Participation of Women in the Higher Educational Sector of India

This study aimed to explore the relationship between demographic profiles and the concept of the glass ceiling for women in the higher education sector in India. To achieve this, the snowball sampling method was used to gather data from 98 faculty members from various educational institutions in the NCR region. The data were collected through online survey tools and analyzed using SPSS. The study explores the multifaceted challenges confronting women in the workplace, highlighting issues such as underrepresentation, traditional gender roles, pay disparities and limited advancement opportunities. The results showed significant variations based on respondents’demographic profiles like gender, age, education level and work experience. Factors like unequal compensation, cultural expectations and biased assessments based on job titles impede women’s career progress. The authors recommend implementing blind review processes for promotion and rewards, focusing solely on qualifications and skills to ensure gender-neutral advancement opportunities and further suggests that promoting awareness of workforce diversity and equal employment opportunities in higher educational institutions and society at large can be an effective strategy to reduce the glass ceiling effect experienced by women in the workplace.