Women's Management Empowerment Strategies: Studying the Role of University Counseling and Psychological Services

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Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD Student of Higher Education, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran,

2 Department of Education, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj. Iran

3 Professor, Department of Educational Administration, University of Kurdistan Sanandaj

10.48301/kssa.2023.396812.2580

Abstract

This article aims to present a theory of foundation data regarding the role of counseling and psychological services in empowering women in universities in a systematic way. Therefore, the data was collected from a semi-structured interview with 22 people selected in a purposeful and criterion manner from among the members of the university community during six months at Kurdistan University in Sanandaj city. The data were analyzed using a new method and continuous comparative analysis through three-step theoretical coding. In this research, it was first revealed that empowerment is a process, not a product, and until all the people involved in the empowerment process in the university do not have a correct understanding of the requirements and methods of women's empowerment, counseling and psychological service programs cannot be effective and in Ultimately, it is probably the women themselves who determine the success of these efforts. As much as empowerment is important in the university, it is also important to create a positive organizational atmosphere and a supportive culture of empowerment in which empowerment originates spontaneously from female students, employees and managers. Second, the establishment of empowerment strengthens the turn towards the independence of universities and the perception of higher education centers as unique entities with a specific culture. Thirdly, the importance of context and situation in the implementation of empowerment and the necessity of avoiding patterns unrelated to cultural contexts were emphasized, and finally, before any effort, university administrators should be personally committed to empowering women.

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Karafan Quarterly Scientific Journal

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 14 October 2023

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  • Receive Date: 06 June 2023
  • Revise Date: 16 July 2023
  • Accept Date: 11 October 2023

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