1 GENDER SEGREGATION IN TURKISH INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT By SERAP PALAZ Balıkesir University, Bandırma IIBF Paper presented at The International Association for Feminist Economics 2000 Conference, Boðaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey, August 15 -17, 2000. ABSTRACT In this paper the pattern of change in the vertical (position) occupational gender segregation in Turkish higher education employment over the year of 1988/9 to 1997/8 is measured using the Karmel and Maclachlan (KI) index of segregation. Also, each 40 academic disciplines within the higher education institutions are examined to show if there are any differences in segregation levels and changes in the trend of vertical occupational segregation for over the whole period. Moreover, the contribution of the academic disciplines to the overall level of segregation in the university sector, using modified KI, is investigated. The results shows that although aggregate measures of segregation indicate a slight increase in vertical segregation, the decomposition of the KI suggests that some gender integration have been observed within positions during the whole period. In addition, although in the past women were generally in the fields of natural sciences and engineering, recently Turkish academic women are choosing traditionally more feminine fields. KEYWORDS Gender discrimination, vertical occupational segregation, Higher Education employment in Turkey.