<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article is based on 20 in-depth interviews with women professionals conducted for a more comprehensive study focusing on gender roles within the film and television industry in Turkey. This study examines the career possibilities for women, the experience of being a woman working in television and cinema, and the working environment, including work-life balance issues, experiences of discrimination and experiences of sexism. The hypothesis of this study is that film industry is male-dominated, and women have to struggle to be able to prove themselves in this industry in the 21st century in Turkey, where the position of women is made even more difficult by the gender role codes and the structure of Turkish society.</p></abstract>

The article is based on 20 in-depth interviews with women professionals conducted for a more comprehensive study focusing on gender roles within the film and television industry in Turkey. This study examines the career possibilities for women, the experience of being a woman working in television and cinema, and the working environment, including work-life balance issues, experiences of discrimination and experiences of sexism. The hypothesis of this study is that film industry is male-dominated, and women have to struggle to be able to prove themselves in this industry in the 21st century in Turkey, where the position of women is made even more difficult by the gender role codes and the structure of Turkish society.

The Experiences of Women Professionals in the Film Industry in Turkey: A Gender-Based Study

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Film and Media Studies

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The article is based on 20 in-depth interviews with women professionals conducted for a more comprehensive study focusing on gender roles within the film and...

The Experiences of Women Professionals in the Film Industry in Turkey: A Gender-Based Study

Published Online: Aug 17, 2019

Page range: 205 - 219

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausfm-2019-0011

Keywords
film industry, gender, women, gender role, Turkey

© 2019 Hasan Gürkan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Experiences of Women Professionals in the Film Industry in Turkey: A Gender-Based Study

Published Online: Aug 17, 2019

Page range: 205 - 219

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ausfm-2019-0011

Keywordsfilm industry, gender, women, gender role, Turkey

© 2019 Hasan Gürkan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
film industry, gender, women, gender role, Turkey