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The Glass Ceiling is an artificial barrier Based on attitudinal or organizational bias. It Prevents qualified women / other minorities from advancing upward into senior management level positions.
The Glass Ceiling is an artificial barrier Based on attitudinal or organizational bias. It Prevents qualified women / other minorities from advancing upward into senior management level positions.
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The Glass Ceiling is an artificial barrier Based on attitudinal or organizational bias. It Prevents qualified women / other minorities from advancing upward into senior management level positions.
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What is the ‘Glass Ceiling’? • An artificial barrier
• Based on attitudinal or organizational bias
• Prevents qualified women/ other minorities
from advancing upward into senior management level positions The Corporate Pyramid
CEO Exec.V.P. Sr. V.P V.P. Director Manager
Supervisor Floor Worker
Reasons for the Glass Ceiling LATE 1970s – EARLY 1980s MID – LATE 1980’s Women lacked required • Trends started changing experience and skills • More women took up higher education in management • Looked for careers in operating areas
They were restricted
to clerical and other support The debate over the existence services jobs of the Glass Ceiling began Opinions of Feminist Groups ◙ Job Segregation ◙ Sexual Harassment
◙ ‘Old Boy’ network ◙ Male dominated
management ◙ Sex discrimination ◙ Men’s attitudes towards ◙ Absence of strict anti- problems faced by discrimination laws women The causes of this phenomenon are attributed to • Perception of gender roles • Gender Stereotypes (Prejudices) • Hiring practices • Role expectation ,Role ambiguity ,Role juggling,Role conflict • Less emotional stability of women • Sexual harassment at workplace
• Uneven work force composition
“Those who complain about glass ceilings should keep in mind that glass can be shattered if one strikes it hard enough, and long enough”