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    Corporate social responsibility for gender equality in Turkey
    (İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, 2019) Mercimek, Eylem; Çayır, Kenan
    This thesis explores gender equality-related corporate social responsibility activities carried out by holding companies in Turkey. It specifically focuses on the collaboration between business organizations, NGOs and experts in carrying out gender equality training programs. In this study, gender-equality oriented corporate social responsibility activities of Koç Group and Borusan Group were analyzed. This work specifically analyzes how these two Groups organize in collaboration with NGOs or free-lance trainers to provide gender equality training for employees. In accordance with this purpose, in-depth interviews were held with two different groups of respondents. One group consists of the representatives of business organizations that carry out social responsibility activities on gender equality. The other group includes the NGOs and freelance trainers working on gender equality collaborating with business organizations in gender equality training programs. Family owned conglomerates in Turkey have started to carry out philanthropic activities through revitalizing the waqf culture after the 1960s. Besides these activities, social responsibility has been institutionalized for the purpose of integrating into the global market economy. Companies take the ideas of the founders on social responsibility as a reference while adapting themselves with global developments in the field of CSR. Business organizations consider carrying out CSR activities essential to achieve sustainable economic, social and environmental development. Companies give importance to perform employeeoriented CSR activities that aim to transform the corporate culture. They focus on performing gender equality-related CSR activities with the motivation of keeping up with the global agenda, with the aim of promoting economic growth and development, and with the intention of creating a corporate culture based on diversity and inclusion. Gender equality training for employees is a new form of a strategic alliance between the private sector and non-governmental organizations based on cooperation, joint thinking and, mutual decision-making process.