Saglik acisindan toplumsal cinsiyet ve tutun kontrolu

• Published in: Turkish journal of public health 2013-09, Vol.11 (3), p.197
• Main Authors: Öztoprak, Saliha Dilek, Günay, Türkan
• Format: Article
• Language: eng ; tur
• Subjects: Developing countries; Gender; LDCs; Public health; Smoking; Tobacco; Tobacco industry; Womens health
• ISSN: 1304-1096; 1304-1088

Until recently tobacco use has been perceived as a male behavior and especially among women in developing countries- tobacco use has remained very low. According to the roles imposed by society, women are perceived as "weak", men are perceived as "strong" and this has led women to seek to be as strong as men. The tobacco industry has attempted to change gender norms by using this situation to its own advantage, showing the cigarette as a symbol of modern women, of being equal to men and being strong and free. As women have become the main goal of the tobacco industry, the difference between men and women in terms of the frequency of tobacco use has gradually started to close. Smoking has started to be a major health problem for women. A struggle has started on the issue of controlling tobacco use and for understanding how to protect women from the damage done by the tobacco industry, which shows smoking as a symbol of gender equality. In this article, we show how the prevalence of smoking has changed in the world and in Turkey in relation to gender and age, and examine the relationship between gender and tobacco use, the effects of smoking on women's health, and demonstrate how women have become the main target of the tobacco industry.