Essays about: "Breaking the glass ceiling"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Breaking the glass ceiling.

1. 1. Breaking the Ceiling : An Explorative Study on Challenges for Women in Intrapreneurship

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Sofia Christerson; Lynn Winkelhorst; [2023]
   Keywords : Female Intrapreneurs; Female Entrepreneurs; Gendered Nature of Innovating; Challenges for Female intrapreneurs; Challenges for Female entrepreneurs;

   Abstract : That women experience different and even more challenges within the corporate environment than men do is no news. For female entrepreneurs, the challenges they experience entering the entrepreneurial setting have been and are still being researched. READ MORE

3. 2. Breaking the Bank : A study of career barriers among women in the commercial banking sector.

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Matilda Jonsson; Wilma Jangren; [2022]
   Keywords : Gender diversity; Barriers; Glass ceiling; Top Management; Banking sector; Becker’s theory of discrimination; Social role theory; System justification theory;

   Abstract : Background - Women are underrepresented in top management positions all over the globe. This also applies to Sweden, despite the country's long progressive and high material prosperity. This situation is particularly evident in the banking sector, where women represent approximately half of the workforce. READ MORE

4. 3. Breaking the glass ceiling : How to increase diversity in boards of directors in small and medium-sized enterprises in Denmark

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Casper Mose Hansen; Clementina Chifuel Manasseh; [2021]
   Keywords : Boards of Directors; Breaking the glass ceiling; Open Positions; Quotas; Diversity; Small and medium-sized companies; Networks; Culture.;

   Abstract : Breaking the glass ceiling of boards of directors has been a hot topic globally for over a decade without any significant results. With an increase in demand for sustainable companies, the current composition of most of the boards of directors is contradictory, where homogeneous boards of directors are more a rule than an exception. READ MORE

5. 4. Breaking through the Ceiling : Studying the Impact of Mentorships on Female Career Development

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Sofie Norman; Sofia Holmquist; Carolina Ljungqvist; [2019]
   Keywords : Female Career Development; Mentorships; Sponsors; Glass Ceiling; Structural Discrimination;

   Abstract : The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine how mentorships can impact women’s career development. Previous research shows that there is an inequality gap between men and women on management positions and the aim for this research paper is to see if mentorships could help close this gap and make the top-level management more gender equal. READ MORE

6. 5. Breaking the 'glass ceiling' : A Critical Discourse Analysis of how powerful businesswomen are portrayed in The Economist online

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Julie Risbourg; [2018]
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