Glass Ceiling : Women in management
Rantala, Virve (2010)
Rantala, Virve
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
2010
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2010062212466
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2010062212466
Tiivistelmä
This study has examined the phenomenon called Glass Ceiling. It has approached the phenomenon in two different views. One is career development and another one is women in management. Main purpose for this study was to inspect women working life and career opportunities. Why women’s career developments end in a certain level? What is glass ceiling and how to break it? Paper also investigates reasons behind the effect. Prejudices and biases are the worst enemies for women’s career. How to change these beliefs and corporate cultures? Is the glass ceiling nonsense or is it real?