You’ve heard about the glass ceiling, but what about the sticky floor? For some working women, it’s an even worse problem |
You’ve heard about the glass ceiling, but what about the sticky floor? For some working women, it’s an even worse problem
Here’s what to do about it.
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For decades, the conversation around gender equality at work has been dominated by one glittering metaphor: the glass ceiling. We count women in boardrooms, track female CEOs, and debate the glass cliff awaiting women promoted during crises. But for millions of women over 45, the problem isn’t getting to the top. It’s getting unstuck from the bottom.
While elite professional careers dominate headlines, the reality for much of the female workforce is the sticky floor: a structural trap that keeps women concentrated in low-paid, low-mobility jobs America depends on but........