Does the Glass Ceiling Really Exist?
chillibreeze writer — Charulatha C We organized the Women’s Leadership Summit last month and it set the cog wheels of my brain in motion. I am aware that for people with profiles like mine, IT work experience, good education et al., there is no discrimination in pay or position at workplaces. But I would still not accept that the situation is rosy and completely equal for men and women all over the world. It’s not about a conscious bias which is there in the corporate world; it is about the undercurrents that exist which people have taken for granted. For instance, the keynote speaker at the event mentioned in her address that her boss held meetings late at night and assumed that she will not attend them because its late, and that she will be okay with a meeting held without her. When she brought it out and discussed this with her boss, he seemed to be shocked that he had “unconsciously” discriminated against her and mended his ways. Situations like this arise for most people – late ni
