EVALUATION OF GLASS CEILING SYNDROME IN TERMS OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION PERCEPTION

The aim of this study is to exhibit the effects of one of the problem faced by the working women while promotion: gender discrimination on the glass ceiling syndrome, consequently to propose solutions to the problem. The study consists of two parts: Literature review and data process. First part is about Gender discrimination, glass ceiling syndrome and management perspectives of discrimination. In the second part two questionnaires, applied to 265 participants (Municipality employees) in Afyonkarahisar/Turkey. First questionary is about the gender equality. Second one is about the glass ceiling syndrome. The data is evaluated by Structural equation model. The study concluded that gender equality perception is influential on glass ceiling syndrome and is influential on demographic factors. Besides, glass ceiling syndrome is also effective when gender, marital status and educational status are taken into consideration. Gender, marital status and education differences which are demographic factors affected the attitudes towards discrimination