Glass ceiling all around world and women breaking it and examples.

1. B Y - M D A B U S A L E H
M D A K R A M
S N E H A
PRESENTATION
ON
WOMEN LEADERS; BREAKING
GLASS CEILING

2. INTRODUCTION
 The glass ceiling is a metaphor for the invisible barrier
that prevents some people from rising to senior
positions.
 An unofficial barrier to opportunities within an
organization or company which is perceived to prevent
protected classes of workers, particularly women, from
advancing to higher positions.
 The glass ceiling is most often associated with women at
work – research suggests that women are 18 percent less
likely to be promoted than their male co-workers.

3. Source :-https://womenintheworkplace.com

4. REASON BEHIND GLASS CEILING
 Glass ceilings are often the result of unconscious
bias – instinctive, underlying beliefs about
ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, social class,
religion, and so on. This may be largely
unintentional
 Glass ceilings are intentional, showing up as overt
discrimination or bullying as a form of "power
play."

5. HOW TO OVERCOME IT?
1) Don't procrastinate
2) Failure is not a weakness
3) Recognize that success is plentiful
4) Eliminate assumptions
5) Aim high
6) Solicit perspective
7) Build a network
8) Toot your own horn
9) Cultivate confidence and sense of humour
10) Let go of perfection

7. INDRA NOOYI- BROKE GLASS CEILING
 Chennai-born Indra Nooyi not only broke the glass ceiling in
corporate America when she was named CEO of global
beverage giant PepsiCo in 2006
 Nooyi, one of the most powerful and influential business
leaders in the world, was regularly featured on the power lists
compiled by Forbes and Fortune magazines.
 Nooyi was also very vocal about the challenges women faced
in trying to find a balance in managing their home and work.
She had famously said at an Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado
in 2014 that women "cannot have it all."

8. GLASS CLIFF
 Glass cliff is a metaphor that refers to the tendency
of groups, organizations, or political parties to put
women in power during times of crisis or downturn,
when the likelihood of failure is highest.
 Glass cliff positions risk hurting the women
executives' reputations and career prospects because,
when a company does poorly, people tend to blame
its leadership without taking into account situational
or contextual variables.

9. GLASS CLIFF
 Placing a woman in that position gives the company
someone to blame if she fails to pull the company out
of its downward spiral. It also makes the company
look good regardless: if the woman fails, the
company still earns a reputation of being
"progressive," but it is free to reappoint a man to her
position when she fails; if she succeeds, the company
is better off and might even take credit for having the
foresight to appoint the right person for the job.

10. GLASS CLIFF- EXAMPLE
 Recent examples of prominent women facing glass
cliffs include Marissa Mayer, who was appointed
CEO of Yahoo in 2014 after it lost significant market
share to Google.