So if he was meeting Merkel, Clinton or any of the women leading South American countries, he would tell them they are not equal to me so shouldn't even have their jobs.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: ‘women not equal to men’
Turkish president also accused feminists of not understanding special status attributed to mothers by Islam
Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking during a ceremony in August where he formally took over from predecessor Abdullah Gul. Photograph: /AP
Associated Press in Ankara
Monday 24 November 2014 10.01 EST
He also accused feminists of not understanding the special status that Islam attributes to mothers.
Addressing a meeting in Istanbul on women and justice, Erdoğan said men and women were created differently, that women cannot be expected to undertake the same work as men and that mothers enjoyed a high position that only they could reach.
He said: “You cannot put women and men on an equal footing. It is against nature. They were created differently. Their nature is different. Their constitution is different.”
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: ‘women not equal to men’
Turkish president also accused feminists of not understanding special status attributed to mothers by Islam
Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking during a ceremony in August where he formally took over from predecessor Abdullah Gul. Photograph: /AP
Associated Press in Ankara
Monday 24 November 2014 10.01 EST
- Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has triggered a new controversy by declaring women are not equal to men.
He also accused feminists of not understanding the special status that Islam attributes to mothers.
Addressing a meeting in Istanbul on women and justice, Erdoğan said men and women were created differently, that women cannot be expected to undertake the same work as men and that mothers enjoyed a high position that only they could reach.
He said: “You cannot put women and men on an equal footing. It is against nature. They were created differently. Their nature is different. Their constitution is different.”
Continue reading at:
Recep Tayyip Erdo an women not equal to men World news The Guardian