Theoretical Framework of Glass Ceiling

Phathara-on Wesarat and Jaya Mathew

Paradigm, 2017, vol. 21, issue 1, 21-30

Abstract: Working women worldwide have faced career difficulties. Examples of this include women academic leaders in India where negative cultural beliefs about women moving to the top-management positions (also referred to as glass ceiling) still exist. Although they are highly educated and competent workers, they have unequal opportunities to be organizational leaders or top executives. Academic women with greater knowledge and abilities can actually perform as academic leaders, and they can support educational development of the country. Government and educational institutions should realize the potential of academic women and provide them with equal opportunities for career advancement in organizations. In order to get a better understanding of glass ceiling of India’s women academic leaders, the concepts and theories related to glass ceiling, particularly in the Asian context, are discussed in this article. It provides a theoretical framework of glass ceiling which is based on two theories of justice, namely Rawlsian theory and utilitarian theory. Educational institutions that more effectively apply the theoretical framework of justice to their management practices are hypothesized to have lesser glass ceiling problems than others.

Keywords: Academic leader; career advancement; glass ceiling; Rawlsian theory; utilitarian theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1177/0971890717700533

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