Can The Female Glass Ceiling Be Shattered in Private Corporate Ghana?
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2022-05
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Underrepresentation, inequity, and career development in senior leadership roles continue
to be barriers for Ghanaian women in the private corporate sector, stifling their
performance. This qualitative descriptive phenomenological study aims to investigate and
comprehend the female glass ceiling in the workplace. The glass ceiling is a figurative
social barrier that prevents women from rising through the ranks of management and senior
roles in a company or industry. Many studies in this field have focused on perceived hurdles
to women’s advancement into leadership roles and the lived experiences of women who
have succeeded, without emphasising the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the female
glass ceiling. This research was undertaken to fill this gap in the existing literature. The
study was conducted using interviews and surveys from a sample of four women in the
auditing and banking sector to capture their views on this problem and find a way forward.
These findings revealed that Ghanaian women leaders are still underrepresented in
organisations and face challenges in pursuing professional careers due to a lack of support
from policymakers and human resource employees. The findings may help policymakers,
and human resource professionals reassess and change organisational policies by
encouraging women to pursue the same career advancement chances as males through
inclusion, corporate assistance, and education. This knowledge may influence
organisational performance by promoting good social change across all organisations.
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Undergraduate thesis submitted to the Department of Business Administration, Ashesi University. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration
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Derkyi, D.N.K (2022). Can The Female Glass Ceiling Be Shattered in Private Corporate Ghana? Undergraduate thesis. Ashesi University, Berekuso. 57pgs.