Lead: Define what women in leadership is
- Discuss why it is important to know/ understand what women in leadership is
Paragraph 2: What is the glass ceiling?
- How is the glass ceiling today/ Discuss the progress in the present
Paragraph 3: Describe women who have made a way for other women leaders/ Women in Fortune 500 CEOs today
Paragraph 4: Describe the history of change for women
Women bring diversity into the workplace. For years, men have dominated positions of leadership, however, women have also become a fundamental part of authority at work. Though society has made stark changes and progress from its past, there is still a large gap in which women lack positions of power and authority in the workforce. As gender stereotypes have been able to shrink, there is still a small revolving image on women that continues to be evident.[1]
One of most prominent struggles for females is called the "glass ceiling." This term represents the invisible obstacles placed in front of women in the workplace, blocking their opportunities and making it difficult for them to “shatter the glass” and cross the other side where upper-level corporate men in the workforce reside. [2] It has been a major factor suppressing most women from attempting to achieve their goals because it is understood where the world’s culture has implicitly placed them. Statistics and social polls have shown that women have been brought up to accept the confinements of their societal constraints in the workplace, but those who push through the imperceptible barrier are women who see the challenge and choose to pursue it despite all odds. [2]
Today, society has seen extreme improvement as the glass ceiling is forming cracks and making it almost a term of the past.[3] In fact, more than ever before there is a new movement and wave of female leaders that have been brought up in multiple Fortune 500 companies and more, including the first-ever female chairman of Tesla, Robyn Denholm,[4] Corie Barry CEO of Best Buy, and the latest member of Fortune 500 females: Mary Winston, CEO of Bed Bath & Beyond.[5] This year, the list of Fortune 500 companies CEOs reached a record high of 33 women on the board.[5]
History has proven that societal, economical and political structures were major factors that contributed to the abilities of the average woman[6]. In this present day, improvements are simply progressions made upon itself. From just 10 years ago to now, society's drastic shift in leadership has proven that changes will continue to rise despite the stereotypes put by gender.[6]
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