Systematic Review of Glass Ceiling Effect in Academia: The Case of Turkey

Year 2019, Volume: 13 Issue: 19, 481 - 499, 30.09.2019

İlknur Öztürk Anjelika Huseyinzade Şimşek

https://doi.org/10.26466/opus.592860

Abstract

As women started to take an active role in business
life, the problems faced by women in organizational life attracted the
attention of researchers. The concept of glass ceiling effect, which is popular
in recent years, has been studied in many business areas. This study was held
with the aim of reviewing studies published between January 2000 and May 2019
in Turkey about glass ceiling effect perception of women working in academia
and systematically reviewing data obtained from the studies. A total 168 publications
were reached, and 3 of them were evaluated as part of the study according to
inclusion criteria. Results were obtained by focusing on variables affecting
ceiling glass effect perception, assessment tools used in studies and solutions
suggested to break glass ceilings in academia. In general, it was found that
very less known according glass ceiling effect perception in academia. Main
findings show that main factors that are related to glass ceiling effect
perception are opinion of women duties in family and business life,
organisational policies, power distance and organisational factors that impede
the rise of women in hierarchy. Systematic review of related studies has put
forth scientific evidence on the importance of the problem. Since the academy
is an area where women work intensively, the problem of ceiling glass effect
perception of women working in academia should be studied in-depth

Keywords

Glass Ceiling Effect, Academia, Gender Inequality, Systematic Review

Akademide Cam Tavan Etkisinin Sistematik Olarak İncelenmesi: Türkiye Örneği

Abstract

Kadınlar iş hayatında aktif olarak rol almaya
başladıkça, kadınların örgütsel yaşamda yaşadığı sorunlar araştırmacıların
dikkatini çekmeye başladı. Son yıllarda popüler olan cam tavan etkisi kavramı
birçok alanın çalışma konusu haline gelmiştir. Bu çalışma Türkiye'de Ocak 2000
- Mayıs 2019 tarihleri ​​arasında akademide çalışan kadınların cam tavan etkisi
algılarına ilişkin yayınları incelemek ve çalışmalardan elde edilen verileri
sistematik olarak incelemek amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Toplam 168 yayına ulaşılmış
ve bunlardan 3 tanesi çalışma kriterlerine göre çalışma kapsamında
değerlendirmeye alınmıştır. Sonuç olarak cam tavan etkisi algısını etkileyen
değişkenlere, çalışmalarda kullanılan değerlendirme araçlarına ve akademide cam
tavanların kırılmasını öneren çözümlere odaklanan bulgular elde edilmiştir.
Genel olarak akademide cam tavan etkisi algısı olarak çok az bilinmektedir.
Temel bulgular, cam tavan etkisi algısına bağlı temel faktörlerin, kadınların
aile ve iş yaşamındaki görevlerinin, örgüt politikalarının, güç mesafesinin ve
hiyerarşideki kadınların yükselişini engelleyen örgütsel faktörlerin etkili
olduğunu göstermiştir. İlgili çalışmaların sistematik olarak gözden geçirilmesi
sorunun önemi hakkında bilimsel kanıtlar ortaya koymaktadır. Akademi,
kadınların yoğun olarak çalıştığı bir alan olduğu için akademide çalışan
kadınların cam tavan etkisi algısı derinlemesine incelenmelidir.

Keywords

Cam Tavan Etkisi, Akademi, Toplumsal Cinsiyet Eşitliği, Sistematik derleme

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