Notes

INVISIBLE YOUTH

Covering up roughly one fourth of the population, almost half of the youth in Turkey has no proper education or/and a job.This situation is called Invisible Youth and it affects not only the developments happening in today’s world,but also the future generations.So it is vital to take it seriously due to the fact that it makes up 21 percent of the people aged between 15-29 according to the data received in August 2018. The reasons behind this condition can be divided into four categories,namely isolation of women,lack of interest,social norms and necessity of earning money. As the development of youth may be considered as a profitable investment in future, people should place more emphasis on young people’s problems.


One way to combat the invisibility of youth is acknowledging the importance of women in the work labor.Today,women are disadvantaged as they are deprived of education and social life mainly because of recognized domestic expectations on the basis of segregation among genders.Having been thought to be weak and not being able to do a job as effectively as men that caused society to assume them as creatures whose only duties were giving birth in addition to being housewives instead of having a higher education apart from the necessary ones.Since families have an integral impact on the next generations, first step must be the acknowledgement of them.Families should be informed about equality, potential of a woman, family and marriage through seminars and infomercials.Also governments can play an important role by providing free therapy and consultancy services .There are also projects conducted by several corporations to raise awareness such as “Kardelenler” by Turkcell, “Baba Beni Okula Gonder” by Aydin Dogan Vakfi and “Her Kizimiz Bir Yildiz” by Mercedes Benz.


When people aren’t able to cover up their basic needs they will seek for jobs to overcome their financial problems and thus cease participating in education.Even though education is free in many countries the price that students have to pay as to purchase stationeries is becoming a burden for them.Providing scholarships and suppyling the required amount of money for education purposes are the possible solutions for the economic side of the issue.