glass ceiling and women career advancement: evidence from nigerian construction industry

Glass Ceiling and Women Career Advancement: Evidence from Nigerian Construction Industry

Despite the fact that women possess the required knowledge, skills, competencies, training and experiences to perform effectively and efficiently in construction industry, they experience entry and career advancement barriers. This research examines the effects of glass ceiling syndrome on women career advancement in construction industry. Data were obtained through structured questionnaire dis...

The Second Glass Ceiling Impedes Women Entrepreneurs

Executive Summary The glass ceiling phenomenon that impedes the advancement of talented women professionals into senior executive roles inside large corporations is widely recognized in society, studied in the management literature, taught in business schools, and tangibly felt by many women executives. Outside the corporate setting, we show that a second glass ceiling exists for women entrepre...

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The ‘Glass Ceiling’ Phenomenon for Malaysian Women Accountants

Apparently it was claimed that organisations are often not build to accommodate women’s values, primarily because they entered organisations relatively late, and work in a relatively narrow range of occupations. Given this scenario, men and women experience organisational cultures very differently and perceive gender discrimination as an issue. The number of women with children participating in...

Two Pioneer 19th-Century Women Who Breached Ophthalmology's Glass Ceiling.

This editorial pays tribute to the first 2 women who became regularly trained ophthalmologists in late 19thcentury America. After the graduation of Elizabeth Blackwell from Geneva Medical College in 1849 and the establishment of the Women’s Medical College in Philadelphia the following year, a gradual trickle of female physicians entered the ranks of the medical profession in the United States....

The Relationship between dimensions of glass ceiling and organizational commitment of women employees

The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between the dimensions of glass ceiling and the organizational commitment of women employees at University of Isfahan, which was conducted by a correlational-type descriptive method. The study population consisted of the women employees working at University of Isfahan, whose number stood at 428 individual and 202 individuals of the...