Social Load and Career: An Analysis of Gendered Factors Affecting the Career Progression of Female Managers in the Hospitality Industry

Abstract

This study aims to discover the effect of gender-related thoughts and perceptions of female managers in the hospitality industry on their career progression and to uncover the experiences and difficulties that gender perceptions cause them during their careers. For this purpose, we used convenience sampling to select 14 female managers who were employed in various positions at hospitality businesses operating in central Antalya. In-depth interview technique and semi-structured interview form were used to collect the research data. The study was conducted within the scope of phenomenological design, which is one of the qualitative research designs. The content analysis technique and QSR NVivo 10 qualitative analysis software program were used to analyze the research data. In the research, the following five categories were determined: opinions on career opportunities for women in Turkey, factors hindering women’s career advancement in the hospitality industry, behavioral methods of coping with industry-related challenges for women, factors facilitating women’s career development, and opinions on the equality of opportunity between men and women. Based on the five aforementioned categories, 28 conceptual codes were obtained. When the obtained data was evaluated as a whole, we could conclude that gender roles affect the career processes of female managers. Nevertheless, the research determined that women can fulfill multiple roles, they do not prefer giving up despite all the difficulties and obstacles, and they prefer to progress and struggle in their careers.

Keywords

• Social load
• gender
• female executive
• hospitality industry
• Antalya

Toplumsal Yük ve Kariyer: Konaklama Sektöründeki Kadın Yöneticilerin Kariyer Gelişimlerini Etkileyen Toplumsal Cinsiyet Faktörlerinin Analizi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı konaklama işletmelerinde çeşitli yönetsel pozisyonlarda görev yapan kadın yöneticilerin toplumsal cinsiyet düşünce ve algılarının kariyer süreçleri üzerindeki etkisini bulgulamak ve bu süreçte yaşadıkları deneyimleri ve zorlukları cinsiyet temelinde ortaya koymaktır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda Antalya İl merkezinde konaklama işletmelerinde çeşitli pozisyonlarda görev yapan 14 kadın yönetici kolay ulaşılabilir durum örneklemesi yoluyla seçilmiştir. Araştırma verilerinin toplanmasında derinlemesine görüşme tekniği ve yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formundan yararlanılmıştır. Çalışma nitel araştırma desenlerinden biri olan olgubilim deseni kapsamında yürütülmüştür. Araştırma verilerinin analizinde içerik analiz tekniğinden yararlanılmış ve veri analiz sürecinde QSR NVivo 10 programı kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın analizleri sonucunda; Türkiye’de kadının kariyer yapması konusundaki görüşler, sektörde kadının kariyer yapmasını zorlaştıran faktörler, kadınların sektördeki zorluklarla başa çıkma davranışları, kadının kariyer yapmasını kolaylaştıran faktörler ve kadın erkek fırsat eşitliği konusundaki görüşler olmak üzere 5 adet kategori ve 28 adet kavramsal kod elde edilmiştir. Elde edilen veriler bütüncül olarak değerlendirildiğinde toplumsal cinsiyet rolünün kadın yöneticilerin kariyer süreçlerinde etkili olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Buna rağmen kadınların çoklu rolleri yürütebilme konusunda beceriye sahip oldukları, tüm bu zorluk ve engellere rağmen vazgeçmeyerek kariyerlerinde ilerlemeyi tercih ettikleri ve bu anlamda mücadele ettikleri elde edilen sonuçlar arasındadır.

Keywords

• Toplumsal yük
• toplumsal cinsiyet
• kadın yönetici
• konaklama işletmesi
• Antalya

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