The Impact of Media and Cultural Beliefs on Women’s Participation in Sports in Turkey: The Challenges faced by Turkish Women in Professional Sports
Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 29 Sayı: 48 Sayfa Aralığı: 91 - 106 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2021.02.05 İndeks Tarihi: 08-10-2021
The Impact of Media and Cultural Beliefs on Women’s Participation in Sports in Turkey: The Challenges faced by Turkish Women in Professional Sports
Öz: The fight for gender equality in Turkey extends as far as the sports sector of the economy.Although Turkey has recently seen a fast rise in the participation of women in sports, female athletesare still being marginalized for many reasons. The alarming levels of discrimination discouragefemales from entering into professional sports in Turkey and have inhibited the growth of the femalesports sector in Turkey. This research aims to examine the different roles women have to take withemphasis on explaining the relationship between sports and politics in modern Turkey. The presentstudy explores Turkish women's specific constraints and challenges in professional Sports. Qualitativedata were generated from semi-structured interviews conducted with 142 female athletes (both amateurand professionals) across different cities in Turkey. The findings of the study indicate that familyinfluence (χ= 4.39 of 5), wage inequality (χ = 4.31 of 5), media misrepresentation (χ = 4.16 of 5),inadequate sports facilities for women (χ = 4.12 of 5) and high levels of sexual harassment (χ = 3.89of 5) are the constraints that must be addressed to improve the climate for female participation in sportssignificantly. The study highlights how these physical activities and sports programs play essentialroles in increasing awareness of their importance and improving the overall perception of women insports in Turkey.
Anahtar Kelime: Medya ve Kültürel İnançların Türkiye’de Kadınların Spora Katılımı Üzerindeki Etkisi: Profesyonel Sporda Türk Kadınlarının Karşılaştığı Zorluklar
Öz: Türkiye’de toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliği ile mücadele spor sektörüne kadar uzanmaktadır. Son zamanlarda kadınların spora katılımında hızlı bir artış görülmesine rağmen, kadın sporcular birçok nedenden ötürü marjinalleştirilmektedir. Karşılaştıkları ayrımcılıklar kadınların Türkiye’de profesyonel spora girmesini engellemekte ve Türkiye’de kadın spor sektörünün gelişmesine imkân vermemektedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı, modern Türkiye’de spor ve siyaset arasındaki ilişkiyi baz alarak kadınların üstlendiği farklı rolleri incelemektir. Bu çalışma, Türk kadınlarının profesyonel sporda karşılaştığı kısıtlamaları ve zorlukları araştırmaktadır. Türkiye’de farklı şehirlerdeki 142 kadın sporcu ile (amatör ve profesyonel) yapılan görüşmelerden nitel veriler elde edilmiştir. Ailenin etkisi (χ = 4.39/5), ücret eşitsizliği (χ = 4.31/5), medyanın yanlış yönlendirmesi (χ = 4.16/5), kadınlar için yetersiz spor tesisleri (χ = 4.12/5) ve yüksek seviyede cinsel taciz (χ = 3.89/5) kadınların spora katılımını artırmak için ele alınması gereken en önemli sorunlardır. Çalışma, fiziksel aktivite ile spor programlarının öneminin farkındalığını artırmak ve Türkiye’de spor yapan kadınların genel algısını geliştirmek için gereken önemli roller vurgulanmaktadır.
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