Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/18450 
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Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
DIW Discussion Papers No. 557
Publisher: 
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin
Abstract: 
Prejudices and stereotypical beliefs about the role of women in society often limit their chances of reaching top leadership positions. This paper presents a detailed analysis of the socioeconomic structure and the gender pay gap in managerial positions in Germany building on a review from a cross-national perspective of women?s progress to high-ranking positions and of initiatives to overcome the ?glass ceiling?. Suggestions are made for improving the situation of women in order to permit more balanced gender participation in the economy, while also promoting national competitiveness and higher levels of wellbeing for the society.
Subjects: 
Women in management
?glass ceiling?
socio-economic structure
horizontal and vertical segregation
gender pay gap
diversity awareness
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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