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    Master Thesis
    Toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliğinin iki ucunda Norveç ve Türkiye: Toplumsal cinsiyet eşitsizliği algısını incelemede karma yöntem
    (2020) İşbilir, Nilay; Alper, Sinan
    Gender inequality is of public and academic interest; and it still exists in most part of the world. Norway and Turkey represent two edges of gender equality; one takes the lead on gender equality indexes for years, one maintains a patriarchal stance with more inequalities between men and women. They are also distinct from each other in their power distance and masculinity levels. Norway has lower power distance and higher femininity; while Turkey has higher power distance and higher masculinity. However, gender pay-gap persists in these two different samples; and continues to affect women. Even so, the awareness of the magnitude of gender pay-gap is generally low around the world. Thus, in Study 1, experiences of gender inequality of young, educated Norwegian and Turkish participants were investigated using focus-group discussions. It was found that in both samples gender pay-gap was a question of debate; and it was a common problem for both samples. Then in Study 2, Scandinavian and Turkish participants were compared in their gender specific system justification (GSSJ) levels, and their estimations of gender pay-gap. In general, male participants estimated lower gender pay-gap than females. Male participants had higher GSSJ scores and showed higher accuracy in their estimations compared to female participants. Scandinavian participants were also scored higher on GSSJ; and had more accurate estimations than Turkish participants. It was also shown that GSSJ mediated the effect of sex and culture on inaccuracy scores of participants in their estimations of gender pay-gap; and participants with higher GSSJ scores were found to be more accurate in their estimations. Keywords: gender specific system justification, gender discrimination, gender pay gap, perception of gender inequality.