feminist
Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideology, ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social gender equality, equality of the sexes. Feminism holds the position that modern soci ...
organization in
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Founded in 1996 in
Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
, the organization aims to raise consciousness for
gender equality
Gender equality, also known as sexual equality, gender egalitarianism, or equality of the sexes, is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making, an ...
while providing information and training to empower women. Most recognized for its annual International Women's Film Festival, the Flying Broom has launched several projects in different areas within Turkish
civil society
Civil society can be understood as the "third sector" of society, distinct from government and business, and including the family and the private sphere.U.N.Fourth World Conference on Women, 1995 in Beijing. Currently, the organization is lead coordinator of the EU funded Civil Society Dialogue project "Watch Your Shadow" ('), which aims at increasing the participation of women in local politics.
History
The Flying Broom () is a
feminist
Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideology, ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social gender equality, equality of the sexes. Feminism holds the position that modern soci ...
organization in
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Founded 1996 in
Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
, the organization aims to raise consciousness for
gender equality
Gender equality, also known as sexual equality, gender egalitarianism, or equality of the sexes, is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making, an ...
while providing information and training to empower women. The organization was founded by and two feminist academics and to revitalize the stalling Turkish feminist movement of the 1990s. They were supported in the beginning by a women's group from the Netherlands. The organization began as a not-for-profit, and then transformed into a Foundation in 2017.
Activities
Most recognized for its annual International Women's Film Festival, the Flying Broom has launched several projects in different areas within Turkish
civil society
Civil society can be understood as the "third sector" of society, distinct from government and business, and including the family and the private sphere.
The organization's projects include:
* Database of Women's organizations in Turkey
* Network of Local Women Reporters
* Women's Website Project
* Gender awareness program "Building bridges" (')
* From paths to roads
* International Women's Film Festival
* Academic conferences at Ankara's Middle East Technical University
* Radio and television programs
The organization also prepared reports on the situation of women in Turkey for the U.N.Fourth World Conference on Women, 1995 in Beijing.
Currently, the organization is lead coordinator of the EU funded Civil Society Dialogue project "Watch Your Shadow" ('), which aims at increasing the participation of women in local politics.