Career development of professional women in Turkey

Abstract

Professor Cigdem Kagitcibasi was a mentor and a role model to me. She has influenced my life in more than one way by being instrumental or supportive in many of my key life decisions. She was influential in my choice of cross-cultural and industrial/organizational psychology as my areas of specialization, and my recruitment to Koc University, one of the leading research universities in Turkey. She was the "best woman" at my wedding, sharing the happiness and joy in one of the most important days of my life. I have always been deeply honored to be her student and colleague. This chapter I proudly dedicate to her.