THE GLASS CEILING AND WOMEN'S CAREER ADVANCEMENT

The last few decades have witnessed an augmented amount of women in the place of work. Over 50 percent of adult females now work; a situation that has possibly consequence in gender roles alteration. However, although there is new candidness to women participation in the workforce gender disparities...

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Published in:BVIMSR’s Journal of Management Research 2018-04, Vol.10 (1), p.21-30
Main Author: Fapohunda, Tinuke M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Career advancement
Female employees
Females
Gender differences
Gender equity
Hospitality industry
Labor force
Labor market
Leadership
Local government
Managers
Occupations
Professionals
Professions
Security services
Sex roles
Studies
Women
Workplace diversity
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Summary:The last few decades have witnessed an augmented amount of women in the place of work. Over 50 percent of adult females now work; a situation that has possibly consequence in gender roles alteration. However, although there is new candidness to women participation in the workforce gender disparities still persist in the workplace. The glass ceiling is a pattern that hampers women attraction and development particularly when evaluated against the overall figure of females in the labour force. It scrutinizes gender disparities between men and women in the workplace. There are discriminations against women, generating a gender gap that checks the advancement of women into top-level managerial positions. This study focuses on the effect of the glass ceiling on women career advancement. Five hypotheses were tested on the influences of personal dynamics, relational dynamics, organizational dynamics and cultural dynamics on women career advancement. The sample size was 480 and a self-administered questionnaire was employed. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were employed in data analysis. The results depict a moderate negative relationship between the glass ceiling and women career advancement, and also confirm that personal dynamics, organizational dynamics and cultural dynamics significantly influence women career advancement. This study thus concludes that there are significant effects of the glass ceiling on women career advancement.
ISSN:0976-4739