Gender Pay Equity Commitment

Sakarya University (SAU) maintains an institutional policy commitment to wage scale equity that aligns with the goal of measuring and eliminating gender-based pay differences, a policy enforced throughout the 2024 reporting period (01.01.2024–31.12.2024). This commitment is formally documented in the University's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) documentation under Employment Policies. SAU explicitly states that its wage policy ensures equal pay for equal work, adhering strictly to national legislation, including the Civil Servants Law No. 657, which prohibits discrimination in compensation. The policy confirms that salaries for all academic and administrative personnel are determined solely based on non-discriminatory factors like seniority, hierarchical level, and academic title, thereby eliminating discretionary pay practices that could introduce gender bias. Furthermore, the University's public commitment confirms that all personnel earn above the subsistence level, and the pay scale structure inherently guarantees that wages are independent of gender, religion, or any other personal characteristic. The principles underpinning this policy, which focus on maintaining gender equality in the wage scale structure, were established in prior periods (such as the reference to the 2022 operational policy) and remained foundational to SAU's employment practices throughout the 2024 calendar year.