The Glass Ceiling Phenomenon :: Business Management Studies

The Glass crownwork PhenomenonThe Glass Ceiling is a restraint to prevent women rising to thehighest positions in an organization as a result of informalexclusionary practices (cited in Giddens 2002, pg, 552). Thesepractices include informal harassment, sexual discrimination andpregnancy discrimination.Explanations for the glass ceiling phenomena derive from thestereotype of women into traditional roles. Many men quench carry theattitude despite live in this modern day and age that women argon not loose of higher managerial roles and that their place rightfullybelongs at home on with the house-hold chores. There is also thepoint that many corporate firms think doubly before employing women forthe top position, in terms of their level of commitment, for it isinevitable that all(prenominal) woman will want to have a child at some point intheir life. However maternity leave is viewed upon as an expense interms of money and the valuable time that is supererogatory in order to fi llthe vacant position.The organisational structure is another barrier that women have tocontend with for it is evident that most firms are male prevail andhuddle together when it comes to after work social activities, thus loss the woman to feel as an out cast.An article published in The Guardian 25/09/2002 backs The GlassCeiling phenomena as it shows that women are still not making it tothe top of their professions, despite thirty years of equaliseopportunities policies in the public and voluntary sectors. Whilethere may be some women higher up in management it can be argued thatthese are just token positions so that the corporate managementcannot be accused of discrimination. Those few who are successful inmaking it are then dealt the blow of being paid substantially less