SEXISM AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN WOMEN’S HEALTH IN INPATIENT CARE
YATAKLI TEDAVİ KURUMLARINDA KADIN SAĞLIĞI ALANINDA ÇALIŞAN SAĞLIK PROFESYONELLERİNDE CİNSİYETÇİLİK

Author : Nebahat ÖZERDOĞAN -- Anahit COŞKUN - Ayla ERGİN - Resmiye ÖZDİLEK - Yeliz DOĞAN MERİH - Temmuz GÖNÇ
Number of pages : 21-39

Abstract

The aim of this cross sectional study was to explore the perspectives regarding gender roles of healthcare professionals working in the area of women's health in inpatient hospitals in Turkey, and to determine existing levels of sexism and which factors shape sexist behavior. The cross sectional study was conducted between February-April 2014 with 565 healthcare professionals in three provinces situated in western Turkey. Data were collected with a demographic information questionnaire, the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory and the Attitudes toward Gender Stereotypes about Romantic Relationships Scale. In this study, health professionals have above average levels of sexism. Male professionals adopt more hostile sexism than benevolent, and female professionals adopt more benevolent sexism than hostile. This finding suggests that while men directly adopt sexist attitudes in order to maintain the power-related advantages of being males, women adopt sexist attitudes as a strategy that may protect themselves from the disadvantages of being females.

Keywords

Sexism, gender, healthcare professionals, Turkey

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