The glass ceiling concept, which is a dimension of gender discrimination in working life, appears as a concept that hinders women's professional success and abilities and is seen as one of the obstacles that women find difficult to overcome. Many studies have been conducted on this concept, which remains popular today. In this study, it is aimed to examine the views of female academicians working in the Faculty of Sport Sciences on the glass ceiling syndrome in the academic career process. The research was designed as a single case study from qualitative research methods. Criterion sampling method, one of the purposeful sampling methods, was used. The participants of the study consisted of 11 female academicians with a background in sports. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Considering the factors affecting the glass ceiling syndrome, the interview questions included their thoughts on becoming an academic, their views on having equal opportunities to male academics, their views on their experiences due to their gender, their views on the high number of men in managers, their views on the place of women in society, their views on the support of female academics by their managers, and their views on the characteristics of the current and ideal manager. The collected data were analyzed by content analysis method. According to the findings, the main problem of female academics in the academic career process is the problem of inequality between men and women due to the patriarchal social structure. On the other hand, it has been observed that women are less in managerial positions due to male dominance, and the reason for this is that women cannot make their presence felt in a patriarchal society. According to another important finding, the existence of structural and cultural barriers that limit the career advancement of female academics has also been revealed in this study, and the fact that the place of women in society is seen as worthless is one of the most important findings of this study. As a result of these results, it is recommended that policies and practices should be reviewed to create a more fair and egalitarian working environment for women academics to be more productive.

Academician, academic career, glass ceiling syndrome