Breaking Through The Glass Ceiling

4. Once Upon Time….

5. …happily ever after.

6. 1970’s & 80’s
Doctor
Business Woman
Lawyer
Engineer
Politician
Interior Designer
Sky’s the Limit!

7. Reality Sets In…

8. Why Glass Ceiling Exists…

9. Statistics…
• Women Hold 1 To 3 Per Cent Of
Top Executive Jobs In The
Largest Corporations World
Wide
• Only 12 Countries Have A
Women Head Of State
• Only 14 % Of The World’s
Parliamentarians Are Women
• Only 1 Per Cent Of Trade Union
Leaders Are Women

10. Women in Management…
Top Jobs 1-5 Percent Of Executive
Jobs Occupied By Women.
Senior Management 10-20 Percent.
Managerial Jobs 6-30 Percent.
Administrative And Managerial 10-43 Percent.
Professional And Technical 20-60 Percent.

11. Pyramidal Organizational Structures…

12. Glass Walls…

13. Analysts Argue…

14. Major Reasons…

15. Why Dismantle The ‘Glass Ceiling’…
• Women Are A Key Resource In
The Race To Create New
Products And Resources
• Women’s Skills Level Is Rising
• More And More Women Are
Starting Businesses
• It’s Not Only The Right Thing To
Do, It’s Also Good For Business

16. Strategies To Break Through the ‘Glass Ceiling’…
• Diversify Occupations For
Women And Men
• Foster Greater Sharing Of Family
Responsibilities
• Objective And Unbiased
Recruitment And Promotion
Procedures
• Gender-sensitive Human
Resource Policies
• Cultivate And Nurture Women’s
Entrepreneurial Talents

17. References…
The Gender Wage Gap
http://www.payequity.gov.on.ca/en/about/pubs/genderwage/wagegap.php
Empowering Women in Business. Feminist Majority Foundation. http://www.feminist.org/research/business/ewb_glass.html
Five Ways to Break Through the Glass Ceiling. The Wall Street Journal. August 14, 2013.
http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/08/14/five-ways-to-break-through-the-glass-ceiling/
Gender Inequality Index: Canada Edges up to 20th; still far off all time high
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/gender-equality-index-canada-edges-up-to-20th-still-far-off-all-time-high-1.1513022
Glass Ceiling Or Glass Cage? Breaking Through The Biggest Barrier Holding Women Back. Forbes. August 4, 2013.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/margiewarrell/2013/08/04/glass-ceiling-or-glass-cage-breaking-through-the-biggest-barrier-holding-
women-back/
The Gender Wage Gap
http://www.payequity.gov.on.ca/en/about/pubs/genderwage/wagegap.php
The Gender Wage Gap in Canada
http://www.worklifecanada.ca/page.php?id=54&n=89

18. Thank You!