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@article{166288,
        author = {Dr.Jyothi M N and Varsha N},
        title = {GLASS CEILING EFFECT: CHALLENGES FACED BY WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP ROLES IN HIGHER EDUCATION},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2024},
        volume = {11},
        number = {2},
        pages = {286-292},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=166288},
        abstract = {The position of women hardly changed substantially in recent decades regardless growing emphasis given through women empowerment and reservation.  Women with highly qualified with necessary skills they are deprived from the key position and faces unseen barrier in the form of Glass -ceiling, which prevents them from rising in highest levels of academic roles. Higher Educational Institution has highest percentage of women in academic role.  The faculty working and different departments certainly facing glass -ceiling effect.  The highest position is filled with men and women are given as per reserve compulsion.  So obviously it is nevertheless same situation as in the corporate.
This study will focus on evaluating the challenges women are facing in leadership role in Higher Education Institution.  The survey is conducted in Bangalore city considering women who are in high academic role in different colleges. The sample size of 60 women selected through convenience sampling method. It is observed that highest percentage of women experienced the glass ceiling effect.  So based on the study it can be concluded that the colleges should consider women to key roles in the organisation as a policy. Equal remuneration mechanism should be brought in private colleges based on the API scores of the faculties.
},
        keywords = {Women Leadership, Glass Ceiling Effect, Higher Educational Institutions.},
        month = {July},
        }