- Title
- A study of the barriers to career progress of women in an organisation
- Creator
- Pillay, Sadeshini Shunmugan
- Subject
- Glass ceiling (Employment discrimination) -- South Africa
- Subject
- Sex discrimination against women -- South Africa
- Subject
- Sex discrimination in employment -- South Africa
- Subject
- Women employees -- Promotions -- South Africa
- Subject
- Sex role in the work environment -- South Africa
- Date Issued
- 2005
- Date
- 2005
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MBA
- Identifier
- vital:8731
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/822
- Identifier
- Glass ceiling (Employment discrimination) -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Sex discrimination against women -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Sex discrimination in employment -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Women employees -- Promotions -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Sex role in the work environment -- South Africa
- Description
- Due to the continual constant battle women have to face in order to progress in the workplace, it has become necessary to assess the degree of transformational change within the workplace within South Africa to try to establish just what these barriers are and how it can be overcome. To examine the main problem, three sub-problems were identified. The first sub-problem that had been identified dealt with what the women’s rights in the new South Africa. It was investigated by evaluating the situation in the New South Africa and what has changed from the past. Is there more gender equality or not. The second sub-problem looked at the barriers that women face in the workplace. It is evident that sexual harassment, male chauvinism, trying to balance work and family as well as organisational structure and culture were among the top barriers that are a hindrance to women’s advancement in the workplace. Finally, the third sub-problem investigated what the glass ceiling effect is and the effect that this has on women in the workplace. The investigation evaluated, and emphasised the difficulties that women face in order to progress in the hierarchy of not only management but other occupations as well. Results have shown that most females and males believe that the glass ceiling is prevalent in the workplace. Most people believe that women can however break through the glass ceiling but now there is a new phenomenon, “The Glass Cliff” which allows women to break through the glass ceiling but only of organisations that are already in trouble.
- Format
- iii, 134 leaves ; 30 cm
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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