Glass Ceiling Discrimination On Women

According to an estimate provided by the Glass Ceiling Commission, the percentage of women occupying executive manager positions in the top 200 companies around the world is barely 5-10 percent. In the United States alone, 95-97 percent of senior managerial positions in country’s biggest corporations are men. In Australia, only 8.8 percent of executive managers in Australia’s biggest companies are women. Similar statistics have been obtained regarding the occupancy of women in a senior position in every sector including judiciary, business and politics.

Taking into consideration their intelligence, women have the potential to achieve an equal footing with men. But, it is the social practices and male attitudes that are making an effective barrier and preventing women from rising above a certain point. In the private sector, a woman is paid almost 25 percent less than a man inspite of both genders doing the same job. Women choose relatively low paid jobs because they are offered more flexibility when they decide to start a family and the opportunity to work part-time. Promotions and higher job offers are rejected by women because these jobs demand regular work hours.

Why should only women sacrifice for starting a family when both the partners have an equal responsibility towards maintaining the relationship?

The most appropriate way of removing glass ceiling discrimination against women is to educate men so that they become more involved towards family responsibilities. Awareness among men is necessary to make them understand that women hold a similar importance in the society as like men and that they are capable of handling every single responsibility that a man can handle. The time has come for men to recognize that women are no longer the weaker sex.