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Beyond the Glass Ceiling
According to Dictionary.com, the meaning
of “Glass Ceiling” is as follows:
"An upper limit to professional advancement
that is imposed upon women, minorities, and
other nondominant groups and is not readily
perceived or openly acknowledged”.
According to Wikipedia, the definition
provided is as follows:
A glass ceiling is a metaphor used to
represent an invisible barrier that keeps a given
demographic from rising beyond a certain level
in a hierarchy
Interesting insight as to how words like; “imposed
upon”; “not readily perceived by”; invisible barrier”
all suggest an outside force setting this glass ceiling.
Huge strides have been made toward changing the
above belief of equality in the workplace, yet even
today, many women in South Africa and abroad
find themselves blocked from moving ahead in
their careers. For me personally, I believe that the
problem is much more than just the
“demographics” and “minorities” and perceptions
of the outside forces against women advancement. I
believe that the problem lies within our own
personal mind-sets and stuck states. Therefore,
before considering how to move beyond the
“Glass ceiling, we need to first look at what Is
keeping us “stuck to the Floor” another syndrome
we don’t fully understand or acknowledge; is the
“sticky floor syndrome”
So, let’s tackle this Stuck state first:
By HAWA CHARFARAY
CEO & Founder Training Excellence South Africa and Middle East
CEO Orbrix Dubai
Business Executive Coach, NLP Practitioner, Trainer & Motivational Global Speaker.
TEDx Lyttleton Women Speaker