Breaking The Glass Ceiling: Can Women Reach The Top Of America's Largest Corporations? - Hardcover

Morrison, A M; White, R P; Van Velsor, E; Center For Creative Leadership

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9780201632149: Breaking The Glass Ceiling: Can Women Reach The Top Of America's Largest Corporations?

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ISBN 10: 0201632144 ISBN 13: 9780201632149

Publisher: Basic Books, 1992

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At a time when women have more tools than ever before to help them break through the glass ceiling, including the government's "Glass Ceiling" Initiative and the Civil Rights Act, far too many remain trapped beneath it. This book takes a close look at who has broken through, and how, and provides practical advice for others who want to do the same.
Based on the ground-breaking three-year study of female executives that brought the glass ceiling to national attention, this book examines the factors that determine success or derailment in the corporate environment, reveals how the executive environment is different for women, and looks at the new obstacles along the road to the top. Invaluable advice is provided from the female executives themselves on learning the ropes in a company, getting the right kind of support, and integrating work and life, as well as tips from those higher up the ladder - savvy insiders - on how these women are perceived within the company. This edition also highlights new research and emphasizes what has changed with the creation of the government's 1991 Glass Ceiling Initiative and the passage of the 1991 Civil Rights Act.
Vital reading for every woman in business and for every employer and manager now responsible for the removal of any barriers to her advancement, this book explodes long-held myths and addresses such important questions as:
Do women have what it takes for senior management in a large corporation?
Does a new brand of discrimination stop them cold at the top floor?
What can companies do to enhance the success of women in their organizations?
Is it just a matter of time before a new generation of women breaks through the glass ceiling?

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About the Author:

Ann M. Morrison is the founder and president of the New Leaders Institute, a consulting and research firm in Del Mar, California. She is also a senior fellow of The Center for Creative Leadership, an international nonprofit educational organization that focuses on research and training in leadership development.

Randall P. White, Ph.D., and Ellen Van Velson, Ph.D., are on the staff of The Center for Creative Leadership at its headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina.

From Publishers Weekly:

This far-reaching study of female executives indicates progress in their status, but not enough in light of equal employment laws. Although women have reached management levels, only a miniscule minority in the Fortune 500 companies hold top positions1.7%. Frank responses from women and their male associates interviewed here illustrate factors that work for and against those trying to break sexist barriersthe glass ceiling between women and the top. Capable women can be limited as well by lack of drive, failure to get and give help or exhaustion caused by their responsibilities as wives and mothers. The authors' findings are buttressed by statistics, as well as psychological/behavioral evaluations of men and women candidates for promotion. The book also speculates that females will advance further when they achieve recognition as individuals in their own right. The authors are on the staff of the Center for Creative Leadership, a nonprofit institution headquartered in Greensboro, N.C.
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