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The aim of this study is to build a measurement tool to survey the aesthetical development of the social network “Instagram” on women and to define its psychometrical qualities. The research is a descriptive and quantitative study designed with a screening model. This Aesthetic Perception Scale is based on a proper literature survey and expert opinions. Purposive and criterion sampling methods were used while determining the sampling of the study.716 women studying in the cities of Ağrı, Erzurum, İstanbul and İzmir were involved in the study. The data were collected via scale, which was developed by the researcher. Explanatory factor analysis was conducted within the research in order to present proves for the findings of the measurement tool. A scale of three factors and 36 items was developed at the end of the research. In order to present proof for the reliability of the data collected by the scale; Cronbach Alpha (α) reliability co-efficients were calculated. As a result, it is found that the scale is a valid and reliable tool of measurement in its field. Therefore; this respective measurement tool is recommended to be used while defining the aesthetical perceptions of women.

In this study, the participation of women in economic life, in other words their position in economic activity in Turkey was examined in comparison with the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). To examine women’s participation in economic life in Turkey in comparison with transition economies, we benefited from the Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM), which was developed by the UNDP the participation of women in economic activity in Turkey is low extremely. The factors that reduce the participation in the workforce by women in Turkey are traditional division of work, economic development, level of education, unpaid family work, informal employment, legal regulation, discrimination, work/non-work preferences. The participation of women in economic activity is also low in transition economies. But transition economies is not homogenous in terms of participation of women in economic activities. Results also indicate that, the participation of women in economic activity in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is higher than the participation of women in economic activity in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

SGD, Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumunun faaliyet alanına, sosyal güvenlik, sosyal politika ve endüstri ilişkileri disiplinine katkısı olabilecek her alanda çalışmalara yer vererek, ülkemizin düşünsel birikimine katkıda bulunmak, toplumda sosyal güvenlik ve sosyal politika bilincini geliştirmek, geleceğe dönük hedef ve beklentileri ortak bir noktada buluşturmak amacıyla yayınlanmaktadır. SGD, is being published in all areas related social security, social policy and industrial relations to make contribution intellectual life of Turkey, develop the social security and social policy consciousness and bring together the future targets and expectations on the common point of the society.Derginin güncel sayısı ve arşivine aşağıdaki linkten ulaşabilirsiniz.