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more normal such as dismissal of an employee for a financial reasons.
Now, if someone is dismissed because she is pregnant, whatever has to
do with the maternity, protection, etc. And the employer pretends that
it is from financial reasons and he has to prove that it is for financial
reasons. It is not the dismissed person which will have to find out what
happens in the books of this business. So there it is much easier to use
this tool. In cases of harassment because of the nature of the problem
it touches upon the private sphere and a lot within the private sphere
remain private, remain far from light, there it is more difficult. In any
case the existence of such a technique does not mean that it is used in
a way that does not allow each party to defend themselves. Thank you.

CHAIR: Thank you.

With your permission, I would like to make a few quick additions about
the CEDAW.

Majority of Turkish people are Muslim but the Republic of Turkey is a
secular country. I believe that a secular state does not have a religion and
it is in a position to treat them equally irrespective of their religious creeds
or background. By being a party to the CEDAW, we are not in breach of
Muslim creeds and by the way, Turkey has the liberty to place a reservation
on certain articles.
For instance, the CEDAW says that “amend your constitution regarding
equality”. Then, we included positive discrimination in Turkish constitution.
As you do know, it means provision of opportunities and privileges to the
unequal part until they come to the equal position.

So, what have we done? The Government started to pay a certain fee to
the fathers who do not send their daughters to the school so that they can.

Again, let me quote an example from the CEDAW: “ban on use of
illustrations or photos in textbooks as of the elementary schools that will
raise discrimination or create discrimination in brain.

I remember in small bubbles what a mother or father does was written
or they were illustrated working a job or doing house chores. A father sits
in a couch, reads a paper next to a lamp while a mother does ironing
or cooking in the kitchen. They seemed normal to us but now, since they
trigger discrimination in kids’ brain, the CEDAW asks for the elimination of

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