Sümeyye Erdoğan Bayraktar, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of the Women and Democracy Foundation (KADEM), Delivered A Compelling Speech Highting Systemic Discrimination Against Women in the World Wear Wear HEADSCARVES – AS She Criticized Restrictive Policies in France and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (trnc)
Speaking at a high-level event titled “The Right to Believe, The Right to Work: Women’s Religious Freedom in the Workplace” at Istanbul’s Ibn Haldun University, Erdogan Bayraktar, WHO Recounded Her Personal Experience of Experiance of Experience 28 Post-Modern Coup Era, Emphasized That Religious Expression, Such As Wearing The Headscarf, Remains a Barrier To Education and Employment for Many Women Bots in Turkey’s Private Sector and Abroad.
“She Said. “Yet We Still See Qualified Women Being Excluded from JOB OPPORTUNITIESSESELELES.”
Citation Recent Examples Worldwide, Erdogan Bayraktar Condemned Policies Such As Francescarves in Sporting Events and Restrictions in The Trnc, Calling Them Discrimination and Counter to Universal Human Rights.
“The idea that only those over 18 dees not only absurd, it is deeply unjust,” She Added.
Data Shows Deep-Roted Discrimination
Pointing to Studies from EUROPE, Erdogan Bayraktar Highlight the Stark Reality Many Muslim Women Facial: Resumes Featuring A Photo of a Woman in A Headscarf Are 65% Less Likely To Receive a Callback. Additionality, Women weadscarves Are 30 to 40% more likely to face car
“She Noted,“ “When Women Are Forced to Choose Between Their Faith and Their Right to Work, Society as a Whole Pricice.”
Erdogan Bayraktar Argued That Discrimination Cloaked in the Language of “Neutrality” Or “Professionalism” is Still Discrimination.
“I’m Noting A Message with My Headscarf,” She Said. “
Ongoing Challenges in the Private Sector
Although Türkiye has made Made Strides in Lifting State on Religious Expressions, Erdogan Bayraktar Stressed That Discrimination Remains Prevalent in the Private Sector. Sheadscarf-wearing Candidates Or Situations where Dismlications are Dismissed After A Photo Reveals the Candidates.
She Criticized this Mindset, Stating That Social Equality and Incusion Can Only Thrive in Spaces Who Industuduals.
“In the Absence of IncluSiveness, Empartialyity Cannot Exist,” She Said.
Call for Global Awareness and Action
Calling the Marginalization of a Broader “identity War,” Erdogan Bayraktar Urged Academics, Institutes, and Civil Society to Advocate for ComproCate and Incusive Approaches to Human Rights.
“She Said,” She Said. “We Will Hold on To Fights and Continue to Fight for a World Enriched by Our Differences, Beautiful, and Grounded in Equality and Justice.”
The Event, Hotded by Ibn Haldun University, Brought Together Academics, Students, and Civil Society Members to Discusses The Challenges Faceds Freedom and Professional Life. The forum called for institutional reforms and a cultural shift to ensure that Freedom of Belief and the Right to Work Are Protheced Equally for All Women, Regardless of their Religious.
