Women's work- men's work: a Turkish ethnographic study

The objective of this study is to discuss the place the distinction between women's work and men's work holds in work life. In the research, which may be deemed an ethnographic field research, participant observation, informal interview, filed notes and reflective diary have been used as data collection tools. As a result of the research, it has been deduced that the said professional distinction, which may be assessed as a part of historical process, has been taken for granted and supported by women side. It is a general view that such qualitative researches will contribute to the field particularly in the service sector, which is viewed as a women's sector, and in the tourism sector, where the number of women workers is high. We cannot generalize this research since it has taken a form with the effect of a qualitative research; but it may give us a significant point of view about relevant facts