GLASS CEILLING

BYSOLEHAH ATIQAH BINTI MOHD

AZHAR

WHY GLASS CEILLING?

In Economics CEILING-there is a limitation blocking upward

advancementGLASS-the limitation is not immediately apparent and is

normally an unwritten and unofficial policyIn Corporate IndustryCEILING-that there is a limit to how far someone can

climb itGLASS-it is transparent and not obvious to the observer

THE DEFINITION OF GLASS CEILLING

• The advancement of a qualified person stopped at a lower level because of some form of discrimination

• Usually faced by women in industry that are dominated by man

• Limits a women as inferior and is harassed by the society

• Stereotypical view of society that women are weak physically and mentally

FACTORS OF GLASS CEILLING• the physiological differences between men and women is used to justify

the unequal treatment to women• Historical attitude of men towards women that physiological differences

limit women in their choice of career, their intellectual maturity, their credibility, as well as their ability to be effective contributors to the society

• view of women in which their "role" is that of keeper of hearth and home while that of the man is to provide for and protect this "weaker sex"--a view which continues to define different social roles for men and women.

• Women who are not able to pursue a career or who do not earn enough to maintain an adequate standard of living are dependent on their husbands or government agencies for financial support

• Women are pressured to be good mothers and are expected to play a very active role in raising their children, yet these outside forces require them to maintain a career in order to provide for those children

TYPE OF GLASS CEILLING BARIER• Different pay for comparable work• Sexual,ethnic,racial,religious discrimination or harassment in

the workplace• Lack of family-friendly workplace policies• Stereotyping and preconceptions of women’s roles abilities• Failure of senior leadership to assume accountability for

women’s advancement• Lack of role models• Lack of monitering

EFFECTS OF GLASS CEILLING

• At the top management, many women feel isolated like outsider

• Makes women feel that they are not worthy enough as their boss do not see them as a potential candidates

• Many women have faced sexual harassment, wage inequality, blocked movement and gender stereotyped roles

• Women going out of industry and raising families• Women going business for themselves

ISSUES RELATED TO GLASS CEILLING

• one out of every four U.S. women earned less than $10,000 a year (Rhoodie 259)--which is a less than adequate "living wage" for single mothers and divorced women with custodial children. For those women who do pursue a career and hold a university degree, that degree confers no advantage in the job market. Eschel M. Rhoodie reports that such women, on average, have an effective income little more than that of a man with comparable years of work experience without a high school diploma