Roots of Gender Discrimination in University (Case of YTU Undergraduate Students )

This project focuses on the relation between gender inequality and higher education in Turkey by means of Yıldız Technical University data set. The project scrutinizes cultural, patriarchal and socio-economic impacts such as family income, parental education and profession, on women's access to higher education. It uses the survey technique in order to gather proper data. The findings of the research bounded by the YTÜ case will be discussed and assessed from a wider perspective. It‟s aimed to perceive Turkey's gendered higher education panorama and to interpret society's approach to women‟s higher education without generalizing the case. On the other hand, via research results, the project will try to discuss the relationship between gender inequalities and Turkey's economic development. One may argue that these findings and arguments can contribute to forthcoming investigations questioning educational opportunities of women and social effects of their access to universities.