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Sociology and Political Science,Education

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