This paper investigates the question of why women remain under-represented in management positions despite their increasing presence in the Turkish banking sector context. By using an integrative framework that brings together the relational and institutional perspectives, this paper seeks to understand how macro-level contextual influences reflect on meso-organisational processes and practices, which in turn influence women’s micro-individual career trajectories. This paper explores the careers experiences of 49 female banking professionals from three distinct banking organisations (Turkish, Western and Islamic). The findings reveal that women’s limited representation at managerial level is an outcome of the interplay between macro, meso and micro level issues. At the macro level the paper highlights religion-based fragmented social structure as a key factor in the socio-cultural context of Turkey. At the meso level, the analysis of the three different cases identifies factors relevant to both Western and Middle Eastern societal contexts. At the micro level, the analysis highlights how women’s perceptions of macro-level barriers change depending on their organisational context, emphasising the interrelatedness between these three levels. The paper contributes to women’s career literature by providing the Turkish perspective and introducing novel insights into the interplay between societal forces, organisational practices and individuals’ perceptions.

本文调查了一个问题，即尽管妇女在土耳其银行业部门中的人数不断增加，但为什么她们仍然在管理职位中所占比例不足。通过使用整合了关系和制度观点的整合框架，本文试图了解宏观背景的影响如何影响中观组织的过程和实践，进而影响女性的微观个人职业发展轨迹。本文探讨了来自三个不同的银行组织（土耳其，西方和伊斯兰）的49位女性银行业专业人员的职业经历。调查结果表明，妇女在管理级别上的有限任职是宏观，中观和微观层面问题相互作用的结果。在宏观层面上，该论文强调了基于宗教的，分散的社会结构，这是土耳其社会文化背景下的关键因素。在中观水平上，对三种不同情况的分析确定了与西方和中东社会环境相关的因素。在微观层面上，分析强调了妇女对宏观层面障碍的看法如何根据其组织背景而改变，强调了这三个层面之间的相互联系。这篇论文通过提供土耳其语的观点和对社会力量，组织实践与个人观念之间相互作用的新颖见解，为女性的职业文学做出了贡献。对这三种不同情况的分析确定了与西方和中东社会情境相关的因素。在微观层面上，分析强调了妇女对宏观层面障碍的看法如何根据其组织背景而改变，强调了这三个层面之间的相互联系。这篇论文通过提供土耳其语的观点和对社会力量，组织实践与个人观念之间相互作用的新颖见解，为女性的职业文学做出了贡献。对这三种不同情况的分析确定了与西方和中东社会情境相关的因素。在微观层面上，分析强调了妇女对宏观层面障碍的看法如何根据其组织背景而改变，强调了这三个层面之间的相互联系。这篇论文通过提供土耳其语的观点和对社会力量，组织实践与个人观念之间相互作用的新颖见解，为女性的职业文学做出了贡献。