Essays about: "The Glass Ceiling"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 65 essays containing the words The Glass Ceiling.

1. 21. Protecting positions of power and privileges : The Racial Glass Ceiling in the UK Civil Society Sector

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

   Author : Stela Kosova; [2020]
   Keywords : social closure; cloning culture; everyday racism; obstacles; BAME; career trajectory; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : As institutional racism and the underrepresentation of BAME have become world-wide central issues, the question of equal opportunities for upward mobility in the labour market and social mobility for this particular community are at the forefront, including the UK context. Evidence suggests that BAME have unequal access to opportunities for career progression in the workplace and that upward mobility is inextricably linked to obstacles at every stage of their career in comparison to their white counterparts. READ MORE

3. 22. Challenges experienced by female executive managers with children - A study of work-life balance, glass ceiling and gender gap within management in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Amalia Larsson Hurtig; Kertu-Kadi Kikas; [2019]
   Keywords : Leadership; Management; Gender Gap; Glass Ceiling; Work-Life Balance; Executive Women; Networks; Diversity; Sweden; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Academic research has tried to explain the challenges women in executive positions face in connection to work-life balance, glass ceiling and the gender gap in management. However, these previous studies have been made mainly quantitatively. Therefore, this study aims to go beyond the numbers by using a qualitative research approach. READ MORE

4. 23. Is the Glass Ceiling a Motherhood Ceiling After All?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Karolina Jennings; [2019]
   Keywords : gender inequality; gender pay gap; child penalty; fertility; South Korea; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : South Korea has the highest gender pay gap and the lowest fertility rate in the OECD (OECD Data, n.y.). Gender equity theory suggests that there is a link between high gender inequality and low fertility, as women struggle to have both a career and a family. READ MORE

5. 24. The diffusion of Gender Policy in Accounting firms : the role of company structure and size

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

   Author : Rami Alfaysal; Emma Andersson; [2019]
   Keywords : Diversity; gender equality; Glass ceiling; Audit; Accounting; career; Big Four;

   Abstract : Women have a few managerial positions compared to men in audit and accounting firms. It said that large companies have intentions to increase the number of women accountants in managerial positions. READ MORE

6. 25. A comparative study of the glass ceiling effect in Sweden, Great Britain and France : Is there a difference in the glass ceiling effect for women in these three countries and do the level of education and type of workplace matter?

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

   Author : Ellen Fridsén; Victoria Sjölander; [2019]
   Keywords : Glass ceiling; Managerial position; Women; Public sector;

   Abstract : The inequality of the labour market has long been a discussed and studied topic and today we know that women earn less than their comparable male colleagues. Many studies have been conducted to find out if there is a glass ceiling effect for women in the labour market but most of these have used wages as their outcome variable. READ MORE