THE PROBLEM OF ORGANIZATIONS’ MANAGEMENT LEVELS ACROSS THE WORLD IN THE 21st CENTURY: GENDER DISCRIMINATION

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to examine the gender discrimination problems faced by women at management levels in the US, Europe, Asia and Turkey in the 21st century. In the first part, the literature findings on the current situation of gender discrimination in countries were summarized. In the second part, data related to the problems faced by women managers in the public administration and private sector in Turkey and relevant solution suggestions were given. Although most of the gender discrimination studies focus on a single aspect of gender discrimination, various fundamental issues such as mobbing, physical harassment, career development constraints and wage differences in different countries were mentioned in the study. The topic has been discussed in terms of both female employees and managers. On the other hand, answers were sought to the questions of how gender discrimination is viewed in different countries in 21st century, what the findings of the studies related to these might be, and why it is important to consider these issues in a universal integrity. Because in different countries and cultures, the fact that the problems faced by women employees and managers are similar and what their solution-oriented counterparts are in the societies were also among the topics of analysis.

Keywords

• Women
• Work Life
• Public Administration
• Private Sector
• Gender Discrimination

21. YÜZYILDA DÜNYADA KURUMLARIN YÖNETİM KADEMELERİNDEKİ SORUNSAL: CİNSİYET AYRIMCILIĞI

Abstract

Yapılan bu çalışmada, temel olarak 21. yüzyılda ABD, Avrupa, Asya ülkeleri ile Türkiye’de yönetim kademelerinde yer alan kadınların karşılaştıkları cinsiyet ayrımcılığı sorunlarının incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Birinci kısımda, cinsiyet ayrımcılığının ülkelerdeki mevcut durumuna yönelik literatür bulguları özetlenmiştir. İkinci kısımda, Türkiye’de kamu yönetimi ve özel sektörde kadın yöneticilerin karşılaştıkları sorunlar ve çözüm önerilerine yönelik bilgiler verilmiştir. Cinsiyet ayrımcılığı araştırmalarının çoğu, cinsiyet ayrımcılığının tek yönüne odaklanmasına rağmen çalışmada değişik ülkelere ait mobbing, fiziksel taciz, kariyer gelişimi olumsuzlukları ve ücret farklılıkları gibi çeşitli temel konulara değinilmiştir. Konu, hem kadın çalışanlar hem de kadın yöneticiler açısından ele alınmıştır. Diğer yandan farklı ülkelerde, içinde bulunduğumuz yüzyılda cinsiyet ayrımcılığına nasıl bakıldığı, bunlara ait çalışmaların bulgularının neler olabileceği, konunun evrensel bir bütünlük içinde dikkate alınmasının neden önemli olduğu sorularına da cevap aranmıştır. Çünkü farklı ülkeler ve kültürlerde çalışan ve yöneticilik yapan kadınların sorunlarının aynı olduğuna yönelik tespitler ve bunların toplumlarda çözüme yönelik karşılığının neler olduğu da inceleme konuları arasındadır.

Keywords

• Kadın
• İş Yaşamı
• Kamu Yönetimi
• Özel Sektör
• Cinsiyet Ayrımcılığı

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