[Bilimsel Haber] 2014 Sakip Sabanci International Award: Gender Equality in Turkey

[Gonul Pultar]

From: Sibel Irzık <sibeli at sabanciuniv.edu>




2014 SAKIP SABANCI INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AWARD

In honor of the late Sakıp Sabancı, Honorary Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of
Sabancı University, the Sakıp Sabancı International Research Awards
are given each year in the field of social sciences.


THIS YEAR'S THEME IS:

GENDER EQUALITY IN TURKEY

Despite significant efforts and progress toward reducing the gender gap in
its economic, political and social life, Turkey has fallen short of
realizing the goal of gender equality by most standards. To cite only one
assessment, it ranks 124th out of 135 countries in World Economic Forum's
Global Gender Gap Report in 2012. It is thus as urgent as ever to understand
the nature and extent of gender-based inequalities in Turkey in their
structural dimensions and diverse patterns, as well as to recognize and
evaluate the scope and impact of the achievements in the direction of
equality. This requires a consideration of the interconnections between
different domains of the gender regime in Turkey, from economic and
political practices that prevent equal empowerment, to the taken-for-granted
forms of everyday gendered behavior, the propagation of patriarchal values,
or the restrictions on sexuality and gender identity rights. Such a
consideration will benefit from alternative conceptualizations of persisting
problems, proposals for new countervailing strategies, and the
contextualization of issues of gender equality in different theoretical and
comparative frameworks.

The deadline for submissions is Friday, March 28th, 2014.


The Sakıp Sabancı International Research Award entails a
Jury Prize for 25,000 USD on the above-mentioned theme.
The Jury Prize will be awarded to an individual who has
made distinguished contributions in this theme.
An independent and international jury will select this
Awardee.

A series of Essay Awards will also be given to researchers
under 45 years of age. This category includes 10,000 USD
for each of three award-winning essays selected by the
same jury panel from among submissions made for the
competition.

Conditions for the Essay Award competition are:
. All entries, which may be coauthored, must be new and
original works, not published previously in any form.

. Essays must be of the format and size of a regular
academic journal article (25 to 35 pages, in double-space
format, including references).

. An abstract of 500 words embedded into the original
essay and a short CV of the author(s) are required.

. Entries must be submitted in English, in the form of a
Word document to the following address:

http://award.sabanciuniv.edu/submityourentry/

For further information:
http://award.sabanciuniv.edu


Sibel Irzik
Prof. of Comparative Literature
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Sabanci University
Tel: 90-216-4839332  Fax: 90-216-4839250
http://myweb.sabanciuniv.edu/sibeli/