Transcript Women Breaking

Women Breaking the
Glass Ceiling
What is “the Glass Ceiling”?
The term glass ceiling refers to situations where
the advancement of a qualified person within the
hierarchy of an organization is halted at a
particular level because of some form of
discrimination, most commonly sexism. This
situation is referred to as a "ceiling" as there is a
limitation blocking upward advancement, and
"glass" (transparent) because the limitation is
not immediately apparent and is normally an
unwritten and unofficial policy.
Dimensions of Glass Ceiling
• Barriers male managers put such as giving less duties
taking into consideration of woman employee’s
household duties
• Barriers female managers put such as trying to keep the
“queen bee” position-being the only woman at top.
• Barriers women put their own ways such as internalizing
common negative values towards women
• The family-work conflict
• Economic and social barriers hinder to
reach resourses such education,
finances, etc.
Statistics on Working Women in
Turkey
Women’s participation rate in our country in
the 15-64 age groups is only 26.9 %
Labour force participation rate of women
who live in urban areas is 18.3%
• 57.2 % of women work in the agriculture
sector and 50 % of the the women in
agriculture sector are part of family work
force without pay
• women working in services sector is
%13.3
• Commercial sector is % 4
Top Executive Women
women who work as an executive personel
is % 23
• Today, across Turkey, total percentage of
women top executives is 7%
• % 1 of women are in the highest positions.
HOWEVER....
Women Labour by Professionals
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29% of doctors
36% of university academicians
24% scientific and technical jobs
33% of architects,
29% of lawyers,
32% of economists and
21% of top and middle executives at public
institutions
Banking Sector
The top managers of 4 out of 25 banks
are female and %50 of employees are
women in banking sector
“In Turkey, women working in the banking
sector are in an even better condition in
terms of pay they receive and the
possibility to climb to top positions when
compared with their counterparts all
around the world,” says Yardım one of the
executive of prominent finance institutions
In Turkey, Women can be successful as long as have the
equal opportunities as men.
Women who are well-educated and socialized can
break the glass ceiling.
...And women who take risks, women who
are outside...However, education is a
problem in our country. The more education
level arise, the more brilliant leader women
appear in business area...
“I was not afraid of taking risks.. I
didn’t set a limit to myself...”
DİDEM GORDON
Yapı Kredi Bank portfolio General Manager
“What important is to manage with
employees and the boss”
SIRMA UMUR
Procter&Gamble US & Canada
Head Manager
“I did not imprison myself into a
small area...”
CANAN EDİBOĞLU
Head Manager of Shell Turkey
“to make a difference, first of all,
one should dare to risk of being a
pioneer.”
GÜLER SABANCI
CEO of the Sabancı Holding
with 65 firms
Arzuhan Doğan Yalçındağ
Turkish Industrialists’ and
Businessmen’s Association
President , Doğan TV chairman
of the executive board
“Personally I believe there isn’t
glass ceiling sendrome for
educated women in Turkey.”
An interesting Dilemma: The Participation of
women to labour market is low. ( %27) On
the other hand, most women who are in job
market are well-educated and ambitious.
According to Kariyer.net (most effective job
searching website across Turkey), %51 of four
and a half million of CVs belong to females. % 40
of women are university graduates and %10 are
holding a post-graduate degree. %12 of those
women are high school gradutes and about %12
have graduted from vocational schools.
Kariyer.net head manager
Pembe Candaner
“ Working women should never give up
self-development and self-determination.In Turkey,it is
an advantage that women emloyees are well-educated.
That’s because in globalization era, professionals who
can follow developments and evaluate innovations
through the path of success are desirable.I believe
women can do it. Responsibilities of family prevent
women to work intensively.
Women are not supported by other women; so female
empolyees’ career opportunities are limited. At this
point, men should support their wives and sisters. In
business world, both women and men should learn to
benefit each other’s strong sides.By acting this way, it
can be achived big improvements.”
The problem occurs because of
the lack of education.
Today, researches show that
The more education level increase the
more women participate to labour force
While ending...
“Because I am a woman, I must make
unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one
will say, "She doesn't have what it takes";
They will say, "Women don't have what it
takes.”
Clare Boothe Luce, American Diplomat and
Playwright ,1903-1987