The US Glass Ceiling study concluded that even a small increase in women passing through the glass door to a managerial position significantly increases other women's chances of passage. Assignments A range of assignments are now offered for discussion by groups of learners. Read and evaluate the following crude generalisations before tackling these. They are merely written to be provocative and to trigger a reaction.
Many women lack confidence in their abilities generally.
Also employers tend to undervalue the skills and experiences women have acquired in running homes and looking after children. Selection panels are often dominated by men particularly for senior jobs. There is a tendency that interviewers recruit people like themselves so that a panel made up of white, middle-class macho men is more likely to identify with candidates of similar characterisitics.