Abstract:

In a patriarchal World, woman is exposed to masculinely-defined socio-economic and political power. Woman experiences public sphere within a dominant and encompassing social understanding that identifies the sexuality of professions. All of the most observed issue of the gender discrimination. This situation is called “glass ceiling” in managment literature. Glass Ceiling syndrome means all of the obstacles that place between women and senior management, are invisible and can’t be explained clearly. This situation, as well as a negative impact on women's career progression in management brings serious problems. Conducting a literature survey, the concept of “Glass Ceiling” has been explained and the obstacles confronting women in preferment to senior management positions have been presented depending on the related studies held in Turkey and other countries.

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