How Bad Is The Gender Gap At Work?
Do We Still Have A Glass Ceiling Because of Stereotypes?
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I think we have a problem at work, but just in case I’m exaggerating, I’ll give you the statistics and let you decide.
In the beginning, or at least for a very long time, women have been 51% of the population. In 1950 women made up only 29% of the workforce. Today women are half our workforce (46.5% to be exact). Half of our midlevel managers are women—that sounds fair to me. But, and here’s the big but, women are only 15% of the top two tiers in the Fortune 500. So let’s do the math: Men are 85% and women are 15%. That’s a huge difference—discrepancy—handicap. At least in my mind it is. How do you feel about this? (Your comments are important to me.)
What do you surmise is the reason for the 85-15 Handicap?
