The Effect of Glass Ceılıng Syndrome on Organızatıonal Commıtment and Research

Despite women constituting approximately half of Turkey's population, this proportion is not reflected in the workforce. Although there has been an increase in the number of female employees in recent years, this increase has still not reached a sufficient level. Moreover, the proportion of women actively involved in the business world who hold upper management positions is quite low. In today’s professional world, although women are starting to occupy more qualitative roles, they are still underrepresented in top management levels. One of the most striking reasons hindering female employees' advancement to upper management positions is the "glass ceiling syndrome" they perceive. Women facing glass ceiling barriers show tendencies of either increased or decreased organizational commitment. The primary aim of this research is to investigate whether women working in the private sector in Şanlıurfa experience glass ceiling syndrome and how this situation affects their organizational commitment, including its sub-dimensions: emotional, continuance, and normative commitment. Glass ceiling and organizational commitment scales were applied to female employees. The data obtained in the study were analyzed using the SPSS program. Analyses conducted on this topic (correlation, regression, and ANOVA) have concluded that there is a positive relationship between glass ceiling syndrome and organizational commitment. Keywords: Glass Ceiling Syndrome, Organizational commitment, Women Employee