The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Women’s Cooperatives in the Western Mediterranean

Pelin Demircan Yıldırım

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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Women’s Cooperatives in the Western Mediterranean

Authors:

Pelin Demircan Yıldırım

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Ekonomi

Journal:

Journal of Economy Culture and Society Issue 66, pp.345-364

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001282592

pISSN:

2645-8772

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Abstract:

 COVID-19 has emerged as a global pandemic affecting the whole world and has had unexpected and profound effects on socioeconomic life. In this situation where existing inequalities continue to increase each day, emerging evidence regarding the effects of COVID-19 indicates womens economic and productive lives to have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has had financially devastating effects on womens cooperatives, where women come together through cooperation and solidarity in order to improve their lives. As a result, womens cooperatives have had to slow down or even stop their business activities during the pandemic. This study aims to reveal how and the extent to which womens cooperatives have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, interviews were conducted with a total of nine participants at eight womens cooperatives in the Turkish provinces of Antalya, Burdur, and Isparta. The research analyzed the data that had been obtained through semi-structured interviews in the program MAXQDA 2020 and found the pandemic to have affected womens cooperatives financially the most. When examining the relationships the coded themes have with one another, those who were unable to receive financial support as a result of the transition to living at home due to the pandemic were found to have had their financial lives impacted and to have had difficulty accessing social benefits. Financial support and solidarity networks should be created for womens cooperatives during the pandemic, and social awareness toward the issues womens cooperatives experience should be increased.

 COVID-19 has emerged as a global pandemic affecting the whole world and has had unexpected and profound effects on socioeconomic life. In this situation where existing inequalities continue to increase each day, emerging evidence regarding the effects of COVID-19 indicates womens economic and productive lives to have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has had financially devastating effects on womens cooperatives, where women come together through cooperation and solidarity in order to improve their lives. As a result, womens cooperatives have had to slow down or even stop their business activities during the pandemic. This study aims to reveal how and the extent to which womens cooperatives have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, interviews were conducted with a total of nine participants at eight womens cooperatives in the Turkish provinces of Antalya, Burdur, and Isparta. The research analyzed the data that had been obtained through semi-structured interviews in the program MAXQDA 2020 and found the pandemic to have affected womens cooperatives financially the most. When examining the relationships the coded themes have with one another, those who were unable to receive financial support as a result of the transition to living at home due to the pandemic were found to have had their financial lives impacted and to have had difficulty accessing social benefits. Financial support and solidarity networks should be created for womens cooperatives during the pandemic, and social awareness toward the issues womens cooperatives experience should be increased.

 COVID-19 has emerged as a global pandemic affecting the whole world and has had unexpected and profound effects on socioeconomic life. In this situation where existing inequalities continue to increase each day, emerging evidence regarding the effects of COVID-19 indicates womens economic and productive lives to have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has had financially devastating effects on womens cooperatives, where women come together through cooperation and solidarity in order to improve their lives. As a result, womens cooperatives have had to slow down or even stop their business activities during the pandemic. This study aims to reveal how and the extent to which womens cooperatives have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, interviews were conducted with a total of nine participants at eight womens cooperatives in the Turkish provinces of Antalya, Burdur, and Isparta. The research analyzed the data that had been obtained through semi-structured interviews in the program MAXQDA 2020 and found the pandemic to have affected womens cooperatives financially the most. When examining the relationships the coded themes have with one another, those who were unable to receive financial support as a result of the transition to living at home due to the pandemic were found to have had their financial lives impacted and to have had difficulty accessing social benefits. Financial support and solidarity networks should be created for womens cooperatives during the pandemic, and social awareness toward the issues womens cooperatives experience should be increased.

 Covid-19 tüm dünyayı etkisi altına alan küresel bir tehdit olarak karşımıza çıkmış ve sosyo-ekonomik hayatımızda beklenmedik derin etkiler yaratmıştır. Mevcut eşitsizlikler giderek artmaya devam ederken, Covid-19 un etkisine dair ortaya çıkan kanıtlar, kadınların ekonomik ve üretken yaşamlarının orantısız şekilde etkilendiğini göstermiştir. Özellikle kadınların yaşamlarını iyileştirmek üzere iş birliği ve dayanışma yoluyla bir araya geldiği kadın kooperatiflerini finansal açıdan daha da yıpratıcı hale getirmiştir. Bu nedenle kadın kooperatifleri Pandemi sürecinde işletme faaliyetlerini yavaşlatmak hatta durdurmak zorunda kalmıştır. Bu araştırmanın amacı, Covid-19 Pandemisinden kadın kooperatiflerinin nasıl etkilendiğini ve aynı zamanda kadın kooperatiflerinin bu süreci nasıl etkilediğini ortaya koymaktır. Bu doğrultuda Antalya, Burdur ve Ispartadan toplamda 9 katılımcı ve 8 kadın kooperatifiyle görüşme yapılmıştır. Çalışmada yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler aracılığıyla elde edilen veriler, MAXQDA 2020 programında analize tabi tutulmuştur ve Pandemi sürecinin kadın kooperatiflerinin en çok finansal yaşamlarını etkilediği bulgusuna ulaşılmıştır. Ek olarak, kodlanan temaların birbirleriyle olan ilişkileri incelendiğinde, Pandemi nedeniyle evde yaşama geçişin finansal yaşamı etkilemesinin sonucu olarak mali destek alamayanların toplumsal fayda sunmakta zorlandığını göstermiştir. Pandemi süresince kadın kooperatiflerine yönelik finansal destekler ve dayanışma ağları oluşturulmalı, toplumda farkındalıkları arttırılmalıdır.

Article Details

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Women’s Cooperatives in the Western Mediterranean

Authors:

Pelin Demircan Yıldırım

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Ekonomi

Journal:

Journal of Economy Culture and Society Issue 66, pp.345-364

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001282592

pISSN:

2645-8772

Covid-19

Women Cooperative

Interview

Covid-19

Kadın Kooperatifi

Görüşme

Issues

Article Details

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Women’s Cooperatives in the Western Mediterranean

Authors: Pelin Demircan Yıldırım

Publisher: Istanbul University

Main Topics: Ekonomi

Journal: Journal of Economy Culture and Society Issue 66, pp.345-364

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001282592

pISSN: 2645-8772

Covid-19

Women Cooperative

Interview

Covid-19

Kadın Kooperatifi

Görüşme

Issues

Authors:

Pelin Demircan Yıldırım

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Ekonomi

Journal:

Journal of Economy Culture and Society Issue 66, pp.345-364

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001282592

pISSN:

2645-8772