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Bioeconomy in the Context of Women’s Labor and Sustainable Consumption

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Abstract Book of the 10th World Conference on Social Sciences

Year: 2026

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Bioeconomy in the Context of Women's Labor and Sustainable Consumption

Ayten Nahide Korkmaz, Hasan Agan Karaduman

ABSTRACT:

Women have historically assumed a disproportionate share of responsibilities in sustaining household welfare, particularly in environments shaped by resource scarcity, ecological vulnerability, and climate-related pressures. In developing economies, where access to water, fertile land, and other natural resources remains vital for daily survival, environmental degradation tends to intensify women’s workload, deepen labor inequalities, and constrain their economic participation. At the same time, the bioeconomy has emerged as a promising development paradigm centered on the sustainable use of renewable biological resources for food, energy, and industrial production. Beyond its environmental and economic dimensions, the bioeconomy may also generate important implications for gendered labor structures, especially in rural contexts. In this respect, the present study aims to examine the relationship between bioeconomy development and women’s labor by employing a panel data framework. For this purpose, a cross-country dataset covering the period 2015–2025 will be constructed from relevant indicators of bioeconomy, female labor participation, environmental conditions, and rural development. Panel data estimation techniques will be used to identify the extent to which bioeconomy-related transformation influences women’s labor outcomes across countries and over time. It is expected that the study will contribute to the literature by moving beyond descriptive discussions and providing empirical evidence on the intersection of sustainability, gender, and bioeconomic transformation. In doing so, the study is intended to offer a stronger analytical basis for researchers and policymakers working in the fields of women’s labor, sustainable development, and the bioeconomy.

Keywords: Bioeconomy; Women’s Labor; Female Labor Force Participation; Sustainable Development; Rural Development.