Glass Ceiling and Work Engagement: Higher Education in Kazakhstan

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between women’s beliefs about the glass ceiling and their work engagement in higher education institutions in Kazakhstan. The proposed theoretical model was tested using PLS-SEM. Data were collected from 274 women working in higher education institutions in Kazakhstan. Women’s beliefs about the glass ceiling were examined across four dimensions (denial, resilience, resignation, and acceptance), while work engagement was measured using the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. The findings indicate that denial and resilience positively affect work engagement, whereas resignationand acceptance negatively affect it. The results show that women’s beliefs about the glass ceiling play an important role in shaping their level of work engagement. The study provides a comprehensive understanding of women’s beliefs about the glass ceiling and work engagement in Kazakhstan’s higher education sector.

Keywords

• Glass ceiling
• work engagement
• higher education
• Kazakhstan
• PLS-SEM

Ethical Statement

The ethical approval for this study was received from the Research Ethics Commission of Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh – Turkish University with the reference number 02-007/01.0 on May 03, 2023.

Kazakistan Yükseköğretiminde Cam Tavan ve İşe Tutkunluk

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Kazakistan’daki yükseköğretim kurumlarında kadınların cam tavan algıları ile işe tutkunlukları arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektedir. Önerilen teorik model PLS-SEM yöntemi kullanılarak test edilmiş, veriler Kazakistan yükseköğretim kurumlarında çalışan 274 kadından toplanmıştır. Kadınların cam tavana ilişkin algıları inkâr, dayanıklılık, vazgeçme ve kabullenme olmak üzere dört boyutta ele alınırken, işe bağlılık Utrecht İşe Tutkunluk Ölçeği ile ölçülmüştür. Bulgular, inkâr ve dayanıklılık boyutlarının işe tutkunluğu olumlu yönde etkilediğini, vazgeçme ve kabullenme boyutlarının ise olumsuz yönde etkilediğini göstermektedir. Genel olarak sonuçlar, kadınların cam tavan algılarının işe tutkunluk düzeylerinin şekillenmesinde önemli bir rol oynadığını ortaya koymaktadır. Çalışma, Kazakistan yükseköğretim sektöründe cam tavan algıları ile işe tutkunluk arasındaki ilişkiye ilişkin kapsamlı bir anlayış sunmaktadır.

Keywords

• Cam tavan
• işe tutkunluk
• yükseköğretim
• Kazakistan
• PLS-SEM

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışma için Hoca Ahmet Yesevi Uluslararası Türk-Kazak Üniversitesi Araştırma Etik Komisyonundan, 03 Mayıs 2023 tarihli ve 02-007/01.0 referans numaralı etik onay alınmıştır.

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