Gendered patterns of higher education in Turkey: Advances and challenges

•Turkey has a low glass ceiling index in HE with high female participation rates in male-coded fields & among the professors•Advances in gender parity in academic careers are attributed to historical and social factors•NETFA project conducted by 7 Turkish universities help to shed light on the g...

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Published in:Women's studies international forum 2018-01, Vol.66, p.33-47
Main Authors: Sağlamer, Gülsün, Tan, Mine G., Çebi, Pelin Dursun, Çağlayan, Hülya, Gümüşoğlu, Nebile Korucu, Poyraz, Bedriye, Öztan, Ece, Özdemir, İlkay, Tekcan, Münevver, Adak, Nurşen, Kahraman, Selver Ö.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic staff
Decision making
Equality
Females
Gender equity
Gender inequality
Higher education
Mathematics
Nation states
Participation
Resistance
Science and technology
Teaching
Technology
Visibility
Women
Womens studies
Working women
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Summary:•Turkey has a low glass ceiling index in HE with high female participation rates in male-coded fields & among the professors•Advances in gender parity in academic careers are attributed to historical and social factors•NETFA project conducted by 7 Turkish universities help to shed light on the gender disparities and imbalances in academia•Traditional family ideology and gender division of labor, remains much the same in the academic world•Gendered values associated with academic career contribute to the advancement of women in the profession and also obstruct it
ISSN:0277-5395
1879-243X
DOI:10.1016/j.wsif.2017.11.002