Abstract:

Stress that occurs as a physical and psychological reaction to some incentives arising from the events/situations that a person encounters in the work or social life is an important risk factor in the preservation of the health of the work environment and the work environment. In addition to its impact on the individual, it also indirectly affects the work environment. Stress is a situation that, due to the human-focused structure, the construction sector employees are also often experiencing. For stress to be controlled, it is important to identify the sources of stress. In this study, the sources of stress encountered in the work life, the levels of impact of events/situations that break the work-life balance and the differences according to demographic variables and the intention of leaving the job have been studied in women architects specifically. In the study, the literature was used for an survey form. In the questionnaire form prepared as a data collection tool, the architectural office and female architects working in the contractor/supplier company are asked to evaluate the levels of impact by events/situations that break the stress sources and work-life balance. The survey was conducted with 157 participants. The data obtained are statistically assessed. Women’s architects are among the findings that the obligation to complete the work at a certain time, the man’s dominance of the working environment, the long and irregular hours of work, the responsibility for more than one person at the same time, the prediction towards the woman in the sector, the stress sources that affect the personal responsibilities of the woman in the working life at the highest level. The findings also show that women’s architects have difficulty at the middle level in establishing a job-life balance, and their intentions to leave work are low. Work findings, long and irregular hours of work, the obligation to complete the work in a certain time and the characteristics characterized by the construction sector, such as being responsible for more than one person at the same time, also show that the female architects are stressed.

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