Aysenur Karakas-Aydinbakar, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Social Sciences University of Ankara. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Tohoku University, Japan. Her research focuses on household economics, gender, and labor economics. She has published in international journals such as The Singapore Economic Review, Gender Issues, and Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Dr. Karakas-Aydinbakar has held visiting positions at Tohoku University and actively contributes to both national and international research conferences. She teaches courses in labor economics, gender economics, and introductory economics.