An Exploratory Study of Recruitment of Women in the Port Industry

Abstract

For decades, existing in male-dominated industries has not been easy for women. At seaports, as a male-dominated sub-industry of maritime, the industrial operators and the freight handlers employ significantly more men than women both in the office and the yard. Listening to women's stories of beginning a job in ports is important to increase their presence in ports. For this reason, this study aims to investigate narratives of women employees about their feelings and experiences at the job interview process in the ports. Narrative analysis was used in this study. According to the results, most of the participants preferred the port sector consciously. Although most of the participants had a positive job interview process, they had some worries before job application. It is hoped this research contributes to the port business both scientifically and practically by revealing the experiences of women employees in job interview processes in ports.