Women in Senior Management

Women in Senior Management

Average female participation in management jobs remains very low, with women significantly under-represented in senior positions and clustered in industries and occupations that are segregated by gender. Linda Wirth, author of a 2001 International Labour Organization (ILO) book “Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling” regarding women's corporate progress, states, "Almost universally, women have failed to reach leading positions in major corporations…irrespective of their abilities. Women generally fare best in industries employing large numbers of women, such as health and community services and the hotel and catering industry." (Linda, 2001)

Although women have generally made progress into management ...