Feminization Of The Corporate 'Social Responsibility' (CSR) In Turkey

As in many countries, women in Turkey also play a significant role both in the traditional and strategic CSR acts; at times, they involve with these activities as a result of their position as wives and daughters of certain public figures, and contribute to the images of their husbands, fathers, the related institution or family business. Limited study addresses the significance of the CSR for the maintenance of gender roles in the society. By encouraging context based thinking, the study discusses the politics attached to the roles associated with women in the acts of CSR in Turkey. Through the contextualized readings of the published newspaper articles and interviews with women involved in CSR activities, and the web pages of various corporations, it is argued that the space CSR defines for women consents with the historically defined contradictory role of women in Turkey.