Türkiye Türkiye Besiktas Municipality Gender Equality Begins at Home

« Besiktas Municipality » takes part in the European Local Democracy Week - a paneuropean event coordinated by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe - as « Partner city »

Gender Equality Begins at Home

Be?ikta?
From 01/04/2020 to 31/12/2020
Be?ikta? Mayor Mr. R?za Akpolat starts an awareness campaign on Gender Mainstreaming through social media with the hashtag #E?itlikEvdeBa?lar (Gender equality begins at home) and invites all the citizens to support the campaign and share responsibilities. Within the scope of the coronavirus struggle, millions of peoples in order to protect themselves stay at home. Spending the whole day at home brings common life problems too. Within this period, many women work remotely as well as they continue to do the housework. Therefore, it is easy to notice that the responsibilities of women increases. Be?ikta? Mayor Mr. R?za Akpolat launches a meaningful awareness project by emphasizing Gender Equality in order to draw attention to this issue. He declares, “There is one thing we should not forget about during the coronavirus protection period; the responsibility of common living spaces should also be shared. Cleaning, cooking, childcare and patient care are not just the woman’s tasks. Let's share responsibilities while sharing life.” In addition, he sums the unwritten rules of quarantine days in three sentences with catchy banners: 1. No women's work, no men's work; just housework. 2. Everyone can manage to clean the house. 3. Taking care of children is a common task of both parents.