Deadline Date: June 10, 2026
The United Nations Development Programme is inviting applications to support evidence-based policymaking on women’s poverty and economic empowerment in Türkiye.
The key focus areas, of this assignment include multidimensional and intersectional poverty analysis, assessment of women’s deprivation in access to essential services and rights, examination of unpaid care work and labour market exclusion, identification of women’s economic empowerment entry points, generation of evidence for advocacy and policy dialogue, development of age-responsive strategies, and formulation of policy recommendations to break intergenerational poverty cycles.
This assignment is implemented under the project “Strong Civic Space for Equality and Women’s Empowerment – Phase II,” led by UN Women Türkiye Office with funding from the European Union for the period October 2024 to September 2027. The overall objective is to understand how multiple and intersecting forms of poverty affect women and girls across their life course and to explore actionable solutions for improving their economic independence and resilience.
The study will map challenges faced by women and girls through a multidimensional and intersectional lens, considering different stages of life. It will assess deprivation in access to education, health, decent work, housing, social protection, justice, finance, and productive resources.
It will also analyse how poverty interacts with unpaid care responsibilities, labour market exclusion, and limited access to rights, services, and economic opportunities, while identifying entry points for strengthening women’s income security and agency.
The research will focus on generating evidence to support advocacy and policy dialogue by women-led civil society organizations and rights-based actors. It will further develop practical, age-responsive strategies and policy recommendations aimed at disrupting the cycle of poverty across generations.
The scope of work includes inception and methodology development, preparation for field research, execution of quantitative and qualitative fieldwork, data analysis, reporting, validation meetings, and dissemination of findings through policy briefs and advocacy materials.
The study requires a mixed-methods research design covering all NUTS 1 regions in Türkiye, with a quantitative survey of approximately 3,000 women, alongside qualitative research components. It will incorporate life-cycle and intersectional analytical frameworks addressing factors such as age, disability, migration status, and household composition.
Fieldwork must follow ethical standards, including safeguarding measures, a do-no-harm approach, and attention to women’s care responsibilities and safe participation conditions. The assignment also requires strong gender expertise, quantitative and qualitative analytical capacity, and compliance with UN Women guidelines and national regulations.
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