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The Glass Ceiling

In business, women also play a big role in the glass ceiling. The glass ceiling is a phenomenon in which women in the business world climb the corporate ladder only to be stopped because of gender stereotypes. These gender stereotypes create barriers for women trying to reach positions of power which is responsible for creating and influencing the glass ceiling effect. The glass ceiling most directly affects those women who spend many years working in an industry to build up achievements and a status of credibility in order to be considered for positions of power within the company or industry. However, when these women's achievements are ignored and their success halted because of ignorant stereotypes, they are not the only ones affected. Many young women entering the workforce often look up to these driven women and aspire to achieve many of the same dreams. Yet when these young women witness their mentors and idols failing to achieve their dreams because of gender inequality, a culture begins to develop amongst women where they do not feel worthy of power and struggle with self empowerment. This is a large reason why still today we do not see a lot of women chasing after positions of power because of a lack of self worth brought on by gender stereotypes and inequalities.