Author Question: Katrina, an experienced and resourceful employee, was not promoted as a manager in spite of being a ... (Read 23 times)

OSWALD · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

Katrina, an experienced and resourceful employee, was not promoted as a manager in spite of being a well-deserving candidate for promotion. Her male counterparts, who were not as efficient as her, were promoted and given a pay raise. It appears that Katrina's only disadvantage was that she was a woman. This discrimination against Katrina is explained by the concept of _____.

A) a glass escalator
B) a glass cliff
C) a glass ceiling
D) double burden
E) motherhood penalty

Question 2

Who among the following is most likely to be affected by a glass ceiling?

A) Men in managerial positions
B) Women who own and run their companies
C) Men who have newly joined a company
D) Women in clerical positions
E) Older people in top management positions