# Zehra Yildirim Doctoral Student in Sociology ![Zehra Yildirim](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__480x600/public/sociology/files/yildirim_zehra_june_2019.jpg?itok=KdQxIxRD) location\_on 584 William James Hall email *Research Interests:* Demography, fertility, migration, gender, and social stratification **Zehra Yildirim** is a doctoral student in sociology. Her research interests include demography, fertility, migration, gender, and social stratification. In graduate school, Zehra plans to study conservative policies and their effects on the demographic structure. She is particularly interested in fertility and labor force participation outcomes of the policies implemented by the right-wing governments. Zehra is from Istanbul, Turkey, and has received her BA degree in Sociology from Bogazici University in 2019. **Previous Degrees:** BA in Sociology, Bogazici University, 2019 - ## Countries [Hungary](/country/hungary) [Poland](/country/poland) [Turkey](/country/turkey) - ## Geographic Areas [Europe](/geographic-areas/europe) [Middle East and North Africa](/geographic-areas/middle-east-and-north-africa) [Global](/geographic-areas/global) - ## Research Clusters (Grad) [Comparative Sociology and Social Change](/graduate-student-research-clusters/comparative-sociology-and-social-change) [Gender and Family](/graduate-student-research-clusters/gender-and-family) [Health & Population](/graduate-student-research-clusters/health-population) [Inequality](/graduate-student-research-clusters/inequality) [Political & Historical Sociology](/graduate-student-research-clusters/political-historical-sociology) - ## Graduate Students by Academic Advisor [Alexandra A. Killewald](/graduate-students-academic-advisor/alexandra-killewald) [Jocelyn Viterna](/graduate-students-academic-advisor/jocelyn-viterna) - ## Graduate Students by Cohort [2019 (G7)](/graduate-students-cohort/2019-g6) - ## Graduate Students by Last Name [W - Z](/graduate-students-last-name/w-z) - ## Current People [Graduate Students](/grad-students)