Organisational barriers for women in senior management: a comparison of Turkish and New Zealand universities

Neale J., Ozkanli Ö.

GENDER AND EDUCATION, cilt.22, sa.5, ss.547-563, 2010 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09540250903524113
  • Dergi Adı: GENDER AND EDUCATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.547-563
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: academic women, senior management, organisational barriers, gender, GENDER, TURKEY
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper reports on the second phase of a multi-country study examining cross-cultural perspectives of gender and management in universities. The first phase of this research with eight countries found that the representation of women was consistently low, especially at Rector/Vice Chancellor level. In the second phase interviews were conducted with both male and female senior managers including current and former Rectors/Vice Chancellors. The focus of this paper is on the organisational barriers to women becoming and being managers in Turkish and New Zealand universities. Twenty-four interviews were conducted in Turkey and 26 in New Zealand. Rectors/Vice Chancellors and other senior academic colleagues were found to be crucial in supporting academics into senior management. Barriers discussed include time management and role conflict between work and non-work life.