This article describes a two‐day‐long industrial action during the struggle for unionization at Mata Automotive Factory located in Istanbul Free Trade Zone in which women workers actively marched, joined the slowdown strike and factory occupation. The outcome after almost 6 months was the collective agreement signed on the July 25, 2016. The focus of this study is the militancy and participation of women workers during this protracted struggle process with a particular attention to the period from the slowdown strike to the collective agreement concluded between the authorized trade union—Birleşik Metal‐İş (United Metalworkers' Union)—and the company. The research, which is based on semistructured interviews conducted with 16 women workers, questions to what extent the women who participated in the strike at Mata recognize that being a woman made a difference to themselves, each other, and the outcome of the strike. Although the study focuses on the gender of the participants in the action, the demands that triggered these actions were not related to the sex‐based division of labor or gender relations at work. Nevertheless, the article argues that the action itself and the unionization limited sex‐based division of labor at the factory and that women workers operationalize womanhood according to the relations of exploitation at the factory and the solidarity relations among workers.

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妇女车间的好战与赋权：土耳其一家汽车厂的工业纠纷

本文介绍了在伊斯坦布尔自由贸易区马塔汽车工厂争取工会的斗争中为期两天的工业行动，女工在该工厂积极游行，参加减速罢工和工厂占领。将近六个月后的结果是2016年7月25日签署的集体协议。本研究的重点是在这场旷日持久的斗争过程中女工的武装和参与，尤其要注意从减速罢工到集体化的这段时期。授权工会BirleşikMetal‐İş（金属工人联合会）与公司之间达成了协议。这项研究基于对16位女工进行的半结构化访谈，质疑参加Mata罢工的妇女在多大程度上认识到作为一名妇女对自己，彼此以及罢工的结果产生了影响。尽管该研究关注行动参与者的性别，但触发这些行动的要求与基于性别的劳动分工或工作中的性别关系无关。但是，该文章认为，行动本身和工会组织限制了工厂中基于性别的劳动分工，女工根据工厂中的剥削关系和工人之间的团结关系实现了女性化。引发这些行动的要求与基于性别的劳动分工或工作中的性别关系无关。但是，该文章认为，行动本身和工会组织限制了工厂中基于性别的劳动分工，女工根据工厂中的剥削关系和工人之间的团结关系实现了女性化。引发这些行动的要求与基于性别的劳动分工或工作中的性别关系无关。但是，该文章认为，行动本身和工会组织限制了工厂中基于性别的劳动分工，女工根据工厂中的剥削关系和工人之间的团结关系实现了女性化。