Glass Ceiling

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iefs about women’s natural abilities and tendencies also keep them from advancing, and it is believed that women lack organizational commitment. According to Shwartz and Sheppard, “Exclusionary practices occur because executives do not want to invest in members who will not provide adequate return.” Masculine and feminine traits have much to do with why women are not promoted. Men are typically stronger and better leaders, therefore are thought to do better in higher up positions. The stereotypical roles of women, which include being nurturing and a caretaker seem to be positives qualities to have, but these traits are based on subordination, according to Faludi, who also says that “marking women as special may sound like superior, but it is also a euphemism for handicapped. According to Brenda J. Wrigley, there are five possible factors that contribute to the Glass Ceiling in public relations and communications management. The first factor is denial. Women place the blame for not advancing on themselves, and not on the corporat...