Women’s Discrimination in Engineering Faculties: A View from Turkey
Abstract
The aim
of this research is to provide support for the hypothesis that academic women
are being subjected to acts and attitudes of a gender discriminatory nature in
the Turkish context, too. This study can be best described as a
phenomenological research. It is based on sixteen interviews made with fifteen
women and one male academic between 2008 and 2013 in engineering departments of
Turkish universities. Close reading was used to interpret the data. In the
interviews, academic women report that they have experienced discrimination in
hiring and promotions, as well as discouragement and belittlement due to their
gender. The conclusion is that more research is needed to further understand
the extent and nature of gender discrimination at Turkish universities.
Keywords
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
24 Haziran 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
10 Ağustos 2018
Kabul Tarihi
24 Aralık 2018
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2019 Cilt: 7 Sayı: 3