Information Package / Course Catalogue
Public Administration and Gender
Course Code: KAY407
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

To understand and explain increasing women's participation in the occupation of state institutions with an interdisciplinary approach.

Course Content

Methodological discussions on women studies. Changes occured in the women's life as a result of industrialization, urbanization and modernization. The effects of women's education and income on the mobility among the social layers. Barriers for women to be promoted in the professional life.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Res. Assist. Burcu DEMİRDÖVEN
Learning Outcomes
1.To get information about the basic concepts, theories and methodological studies on women .
2.To be able to think, interpret and evaluate women and employment within an interdisciplinary framework.
3.To use the information obtained in the course in daily life effectively.
4.The theoretical framework of gender and social organization is introduced.
5. The theoretical framework of women's studies is introduced.
Recommended or Required Reading
2.Ivan ILLICH, Gender (Çev. Ahmet Fethi), Ayraç Yayınevi, Ankara, 1996.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Gender discrimination in occupational orientation and working life
Week 2 - Theoretical
The factors effecting the women's high level participation in workforce
Week 3 - Theoretical
Working condition for urban women and the reason for them not to work
Week 4 - Theoretical
Working women and role conflict
Week 5 - Theoretical
Barriers for women in becoming managers
Week 6 - Theoretical
Managerial differences between women and men in Turkey
Week 7 - Theoretical
Managerial differences between women and men in Turkey
Week 8 - Theoretical
Female academics in Turkey
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
Midterms
Week 10 - Intermediate Exam
Midterms
Week 11 - Theoretical
Women in Bureaucracy
Week 12 - Theoretical
Women in Bureaucracy
Week 13 - Theoretical
Movie, "The Iron Lady"
Week 14 - Theoretical
Presentations
Week 15 - Theoretical
Presentations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory130339
Individual Work130452
Midterm Examination128129
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)151
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026