Evaluation of the attitudes towards women managers of Healthcare professionals

Aim: This research aimed to evaluate the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards women managers.
This research was conducted using the general screening model. 122 healthcare professionals working in a public hospital affiliated to the Ministry of Health constitute consisted of this research sample. "Attitude Towards Women Managers Scale" was used as data collection tool.
Findings: The average score of healthcare professional' attitudes towards women managers is higher in "Task Role Behaviors" sub-dimension than other sub-dimension. While the attitudes of healthcare professional to women managers differ according to gender, occupation and manager preference variables, there is no significant difference according to age, education, marital status and seniority. Women's healthcare professional' attitudes towards women managers were found to be more positive than men's healthcare professional in "Task Role Behaviors", "Relational Role Behaviors" and "Work Ethic" sub-dimensions.
In the health sector, where the majority of women employees are in, it is thought that it will be beneficial to provide government support to raise the level of women in management at the same level as men, to develop and implement effective policies for them, and to make arrangements to support women as becoming managers.