Breaking the Glass Ceiling Since day one, men have had the upper hand. They have the best job opportunities, more freedom, and less discrimination. Women, on the other hand, were forced into staying at home taking care of children or cooking the food. Now we are pushing those boundaries and fighting for women rights. Women have a barrier that they are fighting to break through. A very well-known term is the "glass ceiling." A term used when talking about an unofficially acknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women and members of minorities. On average women, earn only 80 cents for every dollar earned by men, a gender gap of 20 percent. This happens in almost every job occupation. Women are paid about $4,000
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All of them are major business CEO's, yet none of them are females. A chairman of the powerful VC group Sequoia Capital, an investing company, recently said his firm is not prepared to "lower its standards to invest in women." Scrolling through the Sequoia website revealed that out of the 33 companies they are invested in only three have women CEOs and those three had male partners. Women are not given nearly as many opportunities to be leaders of big companies. Women hold only 14.3% of the top five leadership positions in top companies. Out of 500 companies, there were only 24 female CEOs. Why does this matter? It matters because we need to change in how we do things. There should be more fairness in the workforce and less discrimination. When men were asked if their workplace provided equal opportunities 83% said yes compared to 59% of women. One in three women say they are treated differently than their male counterparts, and most say it holds them back. People have also taken the fact that women may have to take maternity leave as a reason to not hire her, but that's rubbish. Women shouldn't be punished by their gender or the fact they want a family. It's a sick way to treat one of the greatest things of life as an excuse to see a woman "unfit" for a
All of them are major business CEO's, yet none of them are females. A chairman of the powerful VC group Sequoia Capital, an investing company, recently said his firm is not prepared to "lower its standards to invest in women." Scrolling through the Sequoia website revealed that out of the 33 companies they are invested in only three have women CEOs and those three had male partners. Women are not given nearly as many opportunities to be leaders of big companies. Women hold only 14.3% of the top five leadership positions in top companies. Out of 500 companies, there were only 24 female CEOs. Why does this matter? It matters because we need to change in how we do things. There should be more fairness in the workforce and less discrimination. When men were asked if their workplace provided equal opportunities 83% said yes compared to 59% of women. One in three women say they are treated differently than their male counterparts, and most say it holds them back. People have also taken the fact that women may have to take maternity leave as a reason to not hire her, but that's rubbish. Women shouldn't be punished by their gender or the fact they want a family. It's a sick way to treat one of the greatest things of life as an excuse to see a woman "unfit" for a