The Role of Women in the Context of Sustainability Rural Development and Ecotourism Interaction: The Case of Şeyhli Neighborhood ; SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİR KIRSAL KALKINMA VE EKOTURİZM ETKİLEŞİMİ BAĞLAMINDA KADINLARIN ROLÜ: ŞEYHLİ MAHALLESİ ÖRNEĞİ

Asit is the case in many regions of our country, in the rural areas of the BlackSea Region, the labor force is lost by continuous migration during the periodfrom 1950 to the present day, and necessary development cannot be achieved interms of progress. When the sex profiles of migrants are examined, it isobserved that they are mostly composed of males and accordingly femalepopulation in rural areas in these regions is more than male population. Ourwomen in these sectors are not able to participate in the active labor forcesufficiently because of the limited opportunities for work and education. Inthis context, ecotourism activities have the potential to be evaluated as adriving force in increasing the employment opportunities for our women who arein disadvantaged situation with limited opportunities to participate in laborforce and provision of progress especially in rural areas. In addition, laborforce working in ecotourism activities in rural areas is very important for thecontinuity of these activities. In these segments of the society with limitedpossibilities in the context of attending labor force, participation of womenin ecotourism activities will enable them to provide economic contribution andalso to meet the labor force necessary for the continuation of ecotourismactivities. In thiscontext, a situation similar to the above mentioned conditions is observed inŞeyhli Neighborhood, Piraziz district of Giresun province as the area of ourstudy. Şeyhli Neighborhood is favorable for the development of ecotourismactivities with its natural and local cultural attractiveness. Ecotourismactivities in this area continue under leadership of our women. In this study,we tried to address the contribution of women in the continuity of ecotourismactivities in Şeyhli Neighborhood with respect to rural development andecotourism. As a result of our research, based on example of ŞeyhliNeighborhood we can say that the contribution that women can add in progressand ecotourism development is very important in our region and ...