STUDY OF GLASS CEILIING IN PROMOTION OF FEMALE EMPLOYEES IN AMRAVATI CITY (With special reference to Corporate Sector)
Journal Title: International Journal of Management, IT and Engineering - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 6
Abstract
“Glass Ceiling” refers to the seen, yet unbreakable barrier that keeps women and minorities from rising to the upper rungs of the corporate ladder, regardless of their qualifications or achievements”. “Ceiling” refers to the limitation of the upward progress of women and “Glass” refers to the invisible barrier which limits the women from reaching the top positions. Though this barrier is not mentioned in any rule book but it is a fact that is clearly understood by both the sexes. Thus, to explain in simple terms “Glass Ceiling” refers to the invisible but real barrier through which the next stage or level of advancement can be seen, but cannot be reached by a section of qualified and deserving employees. Such barriers exist due to implicit prejudice on the basis of age, ethnicity, political or religious affiliation and /or sex. In our everyday lives we come across incidents of sexual discrimination at work place, at home and at social circles. Women since ages have been known as the weaker sex. Well, situations of gender discrimination are properly referred to as the “Glass Ceiling Effect” However looking at India’s 127th rank out of 142 countries in terms of Gender Development Index (2016), it seems India has to go a long way to realize the dream of gender equality. It is important for the organizations to play an important and active role in having a gender equality ratio in their organizations for promoting the female employees to progress more and reach the upper level of executive management. For the Nation to develop and grow, it is important that females are not seen as weaker sex and are given equal opportunities to explore their talent in all the fields. There are some females who have shattered the Glass Ceiling and have made a powerful impact in their fields, naming a few - Chanda Kochhar, Tessy Thomas, Zarin Daruwala, Nita Ambani, Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chitra Ramkrishna, Kiran MazumdarShaw etc. The present study is an attempt to investigate the presence of Glass Ceiling in Corporate Sector of Amravati City.
Authors and Affiliations
Mrs. Vidhi Saxena And Dr. Suresh S. Kawitkar
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