Social Load and Career: An Analysis of Gendered Factors Affecting the Career Progression of Female Managers in the Hospitality Industry

This study aims to discover the effect of gender-related thoughts and perceptions of female managers in the hospitality industry on their career progression and to uncover the experiences and difficulties that gender perceptions cause them during their careers. For this purpose, we used convenience...

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Main Authors: Aslı Ersoy, Vesile Rüya Ehtiyar
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Language:English
Published: Istanbul University Press 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Economy Culture and Society
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Online Access:https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/CDA51FCE8DEA4289B3704429367B77BD
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description This study aims to discover the effect of gender-related thoughts and perceptions of female managers in the hospitality industry on their career progression and to uncover the experiences and difficulties that gender perceptions cause them during their careers. For this purpose, we used convenience sampling to select 14 female managers who were employed in various positions at hospitality businesses operating in central Antalya. In-depth interview technique and semi-structured interview form were used to collect the research data. The study was conducted within the scope of phenomenological design, which is one of the qualitative research designs. The content analysis technique and QSR NVivo 10 qualitative analysis software program were used to analyze the research data. In the research, the following five categories were determined: opinions on career opportunities for women in Turkey, factors hindering women’s career advancement in the hospitality industry, behavioral methods of coping with industry-related challenges for women, factors facilitating women’s career development, and opinions on the equality of opportunity between men and women. Based on the five aforementioned categories, 28 conceptual codes were obtained. When the obtained data was evaluated as a whole, we could conclude that gender roles affect the career processes of female managers. Nevertheless, the research determined that women can fulfill multiple roles, they do not prefer giving up despite all the difficulties and obstacles, and they prefer to progress and struggle in their careers.
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spelling doaj-art-d7e60c2d92cd438f91b5a1cb4b10c94c2025-08-20T02:15:59ZengIstanbul University PressJournal of Economy Culture and Society2645-87722021-06-016323725510.26650/JECS2020-0072123456Social Load and Career: An Analysis of Gendered Factors Affecting the Career Progression of Female Managers in the Hospitality IndustryAslı Ersoyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4458-4135Vesile Rüya Ehtiyar0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2719-2156Akdeniz Üniversitesi, Antalya, TurkiyeThis study aims to discover the effect of gender-related thoughts and perceptions of female managers in the hospitality industry on their career progression and to uncover the experiences and difficulties that gender perceptions cause them during their careers. For this purpose, we used convenience sampling to select 14 female managers who were employed in various positions at hospitality businesses operating in central Antalya. In-depth interview technique and semi-structured interview form were used to collect the research data. The study was conducted within the scope of phenomenological design, which is one of the qualitative research designs. The content analysis technique and QSR NVivo 10 qualitative analysis software program were used to analyze the research data. In the research, the following five categories were determined: opinions on career opportunities for women in Turkey, factors hindering women’s career advancement in the hospitality industry, behavioral methods of coping with industry-related challenges for women, factors facilitating women’s career development, and opinions on the equality of opportunity between men and women. Based on the five aforementioned categories, 28 conceptual codes were obtained. When the obtained data was evaluated as a whole, we could conclude that gender roles affect the career processes of female managers. Nevertheless, the research determined that women can fulfill multiple roles, they do not prefer giving up despite all the difficulties and obstacles, and they prefer to progress and struggle in their careers.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/CDA51FCE8DEA4289B3704429367B77BDsocial loadgenderfemale executivehospitality industryantalya
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gender
female executive
hospitality industry
antalya
title Social Load and Career: An Analysis of Gendered Factors Affecting the Career Progression of Female Managers in the Hospitality Industry
title_full Social Load and Career: An Analysis of Gendered Factors Affecting the Career Progression of Female Managers in the Hospitality Industry
title_fullStr Social Load and Career: An Analysis of Gendered Factors Affecting the Career Progression of Female Managers in the Hospitality Industry
title_full_unstemmed Social Load and Career: An Analysis of Gendered Factors Affecting the Career Progression of Female Managers in the Hospitality Industry
title_short Social Load and Career: An Analysis of Gendered Factors Affecting the Career Progression of Female Managers in the Hospitality Industry
title_sort social load and career an analysis of gendered factors affecting the career progression of female managers in the hospitality industry
topic social load
gender
female executive
hospitality industry
antalya
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