Glass Celling

Women and the Glass Ceiling

The “Glass ceiling” is a contentious prone that continuously in demand interest. There are many statistics and assumptions that come into performance. As a matter of fact, many people find it hard to come to conclusion. The question that is asked is the glass ceiling really exists, or is it the barriers of a woman willingly to work hard to, maintain a balance between their homes and career lives. Women want to be recognized mentally the chance to achieve and to make progress without anyone or something obstructing their vision or access. Women are being blocked from advancing in their careers. The concept of the “glass ceiling” was first recognized as an American social issue in 1986. The Wall Street Journal had published an article describing the impossible barriers that women had to confront as they tried to reach the top of the corporate ladder (Federal Glass Ceiling Commission, 1995). This invisible barrier reflects inequality and discrimination of a group of individuals. In the case of the glass ceiling that discrimination is specifically targeted toward women and minorities. Since this revelation in 1986 when America took a long and hard look at the glass ceiling, people tend to think that the confines of the glass ceiling are being chipped away in today's society. Though I fear that is not the case, as the glass ceiling is still ever present in the workforce. This paper explores the glass ceiling and its effect on society.

Professor Diana Bilimoria hit it on the nail when she proclaimed, “Even when women do all the right things, and have all the right stuff, they continue to be blocked from the innermost circles of power” (Daily). The increasing number of working women with an education and experience in the business world continue to encounter this blockade mentioned by Professor Bilimoria. Suzanne M. Crampton and Jitendra M. Mishra find that the promotions to managerial positions achieved by women have, unfortunately, not kept...