EXPERIENCES OF WORKING MOTHERS IN THE WORKPLACE: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL RESEARCH


KARAKUŞ UMAR E., GÜNGÖR A. Y.

IHSES 2021, New York, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, 23 Nisan 2021

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: New York
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study includes a fieldwork which is related to ideas evaluate women as a vital element of sustainable development. The main problem of the study was determined as how do women evaluated in the workplace with experiencing “maternity” phenomenon which is their biological part. Accordingly, data was obtained from seven maternal employee through semi-structured interviews based on the question of what are the experiences of maternal employees in the workplace. Position of maternal employees in business life was aimed to be presented within the scope of phenomenological research design.

In the light of the main research problem, qualitative research method was preferred. It is significant for the study that women participated in interviews by experiencing both “time flexibility” and “place flexibility” from flexible working styles due to pandemic during data collection process. Data obtained by purposive sampling technique will be analysed through “ATLAS.Ti 8” programme. Narrative discourse analysis technique will be utilised in this study and it will be revealed how women phenomenon is constructed in the workplace in Turkey.