I read an article on women in management positions - a fairly common topic of discussions
So clearly the article suggests that the glass ceiling is extremely hard to break - it seems that the articles implies that nothing short of a transformational, charismatic female leader is going to allow women to break the glass ceiling simply because women lack networks in corporations. Mentorship correlates with networking opportunities and because mentors tend to provide mentorships to people like themselves, men mentor men - when the system is such that almost everyone in upper-level management is male, it becomes extremely difficult for women to advance. Sure our culture is pushing for reforms and such, but even if we reach true equality, how long is it going to take for the glass ceiling to break? You simply can't force people to change their natural affinity towards individuals who share similar traits, ie gender.
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