A research on glass ceiling syndrome of women academicians: Ankara University sample

The aim of this research is to determine whether women working in higher education institutions encounter glass ceiling syndrome or not, and to assert the opinions of women academicians on glass ceiling syndrome.In the research, women working in Ankara University, one of the higher education institutions, were specified as the population and women academicians working in Ankara University were chosen as the sample because of the difficulty in reaching every individual in the population. The data were collected by means of carrying out sample surveys, analysed by using various statistical techniques, and interpreted by using tables.The findings obtained from the research indicated that women's glass ceiling syndrome 'perceptions of teaching staff, marital status, age groups, making the administrative task status, titles, status of having a child, according to the type of professional work experience, and some differences were statistically significant.According to the findings, some suggestions have been provided in this paper on the glass ceiling barriers encountered by women academicians in higher education institutions.Key Words: Glass Ceiling, Women Academician, Professional Discrimination, Stereotype, Barriers to Career