Summary Of Anne Gibson's Essay: The Glass Ceiling Effect

In her essay about the Glass Ceiling Effect, Anne Gibson discusses the needed improvement in attitudes toward women in the work force. She presents different aspects of treatment towards them that need changed. It was a very interesting essay to read. Although grammar and explanations could be refined, I got the impression that even though some improvement is being made towards eliminating this effect, more needs to be done. The author bases her argument on the premise that women deserve to be paid and respected based on their works, not on the fact that they are a woman. She captures this perfectly when she says, “Society wants to tell women that they can’t do it, that they will never be enough, that they can never reach the potential that a man can reach, but I believe that women can do just as much as a man and more. We need to show the upcoming generation just how powerful they can be and that their gender does not define what they can and cannot do.” In other words, we need to quit judging people because of who they are. Instead, we should realize their capacity to achieve great things. The author attempts to …show more content…
As I have said, the quotes need to be better introduced to be trusted. Furthermore, in quotes need more explained. In one part of the essay she writes, “Louise Beuchert, Maria Humlum, and Rune Vejlin conducted a study,” and then goes on to tell of the results of that study. However, the readers are left clueless as to what the study was. Including the results was a good choice because they tell of beneficial effects of avoiding the glass ceiling effect, but showing what the study was and how it was conducted would strengthen the argument. Another way that the argument could be strengthened is to use more sources. There are presently only 6, and having more would improve the author’s