The document discusses the concept of the "glass ceiling" which refers to artificial barriers that prevent qualified women and minorities from advancing to senior management positions. It outlines some common barriers women face such as family responsibilities, male chauvinism, attitudes towards women, lack of opportunities, pay inequality, and job segregation. The document advocates for strategies to dismantle the glass ceiling like diversifying occupations, promoting shared family responsibilities, objective hiring and promotion practices, and gender-sensitive HR policies. It highlights the story of Pakistan's first female fighter pilot who has broken through the glass ceiling and is helping pave the way for greater representation of women in the country's military.

2. The Corporate Glass Ceiling

3. The Concept of Corporate Glass Ceiling

4. According to the US Department
of Labor, a ‘glass ceiling’ is “an
artificial barrier based on attitudinal
or organizational bias that prevents
qualified women and other
minorities from advancing upward
in their organization into senior
management level positions”

6. This situation is referred to as:
 a "ceiling" as there is a limitation
blocking upward advancement,
and
 "glass" (transparent) because the
limitation is not immediately
apparent
 and is normally an unwritten and
unofficial policy.

8. This invisible barrier continues to , even
though
 there are no explicit obstacles keeping
women from acquiring advanced job
positions
 there are no advertisements that specifically
say “no women hired at this establishment”,
 nor are there any formal orders that say
“women are not qualified”
they do lie beneath the surface.

9. This barrier makes many
women feel as they are not
worthy enough to have these
high-ranking positions, but also
they feel as if their bosses do
not take them seriously or
actually see them as potential
candidates.

11. 1. Family Responsibilities

12. 2. Male Chauvinism

13. 3. Attitude towards women

14. 3. Attitude towards women

15. 4. The disadvantages of being a
woman in the business world

16. 5. Paid less than men of equal ability.

17. 6. Sex Discrimination

18. 7. Signs of Racism.

19. 8. Job Segregation.

20. Job Segregation is the
concentration of women and
men in different types and
levels of activity and
employment, with women being
confined to a narrow range of
occupations than men, and to
the lower grades of work.

21. In certain organizations
glass ceiling really depends
on the people you work with.
People who do your
assessment and reward you
with the kind of increment: if
you are doing it on merit then
it's ok.

22. 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

23. 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

24. Gender-Sensitive Human
Resource Policies
•mentoring and networking
•giving young women
challenging,varied and visible
assignments
•work-family or work-life programmes
•sexual harassment policy
•flexible working time and work place
•training

25. WHAT WOMEN SHOULD DO??
 passion,
 dedication
 having an attitude of a self
confidence are what make a
successful career woman.

26. In PAKISTAN you will find a lot
of women accepted in lower and
middle management role.
However, if you go up the triangle
you will find that there are not many
women there. There is a glass
ceiling and many women have
experienced it.

28. VEDIO ON BREAKINGTHROUGHTHE
GLASS CEILING :
Video description
Duration : 01:25
Pakistan’s first female fighter pilot
helps break the glass ceiling for
women.
http://tune.pk/video/2269562/pakistan-
female-fighter-pilot-combat-ready

29. Full Story:
Through the ages - the military life has traditionally been a man’s world.
But one woman in Pakistan has broken through the glass ceiling, and her career is really taking off.
Meet Pakistan’s first female fighter pilot, 26 year old Ayesha Farooq. She’s one of five female fighter pilots in
Pakistan, but is the first to have passed the test qualifying her for combat.
When it comes to her role as a fighter pilot, she says she’s treated just the same as her male peers.
[Ayesha Farooq, Fighter Pilot]:
"I don’t feel any difference. We have the same activities. My colleagues are very cooperative. We take
challenges, like who will do more precise bombing and everything. So I don’t feel like there is any
difference."
It’s been a long time coming... although women have served in Pakistan’s armed forces since 1947, they
have largely been confined to desk jobs and medical work.
But attitudes towards women are changing. Over the past decade women have become sky marshals, and a
select few are serving in anti-terrorist forces.
[Naseem Abbas, Wing Commander]:
"So, for me, its good whether I have female pilots or male pilots. As far as they are able to fight, they are able
to fly."
Pakistan now has 316 women in the air force compared to around 105 years ago - a remarkable rise in this
conservative country where many women are expected to stay grounded in traditional roles..