Meta-Analysis of the Relationship between Perception of Organizational Justice and Gender in Educational Organizations in Türkiye

Abstract

This study aims to examine the relationship between the perception of organizational justice and gender in educational organizations using the meta-analysis method. Additionally, the study explores the impact of moderator variables, including year, thesis/study type, field of study, participants, school type, and applied region, on the relationship between organizational justice perception and gender. The research begins with a comprehensive literature review that identified 883 academic theses. These theses were then screened based on inclusion criteria, resulting in 86 independent theses that met the criteria for meta-analysis. The meta-analysis encompassed a total sample size of 37,192, with 20,503 females and 16,689 males. The study findings indicate a significant gender-based difference in organizational justice, favoring men [k = 86, d = -0.062, 95% CI (0.096, -0.028), p < 0.05]. Additionally, the results show that the relationship between gender and organizational justice perceptions remains consistent across various moderators. Based on these findings, it is recommended that researchers conduct causally-determining studies, while educational administrators should focus on enhancing interactional, distributional, and procedural efforts to improve the perception of organizational justice, particularly among women.