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Through the Glass Ceiling: Is Mentoring the Way Forward
Lantz-Deaton, Caprice Tabassum, Nayyara McIntosh, Bryan
Lantz-Deaton, Caprice
Tabassum, Nayyara
McIntosh, Bryan
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2018
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Abstract
Over the past 30 years, the term the ‘glass ceiling’ has come to be
known as a metaphor for vertical segregation, symbolising an invisible barrier
that prevents women from progressing in their careers. Increasingly women are
found in higher level positions and mentoring has often been touted as an
important way to help women break through the glass ceiling. This paper
explores the continued relevance of the glass ceiling and the use of mentoring
programs as a means to help women to overcome it. The findings suggest that
although some women have penetrated the glass ceiling, further work is needed
if a more equitable number of women are to advance to senior level positions.
Whilst mentoring can play an important role in helping women to achieve more
senior positions, mentoring is not a panacea but only one of many strategies
that must be adopted to effectively address the phenomena of glass ceiling.
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Lantz-Deaton C, Tabassum N and McIntosh B (2018) Through the Glass Ceiling: Is Mentoring the Way Forward. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management. 18(3/4): 167-197.
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