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Women’s Discrimination in Engineering Faculties: A View from Turkey

Mühendislik Fakültelerinde Kadınlara Yönelik Ayrımcılık: Türkiye’den bir Bakış

Fatma Fulya TEPE
Pages
199–209
Publication Date
2019-06-24
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The conclusion is that more research is needed to further understand the extent and nature of gender discrimination at Turkish universities.

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Objective & Hypothesis: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.
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Key Findings & Data:It is based on sixteen interviews made with fifteen women and one male academic between 2008 and 2013 in engineering departments of Turkish universities.
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Conclusion & Impact:The conclusion is that more research is needed to further understand the extent and nature of gender discrimination at Turkish universities.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:2008 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Türkiye’de Kadın Akademisyenler · Mühendislikte Kadın Akademisyenler · Türk Akademyasında Kadınlara Yönelik Ayırımcılık

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.

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Bu araştırmanın amacı, akademisyen kadınların Türkiye’de de cinsiyet ayırımcılığına giren hareket ve tutumlara maruz kaldığı hipotezine destek sağlamaktır. Bu çalışma, en iyi fenomenolojik bir araştırma olarak tanımlanabilir. Türk üniversitelerinin mühendislik bölümlerinde çalışan 15 kadın ve bir erkek akademisyenle 2008 ve 2013 yılları arasında yapılan 16 görüşmeye dayanmaktadır. Veri yorumunda yakın okuma tekniği kullanılmıştır. Görüşmelerde akademisyen kadınlar işe alım ve yükseltmelerde ayırımcılık yaşadıklarını; ayrıca toplumsal cinsiyetleri nedeniyle teşvik edilmeme ve küçümsenme deneyimlediklerini belirtmektedirler. Çalışmanın sonucu Türk üniversitelerinde toplumsal cinsiyet ayırımcılığının boyutu ve doğasını daha iyi anlamak için daha fazla araştırma yapılmasına ihtiyaç olduğunu ortaya çıkarmıştır.

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TEPE, F. F. (2019). Women’s Discrimination in Engineering Faculties: A View from Turkey. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 3, 199–209. https://ajindex.com/articles/462026

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