Sunday, April 10, 2011
Breaking through the Glass Ceiling
Although the glass ceiling barrier has been making strides over the years, there is still a long way to go until it will be able to be shattered. Currently, the top positions held by women is at a measly 3%. Yes, women have been moving up into higher management spots and such, but there are still too many barriers. Not only barriers that are brought on by men, but women themselves. Some women that may be perfect for these positions do not have the correct way of advertising their skills properly. Credibility is extremely hard to gain, especially for women. Some suggestions for shattering the glass ceiling could be to put women, credible or not, into decision making roles. From their they will learn the necessary steps to being a higher-up, and can gain credibility from hands on training and guidance. There are too many creative women to leave out half of the population and only have men in top management positions. By giving women a chance to make decisions, they will get more comfortable and are likely to accept these positions without hesitation.
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I agree that women pose several barriers for themselves that can prevent them from gaining top level positions. However, I think that many women may not be provided with advice or additional information or tips they can use to help them break through those barriers. It wasn't till my senior year that I learned about how to negotiate properly or how to be successfully take risks and those are many things that some women may have never been thought. I want to see more programs that help women with advice from women that are already in top level positions and helpful tips on how to successfully climb the corporate ladder.
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