glass ceiling
the invisible barriers erected by men to stop women being promoted
TRANSLATION
Von Männern aufgebaute, unsichtbare Barriere, welche die Beförderung von Frauen verhindert.
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
High-flying girls 'hit GLASS CEILING' -- Girls may do well in education, but can then fall behind. Girls may be out-performing boys in national examinations, but that gap is not mirrored in the world of work, according to the Equal Opportunities Commission. The EOC says society is failing to reap the rewards of the investment in girls' achievements, with many woman hitting a glass ceiling in their careers.
(BBC News - 9 November, 2002)
(BBC News - 9 November, 2002)
Did you
know?
The term the 'glass ceiling' first came into use in 1986 when two Wall Street Journal reporters coined the phrase to describe the invisible barrier that blocks women from the top jobs in corporate America.
Since then the metaphor has also been applied to the barriers of minorities. The glass ceiling is the theory that women and minorities do not advance into senior management or executive positions within corporate America. It is a barrier that has been in place since women started redefining their roles in the family since World War II when their husbands were forced to leave the home and go fight in the war. At this time the wife went to work while the husband was at war to support the family.
At the end of the war this new trend did not cease. Women received this era as a time of choice. Although the majority of women, at this time, chose not to continue working when the war ended, a percentage remained in the workforce. This change in the culture and structure was not accepted on a positive note. Women and minorities faced multiple barriers to promotions.
(Michael R. Neal - 28 September 1999 - History of the Glass Ceiling)
Since then the metaphor has also been applied to the barriers of minorities. The glass ceiling is the theory that women and minorities do not advance into senior management or executive positions within corporate America. It is a barrier that has been in place since women started redefining their roles in the family since World War II when their husbands were forced to leave the home and go fight in the war. At this time the wife went to work while the husband was at war to support the family.
At the end of the war this new trend did not cease. Women received this era as a time of choice. Although the majority of women, at this time, chose not to continue working when the war ended, a percentage remained in the workforce. This change in the culture and structure was not accepted on a positive note. Women and minorities faced multiple barriers to promotions.
(Michael R. Neal - 28 September 1999 - History of the Glass Ceiling)
