From Glass Ceiling to Glass Cliff: Women in Senior Executive Service

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 399-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Sabharwal
Keyword(s):  
Glass Ceiling ◽  
Senior Executive ◽  
Senior Executive Service ◽  
Glass Cliff

Gender and the Federal Senior Executive Service: Where is the Glass Ceiling?

1997 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 545-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie G. Mani
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
State Government ◽  
Glass Ceiling ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Upward Mobility ◽  
Senior Executive ◽  
Senior Executive Service ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Males And Females

Approximately half of federal civil servants are female but only 13 percent of federal executives are. This analysis of data from a random sample of federal Senior Executive Service (SES) members seeks to explain the disparity and to develop strategies for facilitating women's upward mobility. The author analyzes variables which were analyzed in prior studies of executives in state government and concludes that the glass ceiling is not universal. Unlike studies of executives in state government, federal civil service procedures affected the career advancement of males and females similarly. Like studies of executives in state government, there are many similarities between the male and female SES members' knowledge, abilities, skills, and leadership styles suggesting that those who were dissimilar were barred from executive ranks.

Bamboo Ceilings in the Federal Service

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 37-42
Author(s):  
Carson Eoyang
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Journal Article ◽  
Pacific Islander ◽  
Senior Executives ◽  
Senior Executive ◽  
Senior Executive Service

This article is an update to the 2006 AAPI Nexus Journal article about Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) senior executives in the federal government. Despite notable progress in recent years, AAPIs remain underrepresented in the Senior Executive Service (SES). Although recent administration initiatives have been beneficial for increasing diversity in the civil service, budget pressures and workforce constraints still hinder further advancements in executive diversity.

Senior Executive Service: The State of the Art

1981 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur L. Finkle ◽  
Herbert Hall ◽  
Sophia S. Min
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Senior Executive ◽  
Senior Executive Service

Understanding Career Barriers of Women Executives

2019 ◽  
pp. 200-217
Author(s):  
Nermin Kişi
Keyword(s):  
Glass Ceiling ◽  
Women Executives ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Women's Leadership ◽  
Career Barriers ◽  
Women's Career Advancement ◽  
Glass Cliff ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Day By Day

Inequalities between women and men continue in global labor markets. Although the inclusion of women as labor force increases day by day, their representation in senior management levels remains insufficient. Women continue to face several barriers preventing them from attaining equal access, participation, and progress in the business environment. Within this chapter, the authors discuss two types of career barriers called “glass ceiling” and “glass cliff,” which women encounter frequently in their work life. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a general perspective on barriers of women's career advancement and to examine glass ceiling and glass cliff the in its background, its causes, and its consequences. The chapter also aims to analyze studies which criticize the concept of glass ceiling. The results of the chapter are expected to be a source for researchers in the areas of women's career barriers, women's leadership, and gender inequality.

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