It has been proven that men are more likely to advance to higher positions than women. There are a few major reasons for this.
Women are less likely to compromise their ethical values for their job, and women are more likely to adjust their careers for family. Finally, the inner network at the top of the ladder is filled with men. Women hold only 14.6 percent of executive officer positions, 8.1 percent of top earning positions, 4.6 percent of Fortune 500 CEO positions and 16.9 percent of Fortune 500 board seats.
How are women supposed to break the glass ceiling if it is being firmly held down by men?
As a young woman getting ready to go to college, into a field dominated by men, computer science, seeing these statistics is startling. My dream is to hold a position that is high in management in a big tech company.
How am I supposed to reach the job that I want when there is a firm wall that is blocking me with the smallest of cracks as the only way to get past?
– Delaney Mathews
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