Global Voice Magazine
IS THE GLASS CEILING STILL H O L D I N G WO M E N BACK IN BUSINESS? C A R O L DAV I E S
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It i s e x c i t i n g t o b e a w o m a n i n business thes e days. S o many opp o r t u n i t i e s a r e a v a i l a b l e . No t h i n g i s i m p o s s i b l e . We h a v e b u i l t o n a l l the past efforts of successful women. When you compare where we are at now and what was possible o n l y 3 0 y e a r s a g o, w e h a v e m a d e s o many advances. L e t’s l o o k a t a b i t o f h i s t o r y. Back in the 1970s women with ambition to advance to the upper echelons in the business world succeeded usually by imitating the male approach to management. Au t o c r a t i c l e a d e r s h i p a n d r i g i d control were the sure signs of what was the prevalent style of managem e n t . Wo m e n a n d m i n o r i t i e s w e r e not exactly welcomed into the h a l l o w e d r a n k s o f m a n a g e r s . Wi t h w h a t w e k n o w t o d a y, s u c h a n a t t i tude seems extremely unbelievable and archaic. There have indeed been major advances for women in
