From their vantage point on the corporate ladder, women can see the high-level corporate positions but are kept from "reaching the top" (Breaking the glass ceiling) What is the glass ceiling? The term "glass ceiling" refers to the level beyond which qualified women and minorities are denied the opportunity to advance into management level positions regardless of their accomplishments and merits. ... A 1983 survey of 800 business leaders by Sirota & Alpen Associates found that out of 25 human resource priorities, affirmative action for women and minorities ranked 23rd. ... • Women e...

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Thus affirmative action laws impose temporary requirements to correct underutilization of these groups (e.g., goals and timetables for increasing the number of minorities and women in a facility)" (Gutman, 1993, p.9). ... A 1990 study by the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center found that the majority of white Americans still believe blacks to be inferior. ... Another problem caused by affirmative action is that it often places a stigma on any groups, which receive preferential treatment, especially on individuals who earn positions because of their ability. ... Nye st...

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Thus affirmative action laws impose temporary requirements to correct underutilization of these groups (e.g., goals and timetables for increasing the number of minorities and women in a facility) (Gutman, 1993, p.9). ... A 1990 study by the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center found that the majority of white Americans still believe blacks to be inferior. ... Another problem caused by affirmative action is that it often places a stigma on any groups, which receive preferential treatment, especially on individuals who earn positions because of their ability. ... Nye sta...

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