Gökçe Uysal and Mine Durmaz
The status of female-headed households is an important topic in terms of both gender equality and equality of opportunities for future generations. According to the 2011 wave of Survey of Income and Living Conditions data, two different profiles of female-headed households emerge: young and educated women with relatively strong attachment to the labor market and old and low-educated women living alone. Nevertheless, material deprivation is more common among female-headed households regardless of their profiles. One of every four female-headed households can satisfy none of their basic needs of heating, nutrition or clothing. It is evident that targeted policies are required to help female-headed households fight poverty, however women’s attachment to the labor market ought to be taken into account in designing these policies.
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