Investigating the motivations of working women through the glass ceiling syndrome: A study of banking sector

The aim of the thesis is to investigate the glass ceiling syndrome that occurs as a result of the environmental pressures, inequalities in the business life including a employee's own barriers and to find solutions to these obstacles from the perspective of women employees regarding their future working carrier. In this sense, a detailed analysis of the glass ceiling concept has been made from the past to present, and the causes of the problems faced by women employees have been examined in details and solutions have been produced. Therefore, it has been concluded that motivation is a very important factor in preventing the glass ceiling. Within the scope of the study, in depth face to face interviews were conducted with 10 women employees working in the banking sector. In this sense, 19 open ended questions were asked and various evaluations were made on the perceptions of female employees about the glass ceiling in the banking sector by evaluating the answers given by the participants. According to the results of the research; it has been seen that prejudices and discriminations negatively affect not only the advancement of women, but also their motivation. Key words: Glass Ceiling, Inequalities, Motivation, Pressures, Prejudices.