The Work-Life Struggle of Uzbek Women Scientists
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13909634Anahtar Kelimeler:
social studies, Uzbek women scientists, women in academia, work-life balance, UzbekistanÖzet
Bu çalışma, mesleki ve kişisel yaşamlarında karşılaştıkları çok yönlü zorlukları aydınlatmayı amaçlayan Özbek kadın bilim adamlarının iş-yaşam denge mücadelelerini araştırıyor. Özbekistan'ın yüksek öğrenim sistemindeki önemli reformlara ve ülkenin cinsiyet eşitliğini teşvik etme çabalarına rağmen, akademideki kadınlar önemli engellerle karşılaşmaya devam ediyor. Çalışma, Özbekistan'daki çeşitli yükseköğretim kurumlarından on kadın bilim adamı ile yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler de dahil olmak üzere nitel bir metodoloji kullanmaktadır. Bulgular, bu kadınların son derece nitelikli ve deneyimli olduklarını, ancak hanehalkı sorumluluklarını yönetmek, çocuklara bakmak ve kariyer ilerlemelerini önemli ölçüde etkileyen geleneksel aile rollerini desteklemek için toplumsal beklentilerle karşı karşıya olduklarını ortaya koyuyor. Araştırma, aile üyeleri tarafından genişletilen desteği vurgulamaktadır. Bu destek genellikle toplumsal baskılara rağmen kariyerlerine devam etmelerini sağlar. Bununla birlikte, çalışma akademik kurumlardaki organizasyonel destek sistemlerinin eksikliğinin de altını çizmektedir. Çalışma, bireysel esneklik ve aile desteği çok önemli olmakla birlikte, Özbekistan'daki kadın bilim adamları için daha adil bir ortam sağlamak için hem toplumsal hem de örgütsel düzeylerde sistemik değişikliklerin gerekli olduğu sonucuna varmaktadır. Bulgular, destekleyici politikaların uygulanmasının ve daha kapsayıcı bir akademik kültürün yaratılmasının, cinsiyet eşitliğine ulaşmak ve kadınları bilimde güçlendirmek için hayati adımlar olduğunu göstermektedir. Bu araştırma, akademide cinsiyet eşitliği konusundaki daha geniş söylemlere katkıda bulunmaktadır ve kadın bilim adamlarının mesleki gelişimini desteklemeyi amaçlayan politika yapıcılar ve eğitim kurumları için bilgiler sunmaktadır.
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