Gender Inequality in Business: A Bibliometric and Qualitative Research

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 1, 54 - 75, 26.03.2025

Erman Kılınç

https://doi.org/10.54733/smar.1611466

Öz

In this study, the subject of "gender inequality" is conceptually addressed primarily within the framework of Social Identity Theory (SIT). Subsequently, academic studies on "gender inequality" in English from the Web of Science (WoS) database were examined. Within the scope of the research, SSCI articles that included the terms "gender inequality - gender disparity - gender inequity - gender segregation" in their titles, keywords, or abstracts were filtered. The focus was then placed on the categories of Women’s Studies, Management, Business, Business Finance, Ethics, and Behavioral Sciences resulting in 144 Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) articles. The findings obtained through bibliometric and qualitative analysis techniques were presented using visual tools such as word tree, thematic map, tree map, word cloud map, three-field plot, and code-subcode-segment model. The results revealed that academic publications on gender inequality were very limited in the early 2000s, but their number has grown exponentially over time, maintaining this momentum. The countries producing the most publications in this field were identified as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Furthermore, it was observed that under the theme of gender inequality codes such as struggle, ways of seeing, troubles, and determining factors were identified, with these codes further divided into subcodes and segments. Additionally, key terms clustered under basic themes representing maturity in the literature, were identified as integration, women, and change while key terms clustered under niche themes indicating high potential for future research, were identified as masculinities, nursing, and practice.

Anahtar Kelimeler

gender inequality, diversity, business, women

Etik Beyan

Bu çalışma; diğer yazarların Web of Science veri tabanında yer alan SSCI makalelerinin incelenmesine dayandığı için TR Dizin Dergi Değerlendirme Kriterleri'nin 8. maddesinde ifade edilen "etik kurul izni gerektiren eserler" arasında yer almamaktadır.

İş Dünyasında Cinsiyet Eşitsizliği: Bibliyometrik ve Nitel Bir Araştırma

Öz

Bu çalışmada "cinsiyet eşitsizliği" konusu öncelikli olarak Sosyal Kimlik Teorisi (Social Identity Theory - SIT) çerçevesinde kavramsal olarak ele alınmıştır. Daha sonra Web of Science (WoS) veri tabanından alınan İngilizce akademik çalışmalar incelenmiştir. Araştırma kapsamında, başlık, anahtar kelimeler veya özetlerinde "gender inequality - gender disparity - gender inequity - gender segregation" terimlerini içeren SSCI makaleleri filtrelenmiştir. Araştırmanın odak noktası Kadın Çalışmaları, Yönetim, İşletme, İşletme Finansmanı, Etik ve Davranış Bilimleri kategorilerinde toplanmış ve 144 Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) makalesine ulaşılmıştır. Bibliyometrik ve nitel analiz teknikleriyle elde edilen bulgular; kelime ağacı, tematik harita, ağaç haritası, kelime bulutu haritası, üç alanlı grafik ve kod-altkod-segment modeli gibi görsel araçlarla sunulmuştur. Sonuçlar, 2000'li yılların başında cinsiyet eşitsizliği üzerine akademik yayınların oldukça sınırlı olduğunu, ancak zamanla sayılarının hızla arttığını ve bu ivmeyi koruduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Bu alanda en çok yayın üreten ülkeler Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, Birleşik Krallık ve Avustralya olarak tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, cinsiyet eşitsizliği teması altında mücadele, görme yolları, sorunlar ve belirleyici faktörler gibi kodlar belirlenmiş, bu kodlar alt kodlara ve segmentlere ayrılmıştır. Bunun yanında, literatürde olgunluğu temsil eden temel temalar altında kümelenen anahtar terimler entegrasyon, kadınlar ve değişim olarak tespit edilirken, gelecekte yüksek araştırma potansiyeline sahip niş temalar altında kümelenen anahtar terimler ise erkeklik, hemşirelik ve uygulama olarak belirlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

cinsiyet eşitsizliği, çeşitlilik, iş dünyası, kadınlar

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