The document discusses the glass ceiling, which refers to an unbreakable barrier that prevents minorities and women from advancing to upper-level positions in corporations regardless of their qualifications. While laws have attempted to outlaw discrimination, barriers such as male-dominated management, lack of anti-discrimination policies, and stereotypes still contribute to the existence of the glass ceiling. A few examples are given of successful Indian women who have broken through the glass ceiling, such as leaders at PepsiCo and Biocon, but statistics show that women remain underrepresented in top executive positions and political leadership worldwide.

1. GLASS CEILING
Shaquila Farheen
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2. Introduction
 A glass ceiling is a political term used to describe,
the unbreakable barrier that keeps minorities
and women from rising to the upper rungs of the
corporate ladder, regardless of their qualification
or achievements.
 The term glass ceiling is also come to describe
the discrimination among deaf, blind, disabled
and aged after that.

3. Legal advantages
 Glass ceiling (sexual discrimination) was
outlawed in the US through the civil rights
act of 1964 in the hopes of allowing women
to rise in the working world.
 In India according to the article 16 of Indian
constitution, there is a equality of opportunity
for women and minorities related to
employment.

4. Reasons for glass ceiling
 Male dominated management.
 Lack of proper anti discrimination law and
government action on discrimination.
 Men’s attitude towards problems faced by
women.
 Preference of men over women of same
educational qualification and calibre.

5. Basis problems with women
 Women leaves their job midway due to
personal problems(like marriage and raising
family)
 In order to get into top management it
requires commitment, dedication and
determination, which was lacking.
 Less paid because they worked for lesser time
and joined low risk jobs.

6. Why glass ceiling exists?
 Stereotypes
 Lack of role models
 Inability to re enter workforce
 Culture
 Traditional approach of companies

7. Indian women who break glass
ceiling
 Indra nooyi – chairperson & CEO of PepsiCo.
 Kiran mazumdar Shaw – chairperson & M.D
of Biocon.
 Naina lal kidwai – CEO of HSBC.

8. Some statistic
 Women hold 1 to 5 percent 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% of trade union leaders are women.

9.  “it’s clear that there aren’t enough women in
business, and the stereotypes will exist as
long as there aren’t enough of us.”

10. Thank you