Breaking through the Glass Ceiling – What Works?
AuthorsRebecca Cassells
PublishedOctober 2019
Glass ceilings have featured heavily in Australia’s workplaces for centuries but in recent years significant changes have been made. Women now make up almost 50% of Australia’s workforce and hold around 40% of all full-time jobs, and although women still remain under-represented in positions of power and over-represented in lower-paid jobs, they are likely to dominate middle management roles in years to come.
Rebecca Cassells will not only reveal what barriers still exist, but what works when trying to break through the glass ceiling.
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