“Glass ceiling syndrome”-A study of Indian women in top management

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-Jesse Jackson

Our study on ‘Glass ceiling syndrome‘ extends to the Indian women in top management, a topic that has received little attention in our “Man dominating” Culture. The emphasis was laid upon to understand the concept ‘Glass ceiling syndrome‘ in women from the various dimensions such as causes of Glass ceiling, Barriers to growth, Fear of success within women, Women are good leaders etc. Real cases on Indian women from the diverse fields like Kiran Majumdar Shaw (Biotechnology), Indra Nooyi (Food and Beverages), Chanda Kochhar (Banking), Deena Mehta (Finance) and Ekta Kapoor (Entertainment), have been studied as how they were successful in breaking the glass ceiling and rising to the top. We study the direct impact of representation of women on Top Management teams on organizational performance. In the end, the paper provides an insight of women breaking glass ceiling and reaching at the top management.