Women have been fighting for equality for years, but is there a point they cannot pass? The glass ceiling refers to an unofficial barrier to an advancement in a profession. There are many scenarios where people believe there is a glass barrier to stop a certain group. Some of these glass ceilings for women are in sports, power, and earnings. Women have hit a barrier or a glass ceiling in sports. The women's U.S. olympic soccer team has a new deal that does not guarantee them equal pay with the men’s national team (Das). The women do not get equal pay for playing sports and have hit that barrier. For women's basketball the total amount of females coaches drop and males took their position in the 2015-16 season (Longman A.1). Not only in athletes,
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Women who work for California state earn 79 cents for every dollar a man earns (Wiltz). The state of California pays their workers less based on if they are a male or female. In public administration, women make 75% of what men make; on average $16,900 less (Wiltz). In all, public administrations women make a very noticeable difference not only for women in California. Nationwide women earn 80% of what men do (Wiltz). For everyday jobs across the country women get paid less than a man does for working. Many people will disagree and say we are all humans and equal no matter whether male or female, so they cannot hit a barrier. While we are both the same in being humans and being the same species, we are not equal in our society. If women were equal, then there would not be statistics like the ones showing women are in powerful positions less than men. Also there would not be statistics to show that women make less money than men. Women have been fighting to break the glass ceiling for years, but that has yet to happen. In sports they make less for the same sports and are coaches less often. In power, they are in a lot of lower positions but not the higher up positions. Lastly, women do not make as much money as men. Women have a glass ceiling and have not been able to break past it
Women who work for California state earn 79 cents for every dollar a man earns (Wiltz). The state of California pays their workers less based on if they are a male or female. In public administration, women make 75% of what men make; on average $16,900 less (Wiltz). In all, public administrations women make a very noticeable difference not only for women in California. Nationwide women earn 80% of what men do (Wiltz). For everyday jobs across the country women get paid less than a man does for working. Many people will disagree and say we are all humans and equal no matter whether male or female, so they cannot hit a barrier. While we are both the same in being humans and being the same species, we are not equal in our society. If women were equal, then there would not be statistics like the ones showing women are in powerful positions less than men. Also there would not be statistics to show that women make less money than men. Women have been fighting to break the glass ceiling for years, but that has yet to happen. In sports they make less for the same sports and are coaches less often. In power, they are in a lot of lower positions but not the higher up positions. Lastly, women do not make as much money as men. Women have a glass ceiling and have not been able to break past it