The Glass Ceiling

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The glass ceiling is a concept that refers to societal and corporate disparity. This study provides an overview of this phenomenon and explores the causative factors that prevent female mangers from advancing. The paper explains that it was found that the literature stressed gender discrimination as a central factor and also pointed to the prevalence of related and complex issues that still maintain managerial disparity in the corporate environment. Includes several graphs and tables.
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. The Problem and Literature Overview
Figure 1. Corporate Female Managers.
3. Stereotypes
4. The Wage Gap
5. Conclusion and Recommendations
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"In essence the term glass ceiling can be can be viewed as the" idea that discrimination against women in the workplace remains a formidable barrier to their upward mobility in the corporate world." ( Lopez, N.) The recognition of this fact in the corporate business world as evidence of discriminatory practice resulted in legislation and the Glass Ceiling Act, as part of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, introduced by Senator Robert Dole and signed by President Bush. A bipartisan twenty-one member Glass Ceiling Commission was charged with preparing recommendations on the glass ceiling issue for the President and corporate leaders. (ibid)"

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