The Glass Ceiling Effect. An international comparison

Seminar paper from the year 2022 in the subject Leadership and Human Resources - Recruiting, grade: 2, University of Applied Sciences Stuttgart, language: English, abstract: This seminar paper aims to analyse various factors for the existence of the glass ceiling. Furthermore, the seminar paper aims to give reasonable recommendations for businesses to include alternative and unconventional working models, to improve the general participation of women in the labour market. In the past several decades, the number of studies about gender-specific differences in career opportunities increased due to the rising social rethink across Europe. However, various studies show, that the potential among well-educated women in Germany and other European countries has been not exploited significantly. Until today, many professional careers of women end at a so-called “glass ceiling” and the introduction of a quota for women in management and executive positions remains highly controversial and ineffective. Although the number of well-educated and qualified women increased, there is still evidence that barriers within organizations hinder women to climb the career letter.