Bahar Şevkat ÖZVARIŞ, Tanfer Emin TUNÇ, Şenay AKGÜN, İlknur. M GÖNENÇ

An analysis of the relationship between academic career and sex at hacettepe university

Tanımlayıcı olarak yapılan bu çalışma, Hacettepe Üniversitesi›nde toplum cinsiyet rolleri ile akademik kariyer arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklemini tabakalı örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilen, Sıhhiye ve Beytepe kampüslerinde çalışan 283 akademisyen oluşturmuştur. Veriler araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen anket formuyla katılımcıların onayı alındıktan sonra yüz yüze görüşme yöntemi kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda, kadınların erkeklere karşın, gebelik ve çocuk bakımı gibi kişisel nedenlerle akademik kariyerlerine 3 ay ya da daha fazla ara verdikleri bulunmuştur. Kadın akademisyenlerin ev işleri ve çocuk bakımı gibi toplumsal cinsiyet rolleri nedeniyle işyerinde ve evlerinde araştırmalara daha az zaman ayırmalarına rağmen kadın ve erkek akademisyenlerin yayın sayılarının benzerlik gösterdiği saptanmıştır. Kadınların % 39.2’si ve erkeklerin % 23.7’si çalışma saatlerinden memnun olmadıklarını ve çoğunluğu daha esnek çalışma saatlerinin olmasını istediklerini belirtmişlerdir. Dahası, kadınların % 54.8’i işyerlerinde cinsiyetleri nedeniyle yıldırma ve ayrımcılığa uğramışlardır. Çalışmanın sonuçları doğrultusunda, özelde Hacettepe Üniversitesi›nde genelde ise Türkiye’deki akademik kurumlarda, kadınlara özellikle gebelik, doğum ve çocuk bakımı dönemlerinde eşit fırsatlar sağlanabilmesi için çalışma koşullarının yeniden düzenlenerek iyileştirilmesi önerilmiştir.

Hacettepe üniversitesi'nde cinsiyet ile akademik kariyer arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi

The objective of this descriptive study is to examine the relationship between traditional gender roles and academic career at Hacettepe University. The research sample was composed of 283 academics employed at the Sıhhiye and Beytepe campuses, selected through a stratified sampling method. This study determined that women generally take academic leave for three or more months due to personal reasons such as pregnancy and child care, while men usually take academic leave for professional purposes. It was also found that the average number of publications for men and women are similar, even though female academics assume more responsibilities due to traditional gender roles, such as housework and child care, and they allocate less time to research in the workplace and at home. It was also found that 39.2% of women and 23.7% of men stated that they were not content with their working hours, and a majority of these women desired increased flexibility. Moreover, 54.8% of female academics who experienced intimidation and discrimination in the workplace indicated that it was due to their sex. Our findings suggest that Hacettepe University specifically, and Turkish academic institutions in general, must do more to improve working conditions in order to ensure women equal opportunities in academia, especially during promotion to the rank of associate professor, which corresponds to the timeframe of pregnancy, childbirth and child care.

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