EVALUATION OF GLASS CEILING SYNDROME IN TERMS OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION PERCEPTION

Abstract

The aim of this study is to exhibit the effects of one of the problem faced by the working women while promotion: gender discrimination on the glass ceiling syndrome, consequently to propose solutions to the problem. The study consists of two parts: Literature review and data process. First part is about Gender discrimination, glass ceiling syndrome and management perspectives of discrimination. In the second part two questionnaires, applied to 265 participants (Municipality employees) in Afyonkarahisar/Turkey. First questionary is about the gender equality. Second one is about the glass ceiling syndrome. The data is evaluated by Structural equation model. The study concluded that gender equality perception is influential on glass ceiling syndrome and is influential on demographic factors. Besides, glass ceiling syndrome is also effective when gender, marital status and educational status are taken into consideration. Gender, marital status and education differences which are demographic factors affected the attitudes towards discrimination.

Keywords

• Gender Discrimination,Glass Ceiling Syndrome

CİNSİYET AYRIMCILIĞI ALGISI AÇISINDAN CAM TAVAN SENDROMUNUN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, çalışan kadınların yöneticilik pozisyonuna gelmelerinde karşılaştıkları sorunlardan biri olan cinsiyet ayrımcılığının cam tavan sendromu üzerine etkilerini ortaya koyabilmek, örgütsel yaklaşımda çözüm önerileri sunabilmektir. Çalışma iki bölümden oluşmaktadır. İlk bölümde literatür taraması gerçekleştirilmiş, cinsiyet ayrımcılığı, cam tavan sendromu ve yönetim perspektifinden ayrımcılık kavramları üzerinde durulmuştur. İkinci bölümde Afyonkarahisar Belediyesinde çalışan 265 kişiye uygulanan cinsiyet eşitliği ve cam tavan sendromu anketi Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli ile değerlendirilmiş, cinsiyet algısı ile cam tavan sendromu arasındaki ilişki belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Çalışmada cinsiyet eşitliği algısının cam tavan sendromu üzerine etkili olduğu, cinsiyet, medeni durum, eğitim durumu dikkate alındığında cam tavan sendromuna etkili olduğu görülmüştür. 

Keywords

• Cinsiyet Ayrımcılığı,Cam Tavan Sendromu

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