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REPRESENTATION of FEMALE SOLDIERS from GENDER PERSPECTIVE: an ASSESSMENT of MEDIA and MILITARY FIELDS


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Page No: 131-136
Language: English
Authors: Dr. Belemir TEKIN*
Received: 2025-05-08
Accepted: 2025-05-22
Published Date: 2025-05-26
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Abstract:
This study aims to evaluate the social position of female soldiers in Turkey and its representations in the media within the framework of gender inequality and feminist media theories. The effects of gender roles, stereotypes and prejudices on both military institutions and media production have been examined in multi -faceted. It was analyzed how women are positioned in the military field, which is considered to be among the male-dominated areas, the socio-cultural effects of this position and how they are represented in the media. First of all, the theoretical foundations of gender through socio-psychological, socio-economic and feminist theories were discussed; The place of women's place of business, the forms of discrimination, wage inequalities and inequalities in the promotion processes have been underlined. Then, within the scope of feminist media studies, it was discussed with which narratives the media presented female soldiers, which stereotypes, and how these forms of representation reproduce gender norms. The increasing visibility of female soldiers in Turkey and the policies of the Turkish Armed Forces for women's employment have been examined in a historical process. The distribution of duties, promotion, difficulties and social perceptions of women officers and non -commissioned officers were analyzed. In the media, the representation of female soldiers is often shaped through their physical appearance or their “unusual achievements ,, which gives the impression that women can only be included in the system with their individual efforts. The study reveals that the visibility of female soldiers is directly linked not only by employment policies, but also by social perceptions shaped by media. In this context, the study aims to break the gender norms, to exist in more equal terms of women in the public sphere and to contribute to the questioning of patriarchal structures.
Keywords: Female soldiers, gender, female representation in the media, feminist media studies, gender inequality, Turkish Armed Forces, patriarchal structure, hegemonic masculinity, gender roles, gender in military institutions.

Journal: MRS Journal of Arts, Humanities and Literature
ISSN(Online): 3049-1444
Publisher: MRS Publisher
Frequency: Monthly
Language: English

REPRESENTATION of FEMALE SOLDIERS from GENDER PERSPECTIVE: an ASSESSMENT of MEDIA and MILITARY FIELDS