WOMEN'S REPRESENTATION IN MANAGEMENT IN THE HEALTH SECTOR

Year 2023, Volume: 37 Issue: 1, 370 - 383, 29.03.2023

Nejla Aydınoğlu , Selvi Vural

https://doi.org/10.48070/erciyesakademi.1245200

Abstract

The aim of this research is to reveal the representation of female executives in the health sector. As a matter of fact, when women are included in senior management positions all over the world, it is seen that some advantages make organizations stronger. However, the number of female executives at the top management levels, both in our country and around the world, is quite low. On the basis of this situation, many elements may be involved. As a result, the presence of women in management is not at the desired level, even in health institutions where the number of female employees in organizations is relatively higher. For this reason, it is thought that the issue is important in the context of equality of opportunity for men and women in management and should be examined. In this context, the upper management levels were examined by document analysis through the websites of public and private hospitals in the province/districts of Bursa, and descriptive research was carried out considering the numerical size of female managers in the context of equality of opportunity. As a result of the research, the findings related to a total of 326 managers; It clearly reveals that the rate of total female managers is 40.8% (N:133), the rate of male managers is 59.2% (N: 193), and that the administrative representation of women in Bursa public-private hospitals is insufficient, while university hospitals are relatively higher than others.

Keywords

Health sector, Hospitals, Managers, Women

SAĞLIK SEKTÖRÜ YÖNETİMİNDE KADIN TEMSİLİ

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, sağlık sektöründe yönetici kadın temsilini ortaya koymaktır. Nitekim, tüm dünyada üst düzey yönetici pozisyonlarında kadınlara yer verildiğinde birtakım avantajların örgütleri daha güçlü kıldığı görülmektedir. Ancak gerek ülkemizde gerekse dünya çapında tepe yönetim kademelerindeki kadın yöneticilerin sayısı oldukça düşüktür. Bu durumun temelinde; çok sayıda unsur yer alabilmektedir. Neticede, örgütler içerisinde kadın çalışan sayısının görece daha yüksek olduğu sağlık kurumlarında bile kadınların yönetimdeki varlığı istenilen düzeyde değildir. Bu nedenle, konun yönetimde kadın-erkek fırsat eşitliği bağlamında önem arz ettiği ve incelenmesi gerektiği düşünülmektedir. Bu kapsamda, Bursa ilindeki/ilçelerindeki kamu ve özel hastanelerin web siteleri aracılığıyla doküman analizine tabii tutularak üst yönetim kademeleri incelenmiş ve fırsat eşitliği bağlamında kadın yöneticilerin sayısal büyüklüğü dikkate alınarak tanımlayıcı nitelikte bir araştırma gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma sonucu toplam 326 yöneticiye ilişkin bulgular; toplam kadın yönetici oranının %40.8 (N:133), erkek yönetici oranının ise %59.2 (N: 193) olduğunu ve Bursa kamu-özel hastanelerinde kadınların yönetsel temsilinin yetersiz, üniversite hastanelerinin ise diğerlerine göre nispeten daha yüksek olduğunu açık bir şekilde ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

Sağlık sektörü, Hastaneler, Yöneticiler, Kadın temsili

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