Link to article: http://www.forbes.com/2006/03/07/glass-ceiling-opportunities--cx_hc_0308glass.html
I stumbled across this article while researching women and the glass ceiling in corporate America. The article states that concern over pay differences between men and women is becoming less of a concern among women. The article also explains some reasons for the pay differences found in the workplace such as women working fewer hours and women not keeping jobs as long as men. Even after considering these explanations, there is still a disparity in pay between men and women.
The article mentions that the concern for lower pay isn't felt as much anymore because women don't hold their job success all on pay and job status. Women care more about their relationship with co-workers and charitable causes.
One of the most important points mentioned in the article is that women want the same power and responsibility in the workplace as men do. In other words, women aren't holding themselves back from reaching the top of the corporate ladder; they want to reach the top. Also, a survey shows that most executives admit to an invisible barrier (glass ceiling) existing.
Overall, women are generally happy with their pay and job positions. As mentioned before, their happiness doesn't come simply from job title and salary. Women seek more such as relationships with coworkers.
Here's a question for everyone. Just because women are generally "happy" with their status in the workplace, does that mean we should do nothing to break the glass ceiling that is preventing those who are ambitious from reaching the top of the corporate ladder?
Luis Otero
Even though women tend to be more focused on maintain good relationships among their co-workers this doesn't give society the excuse of discriminating against them. Women's values are quite different than men. Women tend to be more feminine and men tend to be more masculine. Women value relationships and quality of life more than money and material objects that men seek. Women might value these things more than men but that doesn’t necessarily mean women don’t seek to be promoted and valued as a hard working individual. If women are just as qualified for the position they should be highly considered for the job regardless of their values. Women also can bring more diversity to the workplace. Sometimes a woman brings a different style and technique to an organization that can help dig a company out of a whole to become a highly successful business. Just to name a few successful women CEO’s: Sara Lee’s Brenda Barnes, Pepsi Co’s Indra Nooyi, and Kraft Food’s Irene Rosenfeld. These are well known companies and very successful with women CEO’s as their leaders. Organizations need to stop discriminating against women in the workplace. Give woman a chance and you might be surprised by the results.
ReplyDelete-Mitchell Terry,Team 1
I completely agree with you Mitchell. I think the reasons given in that article are used as excuses to keep women from reaching the top. After doing research on the glass ceiling effect I found that when women are in a top position, the company usually makes more money and is more successful. They introduce a new perspective that is very critical to beating out the competition.
ReplyDelete--Luis Otero