Abstract:
This article explores the paradox of women’s academic
employment in Turkey. There is a low rate of female labour market
participation in the formal sector, yet a higher proportion of women
professors than in any of the 25 European Union countries. We use a range of
data to set the Turkish labour market and its higher education sector in
comparative European perspective, then present findings from two qualitative
studies of Turkish professors, concluding that ideological state support rather
than legal frameworks of equal opportunities laid the foundations for women’s
hierarchical achievements in Turkey. However, the explanation is multilayered
and lies in the cumulative and interrelated effect of state policy, institutional
transparency, increased labour demand, the home–work interface, and the
agency of the professors themselves.
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