Glass Ceilling: The Professional Advancement of Women in Banking Sector of Pakistan

Abstract

The present study gives an overview of glass-ceiling type barriers in banking sector shows that glass ceiling prevails in the banking sector of Pakistan. This study begins with an introduction of the concept of a glass ceiling that prevents women from advancing and then continues with previous studies on corporate practices and data analysis of samples from private and public banks. The 100 respondents were selected randomly 50 from private banks and 50 from public banks of Lahore. The research analysis describe that women are facing almost equal glass ceiling in both public and private banking sectors. Most of the respondent agrees that they suffer from attitudinal and organizational biases. Gender also plays apart at the time of selection. Traditional gender roles strengthen these glass ceiling practices and women often dominated by men in one way or the other.