Women in business and family life in the historical change process: An investigation on women with children working in the banking sector in Muğla province

In the patriarchal societies, the gender-based division of labor that women have experienced in the household shows that there are inequalities in women's family life. Inequalities within households deepen gender discrimination practices that women will experience in the workplace. After performing the duties given by the workplace, woman who started her second work for her household duties falls tired both physically and mentally. She struggles to handle excessive burdens for both housework and maintenance responsibilities or vice versa; while doing housework, maintenance duties, the woman who is already exhausted cannot find sufficient energy for the workplace. While performing the duties given by the workplace, her mind is constantly busy with household chores and she cannot adapt herself to workplace. Gender discrimination attitudes are a situation that women often encounter in workplaces as well as inequalities within households. In public it is so common to observe that woman is perceived as a second gender and is considered inadequate against male. Women are exposed to gender-based discrimination in many areas such as recruitment, wages, promotion, training, taking a leave and sick absence from work, motivation, appointment, quitting and harassment. Unequal manners both in the family and in the workplace cause women to experience severe stress and anxiety in their efforts to harmonize their work and family life. In the recent years, aiming to harmonize the work and family balance of individuals, particularly for women, has been the subject of the strategic plans of the states, and thus policies have been implemented in this regard. In order to achieve a harmony in work and family life for women, gender-based discrimination should be brought to an end and equality should be ensured. This will be possible through the joint efforts of individuals, businesses and the states. Keywords: Working Women, Family, Working Life, Gender, Work sharing