Gender Policy

With its socio-historical background, the gender for Ben Seçerim (I Elect) Association is a domain of power hierarchy that fosters unequal power relations in society. In all cultural, scientific and political fields; from the relations of production to the public order, from care labour in the private sphere to the political institutions, from the labour market to the arts, standing up against gender-based discrimination is a requirement of being a non-governmental organization.

Ben Seçerim (I Elect) Association is a non-governmental organization that advocates equality against gender inequality, defends the human rights of women and girls, takes into account LGBTI+ people and all other neglected/avoided/ignored segments of society, and understands the advocacy of rights as a whole and bases all its work on a human rights perspective while developing plan, project and programs according to the mission and vision of its establishment.

Ben Seçerim (I Elect) Association;

Regulates the work and the processes in its Board of Directors and other bodies from a gender equality perspective.
Does not perceive women as a single category; takes into account diversity and differences.
Is against discrimination based on age, ethnicity, being an immigrant/refugee, marital status, religious belief, class, physical talent, gender identity and sexual orientation.
Pays attention to making all its work accessible to all women, including the disabled.
Produces all of its written-verbal-video contents, including its publications and digital media distant from containing gender-based discrimination, misogyny and hate speech, sexist, racist and homophobic/transphobic language; struggles with this discourse.
Accepts international human rights conventions as a constitutional basis in its work and takes steps to encourage the effective use of these mechanisms. Documents such as the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) to which Tukey was also a party in the US and therefore, made it a part of its domestic law, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights are the international bases.
Demands a return to the Istanbul Convention and supports the legal struggle for the return to Istanbul Convention.
Supports the ecology movement, eco-friendly policies, nature-animal rights and climate justice, which are intertwined with women's rights.
Supports the participation of men in its work, on the condition of the acceptance and implementation of the gender equality perspective. Gender equality is the core principle of the association.
In the day-to-day works and operation of the association, in its public events and in communication with stakeholders, the discourse of masculinity and the authority derives from a masculine mindset are not allowed.
With all the stakeholders it works with; the companies it buys services from, the non-governmental organizations it cooperates with, and in its relations with public and private sector representatives, adheres to the above principles.
Develops and implements education programs on gender equality for association employees, members, volunteers and stakeholders.

Ben Seçerim (I Elect) Association;

With this policy, declare and promise that in all the works carried out to strengthen the representation of women in politics and to support women candidates which are the purpose of its establishment, its main approach is the mainstreaming of gender equality, and that it makes an effort for the protection and development of women's human rights in operation of the institution and relations with third parties/institutions. The Board of Directors is responsible for the implementation of the Gender Policy and the supervision of compliance with its principles.

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EXPLANATION AND COMMITMENT TEXT ON THE PROTECTION AND PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

This information form is about the process regarding the collection, storage, sharing, processing and deletion of personal data shared with the Association by the donors, volunteers and all stakeholders who support Ben Seçerim Association, within the scope of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698. It is prepared to inform the owner.

Within the scope of the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data ("Law"), published in the Official Gazette on 07.04.2016, Ben Seçerim Association has the title of 'Data Controller' and carries out the necessary compliance studies to fulfill the obligations required by this title.

You, our esteemed donors, volunteers and stakeholders, send your personal data through our Association Center; You can share it with our Association verbally, in writing or electronically. Your personal data that you have shared will be kept by the Ben Election Association within the framework of this Law and will be processed within the framework of your consent. To carry out communications for promotion, thanks, information and announcement regarding Ben Seçerim Association; collecting and compiling statistical information; Your personal data may be used by us to improve donations, volunteering, training and advocacy activities. As your personal data owner;

Learning whether personal data is processed,
Requesting information on personal data if it has been processed,
Learning the purpose of processing personal data and whether they are used in accordance with its purpose,
To know the third parties to whom personal data is transferred in the country or abroad,
Requesting correction of personal data in case of incomplete or incorrect processing,
Requesting the deletion or destruction of personal data in the event that the reasons for its processing disappear,
Request notification of the transactions made pursuant to subparagraphs (d) and (e) to third parties to whom personal data has been transferred,
Objecting to the emergence of a result against the person himself by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems,
We would like to point out that you have the right to demand the compensation of the damage in case of loss due to unlawful processing of personal data.

As the Ben Choose Association as a data controller;

To comply with the legal principles in the processing of personal data,
Obtaining express consent for personal and private data,
To take all necessary technical and administrative measures to ensure the appropriate level of security in order to prevent the unlawful processing and access of personal data and to ensure the preservation of personal data,
We would like to state that we undertake to act in accordance with the above-mentioned rights of the personal data owner and to remedy any possible damage related to these rights.

In order to take advantage of your rights under the law, you can send your applications in writing to our Association Headquarters address or electronically to [email protected].