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2017 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

11. Gendered Success and Strategies for Change in a Turkish University

Author : Özlem Atay

Published in: Gendered Success in Higher Education

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Abstract

The high representation of women academics in Turkey is described in the literature as a success story, but women are under-represented in senior management. The case study is of large public university whose female vice-rector is responsible for gender equity. Seven of the 17 faculties have women deans, four vocational schools have women directors and two graduate schools have women directors. Currently, 41.9% of academics and 40.8% of professors are women. The chapter analyses the impact of the institution’s gender action plan on the high representation of senior women and the Women’s Studies Research Centre as a change agent. It concludes that strategies like mentoring for leadership roles, networking, academic mobility, improved childcare/elder care and quotas could increase the number of women managers.

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Metadata
Title
Gendered Success and Strategies for Change in a Turkish University
Author
Özlem Atay
Copyright Year
2017
Book
Gendered Success in Higher Education

Print ISBN: 978-1-137-56658-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-137-56659-1

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56659-1_11

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